Why were so many countries in WW2 still using bolt action rifles as a main weapon for their infantry?

by A_Turkysandwich

From what I know the US seemed to be the only country not using a bolt action rifle as one of their main weapons. Semi-Autos seemed to have been around for a long time and even using weapons like the Winchester Repeating Rifle seems better than these bolt actions that held like 6 bullets. Was it simply the money it cost to manufacture them?

the_howling_cow

u/vonadler confronted this question here, and u/Georgy_K_Zhukov tackled it here.

WARitter

Not to discourage further answers, but u/Georgy_K_Zhukov answered a similar question previously.