Seems like you don't.
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To me, the only reason to move from semi-auto to bolt is to get a little more accuracy, and only in a gun you don't expect to need to fire rapidly. So not a self-defense weapon. Only hunting or target shooting.
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OK, but that's just you. For other people, other considerations can be more important, one of them being weight.
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You can buy a semi-auto that's in the 1-MOA area, which is more accuracy than anyone needs for self-defense, and if you have to fire a lot of shots, a bolt gun will get you killed.
Seems like you're giving up important things and getting just nothing in return.
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Everyone's ideas of what is important differ. You seem to be looking at rapid fire, and defense/combat scenarios, and finding the bolt action wanting, which, for those situations, it is.
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What am I missing? Is it that hard to find a reliable semi-auto in a powerful chambering?
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You can find reliable semi autos in powerful chamberings, what's harder to find are ones that fit the Scout Rifle concept.
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Is it possible Jeff Cooper wasn't always right?
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Of course its possible, are you suggesting he was wrong, in this case?? IF you are, then I don't think you understand what he was going for. The "Scout Rifle" concept was not meant to be a modern combat rifle. The idea was that it was to be a short (1m), light (3kg or less) rifle in a caliber capable of taking larger animals (if needed) and could be used out to 500m range, IF NEEDED. And that's part of the key, "if needed". For modern military use, there are better rifles. For sport hunting, the concept serves pretty well for many situations, but not all of them, and for those situations, there are better rifles.
Some of Coopers ideal features of his Scout rifle are anachronisms, others are not and are still very handy for field use today.