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In reply to the discussion: "If you need an AR 15 to kill a deer, you ought to stick to fishing!"---Senator Richard Durbin, [View all]NickB79
(19,489 posts)8. Semiautomatic rifles have been used for hunting for 100 years
The difference is, they used 3-5 round magazines. The best hunter I know uses a Browning BAR in 7mm Remington Magnum. She bags big deer every year around Duluth every fall.
An AR-15 is a perfectly fine rifle for hunting, if chambered in a decent cartridge (5.56mm is iffy; .350 Legend is much better). Just get rid of the high capacity magazines.
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"If you need an AR 15 to kill a deer, you ought to stick to fishing!"---Senator Richard Durbin, [View all]
Atticus
Jun 2022
OP
If my hobby's implements were involved in murdering school children, I'd find a new hobby.
Irish_Dem
Jun 2022
#1
Ayep...good ol .30-30 Winchester is more powerful than puny little .223, for deer, lol
Shanti Shanti Shanti
Jun 2022
#10
The .223 is a very poor round for deer, better suited for varmint hunting, period
Shanti Shanti Shanti
Jun 2022
#59
I do understand that, but I have heard more than one AR 15 "enthusiast" tout it as a
Atticus
Jun 2022
#12
Of course they are available in different calibers, from 308s and 45s to 22WMRs. But,
Atticus
Jun 2022
#42
I'll concede that my experience is when the 5.56 round was relatively new,
MarineCombatEngineer
Jun 2022
#49