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My father, five uncles and all my cousins were able to do so. hlthe2b Jul 2022 #1
If you use an AR-15, is there anything left besides Ocelot II Jul 2022 #2
The AR15 ammunition isn't any more powerful than that of standard rifles. Elessar Zappa Jul 2022 #11
Nope not just that Bev54 Jul 2022 #14
From a handgun, yes. Elessar Zappa Jul 2022 #17
Well, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #19
It's more than that; it's the velocity, which causes far more tissue damage. Ocelot II Jul 2022 #21
Compared to a handgun NickB79 Jul 2022 #30
FYI a ar15 round has about 1100 fts of energy thatdemguy Jul 2022 #41
Not really Lurker Deluxe Jul 2022 #46
You are wrong thatdemguy Jul 2022 #51
And ... Lurker Deluxe Jul 2022 #52
You are correct. It's a common misconception that the AR-15's round is bad bc it's "too powerful" Oneironaut Jul 2022 #108
see the links below thatdemguy Jul 2022 #109
That's true of any rifle round Zeitghost Jul 2022 #76
So it's really not a good deer rifle unless you shoot off a bunch of rounds, Ocelot II Jul 2022 #77
Well.... Happy Hoosier Jul 2022 #79
What there's usually left... jmowreader Jul 2022 #75
Laws on deer are by states, multigraincracker Jul 2022 #3
IMO, in any case, no one should be hunting. DavidDvorkin Jul 2022 #4
And why would that be? nt MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #13
Why not? WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2022 #15
Healthy ecosystems require predators. shrike3 Jul 2022 #37
Predators don't take the best, as hunters do DavidDvorkin Jul 2022 #60
Not all do. multigraincracker Jul 2022 #65
Then bring back predators. You willing? shrike3 Jul 2022 #84
Hunting is far more ethical than buying meat at the grocery store. PTWB Jul 2022 #74
The best shot I know sometimes uses an AR-15 to hunt deer. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2022 #5
And, this means----what? nt Atticus Jul 2022 #6
That he uses one shot to kill. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2022 #12
So, he doesn't need an AR-15 to hunt deer. nt Atticus Jul 2022 #18
Why not? WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2022 #22
Why? nt Atticus Jul 2022 #24
Wouldn't a single action do just as well? shrike3 Jul 2022 #85
That he's a testosterone poisoned idiot localroger Jul 2022 #47
But he doesn't spray semiauto. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2022 #62
Game wardens are the king of the forest Lurker Deluxe Jul 2022 #66
I don't understand those who think that hunting with a semi auto rifle MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #69
Fine. But clips of 5-10 max. TigressDem Jul 2022 #20
Nobody hunts with 100 round magazines. NT Happy Hoosier Jul 2022 #80
I think the point many are trying to make here is this: shrike3 Jul 2022 #86
I support banning them... Happy Hoosier Jul 2022 #88
Cool. That's reasonable. shrike3 Jul 2022 #89
Except idiot kids hunting people. So they aren't needed. TigressDem Jul 2022 #110
Most if not all states limit 5 rounds. DiamondShark Jul 2022 #106
My grandfather, father, and brothers did it all their lives. onecaliberal Jul 2022 #7
My dad shot many deer with a bolt action rifle. I have shot 4 with a pump action shotgun doc03 Jul 2022 #8
Indeed. Triloon Jul 2022 #9
To hunt deer in Ohio you are limited to 3 rounds but to hunt humans doc03 Jul 2022 #16
Same in Florida. nt Phoenix61 Jul 2022 #31
A deer has more rights to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness than humans. nt doc03 Jul 2022 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author shrike3 Jul 2022 #55
Except its legal to shoot and kill deer without provocation depending on state law SYFROYH Jul 2022 #94
Whatever. milestogo Jul 2022 #10
True, but the legitimate use of guns is for hunting, self defense and target practise. TigressDem Jul 2022 #23
I remember when the Buckmasters slogan bmbmd Jul 2022 #25
My dad always hunted with Springfield 1913 30-06 with the original military peep sight. brewens Jul 2022 #26
2a isn't about hunting Calculating Jul 2022 #27
It's about defending the country/state. Wednesdays Jul 2022 #29
James Madison a big fan of the AR-15 was he? 48656c6c6f20 Jul 2022 #32
You need an AR to defend yourself? shrike3 Jul 2022 #36
Well you know when you're up against an Abrams tank or an M777 or an atomic bomb localroger Jul 2022 #49
On the battlefield, yes. shrike3 Jul 2022 #54
I say to all hunters who use a gun, rownesheck Jul 2022 #28
I used to bow hunt when I was a teenager wayyyyy back when, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #34
I used a Marlin Lurker Deluxe Jul 2022 #67
Well. it's either let mother nature take care of it or let the hunters. shrike3 Jul 2022 #35
All too often it's roadkill. Archae Jul 2022 #45
Forgot that component. You're right. shrike3 Jul 2022 #53
Always a classic. MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #71
So you would rather have them die slowly from lack of graze cause by overcrowding ripcord Jul 2022 #44
Hunters "cull" the best of the herd instead of the least fit DavidDvorkin Jul 2022 #61
I am quite sure that the deer that I manage to spot, track and kill are not the "best" of the herd. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2022 #64
Not true, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #70
Hunting on public land is all about management Lurker Deluxe Jul 2022 #73
Do they? Happy Hoosier Jul 2022 #81
I don't hunt be be "bad ass," I hunt to get some good meat, among other reasons. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2022 #63
Know lots of deer hunters. They all say the same thing. shrike3 Jul 2022 #33
I agree! mentalsolstice Jul 2022 #39
Wild deer are NOT "Bambi." Archae Jul 2022 #48
Yep, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #72
They often waste away Texasgal Jul 2022 #111
Always been partial to Browning Bolt Action .243..... Deuce Jul 2022 #40
I believe the .243 is minimum acceptable strength for deer hunting. Paladin Jul 2022 #99
Fortunately the .300 AAC Blackout exists. n/t DiamondShark Jul 2022 #107
Pretty much all calibers are available semi-auto or bolt Lurker Deluxe Jul 2022 #42
True, the magic is in large magazines on semiauto receivers localroger Jul 2022 #50
Agee Lurker Deluxe Jul 2022 #57
I use a Mini 14 that fires the same overloaded .22 round as the AR 15 to hunt pigs ripcord Jul 2022 #43
One bullet, one deer. Jirel Jul 2022 #56
1 shot: deer; 2 shots: maybe deer; 3 shots: no deer Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2022 #58
+1 Roisin Ni Fiachra Jul 2022 #100
Yes. Exactly. MineralMan Jul 2022 #104
Five sounds like a lot. Iggo Jul 2022 #59
"One shot... one kill".... other than that.... albacore Jul 2022 #68
Some may disagree, but if you can't get your protein without killing an animal flvegan Jul 2022 #78
"Can?" Sure. Want? Nope. Happy Hoosier Jul 2022 #82
Post removed Post removed Jul 2022 #83
And you keep sling insults. Happy Hoosier Jul 2022 #87
Humans have been hunting and eating animals for a couple hundred thousand years. PTWB Jul 2022 #90
Well aren't you nice... radicalleft Jul 2022 #91
Well, that's your opinion and you're welcome to it, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #101
We're the only ones saying gun rights are about hunting Amishman Jul 2022 #92
Who said "gun rights are about hunting"? It is just that some DO use hunting as an Atticus Jul 2022 #93
Bolt action rifles are weapons of war. SYFROYH Jul 2022 #95
Ok, thanks for that Fla_Democrat Jul 2022 #96
Bless your heart! nt Atticus Jul 2022 #98
Well, personally.... (pun alert) MissMillie Jul 2022 #97
That is also my sincerely held belief... Hugin Jul 2022 #102
All you need is a 12 gauge shotgun Emile Jul 2022 #103
Why 5 rounds? Why not restrict hunting to single shot rifles? Kaleva Jul 2022 #105
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