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Zeitghost

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8. The standard AR cartridge (.223)

Reply to Turbineguy (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 01:41 PM

Mar 2023

Is not powerful enough for hunting most game animals. They are considered acceptable for prairie dogs and coyote. In most places they are not considered acceptable for deer and are often illegal to use due to their lack of power.

The damage to the flesh of the animal is considerably worse with traditional hunting rounds like the .30-06.

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THE BLAST EFFECT This is how bullets from an AR-15 blow the body apart [View all] Swede Mar 2023 OP

Idk if I want to see this. Catherine Vincent Mar 2023 #1

Until BigMin28 Mar 2023 #2

Yeah, like what the Allies did with forcing Germans grumpyduck Mar 2023 #10

Horrific and gruesome -- but common knowledge for years. Girard442 Mar 2023 #3

I don't know that they necessarily want deaths. grumpyduck Mar 2023 #9

The thing is- James48 Mar 2023 #4

They come in handy killing kids in schools, too. Swede Mar 2023 #5

Lighter rounds tend to tumble when they hit something. Aristus Mar 2023 #11

That is a myth hack89 Mar 2023 #13

Thank you for the info. nt BlackSkimmer Mar 2023 #36

That's why they are such great hunting rifles. Turbineguy Mar 2023 #6

that's also why they're such great war weapons onethatcares Mar 2023 #7

The Army is replacing the round as it's deemed not powerful enough Kaleva Mar 2023 #18

The standard AR cartridge (.223) Zeitghost Mar 2023 #8

Good to know gratuitous Mar 2023 #15

I'm not sure if considerate is the word I would use... Zeitghost Mar 2023 #19

Um, the .30-06 James48 Mar 2023 #16

Yes, I know that Zeitghost Mar 2023 #20

The .223 is gaining popularity with hunters Kaleva Mar 2023 #22

It suited well for small game Zeitghost Mar 2023 #26

I agree Kaleva Mar 2023 #27

It is banned from hunting in 10 states hack89 Mar 2023 #12

Yes the round is actually not that great. The military is changing to a round thatdemguy Mar 2023 #14

Gunners not liking this for some reason. Kingofalldems Mar 2023 #17

Nobody seems to care about the Ruger Mini-14 which fires the same round Kaleva Mar 2023 #21

Add it to the ban list. nt Ilsa Mar 2023 #23

Oregon is proposing banning assault weapons but they excluded the Ruger Kaleva Mar 2023 #25

The Ruger was specifically white listed. joshcryer Mar 2023 #31

It doesn't have many of the cosmetic/ergonomic features Zeitghost Mar 2023 #28

The AWB was more general. It banned the Ruger. joshcryer Mar 2023 #32

It was whitelisted, but the vast majority wouldn't have been banned anyway. sl8 Mar 2023 #34

"detachable magazines" is the key. joshcryer Mar 2023 #35

No one's banning shit. maxsolomon Mar 2023 #30

The public needs to see crime scene photos. Ilsa Mar 2023 #24

Lots of rifle rounds can cause horrific damage. Disaffected Mar 2023 #29

I agree. Kaleva Mar 2023 #33

Thank you for sharing the article. BlackSkimmer Mar 2023 #37

Read a great, and very detailed, article about this in the NYT years ago. hippywife Mar 2023 #38

As others have said, this is pretty much all rifle bullets NickB79 Mar 2023 #39

Why should innocent children have to pay the price of freedom IronLionZion Mar 2023 #40

Is it available anywhere else? I refuse to go to Twitter. nt Samrob Mar 2023 #41

... Crepuscular Mar 2023 #42