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Gun Control & RKBA

virginia mountainman

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12. It is a glorified .22

Reply to doc03 (Reply #11)

Wed Jul 6, 2016, 01:46 AM

Jul 2016

When you compare it too common deer hunting rifles.. Like the 30-06..

30-06 Springfield, Barnes TTSX Bullet 168grn, with 3,356 Energy at 100 yards, muzzle velocity of 3000 fps ..

I will not bother you with some of the magnum caliber rifles that many folks use to hunt with....Actually I will..

300 Winchester Magnum with 200grn Nosler Accubond bullets ,3,735 energy at 100 yards, 2900 fps Muzzle velocity

Yep, the .223 "IS" a glorified .22, and is illegal to deer hunt with in many states due to it's poor energy rating.

330 vs 3,356 ... seems like the venerable 30-06 is more than 10x more powerful than the lowly .223 Those numbers are not anywhere in the same ballpark.

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U.S. Republicans push back on Democratic gun-control efforts [View all] Eugene Jul 2016 OP

Even a broken clock is right virginia mountainman Jul 2016 #1

I hope our brave dems... wcmagumba Jul 2016 #2

It is a political football now sarisataka Jul 2016 #3

Culture war by proxy. Eleanors38 Jul 2016 #4

Went out and shot target with my lever action .22 rifle today doc03 Jul 2016 #5

"with my lever action .22 rifle today" beergood Jul 2016 #6

First of all it's a .22 rifle not something commonly used for a mass doc03 Jul 2016 #10

Any rifle, including AR's Duckhunter935 Jul 2016 #14

ARs are commonly used for mass murders and you know that. You also know doc03 Jul 2016 #15

Name me more then say ten that used AR-15s Duckhunter935 Jul 2016 #16

Name me one where a lever action .22 LR killed say ten or more people. doc03 Jul 2016 #19

So we both admitt AR and lever action Duckhunter935 Jul 2016 #20

"Name me one where a lever action .22 LR killed say ten or more people." beergood Jul 2016 #23

Are you suggesting there haven't been efforts for more gun control and outright bans? DonP Jul 2016 #7

Very, VERY true.. virginia mountainman Jul 2016 #9

How many rounds fit in the weapon? Duckhunter935 Jul 2016 #8

It is a Marlin Golden 39A that originally belonged to my dad and I ended up getting it doc03 Jul 2016 #11

It is a glorified .22 virginia mountainman Jul 2016 #12

The only thing a .223 has in common with a .22 LR rifle is the diameter of the bullet doc03 Jul 2016 #17

.22 is a very popular crime gun virginia mountainman Jul 2016 #13

Who is talking about handguns? Just another strawman argument you guys start. doc03 Jul 2016 #18

Everyone actually concerned about lowering gun deaths, that's who. Lizzie Poppet Jul 2016 #21

It's too bad that Duckhunter935 Jul 2016 #22