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Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? alwaysoutdoors #18086256 02/01/23
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Raeford Campfire Ranger R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 26,590 Likes: 3 Blue Ridge Mtns-Smokey Mtns	What's an AR15? FJB & FJT

Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? alwaysoutdoors #18086260 02/01/23
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 67,364 Likes: 52 TN slumlord Campfire Kahuna
slumlord Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 67,364 Likes: 52 TN	I ain’t paying $25 box for soft point ammo to use it on deer and FMJ is illegal on deer in Tenn so no. Have not gotten around to reload any yet. But i guess anything goes in Texas, Montana and awesome Out West

Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? alwaysoutdoors #18086273 02/01/23
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 25,844 Western N.Y. dvdegeorge Campfire Ranger
dvdegeorge Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 25,844 Western N.Y.	My dog is a member of the "Turd Like Clan" Covert Trail Cameras are JUNK 3 Time Dinkathon Champion #DinkGOAT

Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? alwaysoutdoors #18086286 02/01/23
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 34,336 Likes: 10 MN S steve4102 Campfire 'Bwana
steve4102 Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 34,336 Likes: 10 MN	Yes Hunted and harvested with, 300 BO, 6.5 Grendel and 458 SOCOM Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Give a man a welfare check, a forty ounce malt liquor, a crack pipe, an Obama phone, free health insurance. and some Air Jordan's and he votes Democrat for a lifetime.

Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? alwaysoutdoors #18086299 02/01/23
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,856 Texas TimZ Campfire Tracker
TimZ Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,856 Texas	Yes, 223, 6.5 Grendel, 308.......they work great, especially on pigs!

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Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? alwaysoutdoors #18086328 02/01/23
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TheKid Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,210 Likes: 5	Not in the last 22 hours or so.

Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? alwaysoutdoors #18086358 02/01/23
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 19,508 Tip of the Mitten bruinruin Campfire Ranger
bruinruin Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 19,508 Tip of the Mitten	I killed one deer with a Mini-14 and have carried a MSR for deer, but no shooting. I did snipe a crow with the MSR last season. That thing is surprisingly accurate. 4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan.

Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? TimZ #18086372 02/01/23
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10gaugemag Campfire Ranger 1 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 18,948 Likes: 2 Missouri	Originally Posted by TimZ Yes, 223, 6.5 Grendel, 308.......they work great, especially on pigs! 308 in AR-15?? The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!

Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? slumlord #18086377 02/01/23
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10gaugemag Campfire Ranger 1 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 18,948 Likes: 2 Missouri	Originally Posted by slumlord I ain’t paying $25 box for soft point ammo to use it on deer and FMJ is illegal on deer in Tenn so no. Have not gotten around to reload any yet. But i guess anything goes in Texas, Montana and awesome Out West Need me to send you some TN friendly deer ammo pard? The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!

Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? alwaysoutdoors #18086394 02/01/23
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 13,155 Likes: 9 Trichell, LA (Pop. 'bout 15) Hastings Campfire Outfitter
Hastings Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 13,155 Likes: 9 Trichell, LA (Pop. 'bout 15)	Lots of hogs using 62 grain Hornady BTHP 26.2 grains of Varget. Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Jesus: "Take heed that no man deceive you."

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Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? alwaysoutdoors #18086447 02/01/23
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,881 Likes: 4 s.tex R RIO7 Campfire Tracker
RIO7 Campfire Tracker R Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 6,881 Likes: 4 s.tex	Use a AR-.223 now and then.Rio7

Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? alwaysoutdoors #18086451 02/01/23
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,305 Likes: 13 PNW R ribka Campfire Ranger
ribka Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,305 Likes: 13 PNW

Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? alwaysoutdoors #18086474 02/01/23
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 146 Kalifornia D doublegunner Campfire Member
doublegunner Campfire Member D Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 146 Kalifornia	Yes, Whitetail Buck with 6mm AR.

Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? alwaysoutdoors #18086494 02/01/23
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 16,126 Likes: 2 G gregintenn Campfire Ranger
gregintenn Campfire Ranger G Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 16,126 Likes: 2	Not yet, but I need to rectify that. I have a setup that would make an awesome deer rifle.

Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? alwaysoutdoors #18086495 02/01/23
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 69,714 Likes: 28 Not In The City rockinbbar Campfire Kahuna
rockinbbar Campfire Kahuna Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 69,714 Likes: 28 Not In The City	Pretty much all I hunt with. Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!

Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? alwaysoutdoors #18086507 02/01/23
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,629 Likes: 3 Columbia, S.C. SCGunNut Campfire Tracker
SCGunNut Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,629 Likes: 3 Columbia, S.C.	Never have, never will.

Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? alwaysoutdoors #18086511 02/01/23
Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 542 Belfry Kentucky F Firecontrolman Campfire Regular
Firecontrolman Campfire Regular F Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 542 Belfry Kentucky	Use an AR-15 calling coyotes. My AR-10 is too heavy in my mind to take after deer when I have other rifles dedicated for that. I could see loading a decent bullet to hunt deer with the 5.56 but haven’t had a real need to prove to myself it’ll work when I know it will without actually doing it.

Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? 10gaugemag #18086525 02/01/23
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78CJ Campfire Regular 7 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,340 Northern Mi.	Originally Posted by 10gaugemag Yes. The 5.56 is much more effective in the AR versus the 223 in a bolt gun. This is where we really need the sarcasm font or emoji......

Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? 10gaugemag #18086530 02/01/23
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 16,126 Likes: 2 G gregintenn Campfire Ranger
gregintenn Campfire Ranger G Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 16,126 Likes: 2	Originally Posted by 10gaugemag Yes. The 5.56 is much more effective in the AR versus the 223 in a bolt gun. How’s that?

Re: Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15? alwaysoutdoors #18086546 02/01/23
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navlav8r Campfire Ranger N Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,783 Likes: 6 ms	No. Not yet. NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.

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