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Campfire Kahuna
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Never handled an AR, maybe I’m allergic?
M16 is another tale. Worked on pigs, water buffalo, monkeys, dinks and an elephant. That is all.
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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Yep 223/5.56 , 6.8 SPC and 450 bushmaster
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Campfire Ranger
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Yes.
The 5.56 is much more effective in the AR versus the 223 in a bolt gun. How’s that? Somebody wanna help me out here?
The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
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Campfire Ranger
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I tried once but their a high powered assault rifle and I was blowing the deer in half. Switched to a .300mag and it works a lot better.
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I bought a nice S&W AR 15, put a Leupy 6x42 on it, shot it at the range but never really got the itch like some people do with accessories and modifications. From what I gather, they are the #1 sporting rifle these days, lots of younger shooters/hunters like them. Can't imagine anything better for hogs and maybe yotes. My son has it now, I prefer bolt actions, semi-autos don't motivate me to spend $.
$25 for a box of cartridges??? Can't remember when I saw any ammo that cheap that wasn't 22 rimfire.
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Yes. Mine is M4 style with a Timney trigger and a 4X Leupold. With Benchmark and 55 gn. V-Maxes it will do 3/4 MOA. Depending on the situation, it’s just to handy not to take along. Especially when the weather is crappy.
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Actually who cares what someone prefers to hunt with lever bolt semi or single shot Sounds like someone trying to defend against a liberal
We might have to be neighbors, but I don’t have to be neighborly. John Chisum
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Holding this spot for smartazz remark to the self aggrandizing post John Burns won’t be able to refrain from making.
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Campfire Ranger
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Holding this spot for smartazz remark to the ball cupping support post that Camigula will make soon after.
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Prairie dogs and ground squirrels. Oh, and a couple woodchucks.
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.”
Patrick Henry
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Campfire Savant
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I have two Rock Rivers. They are accurate SOB’s
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Nope---Don't own one & don't want one. My 30/06 is perfect
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Campfire Kahuna
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The Fuddery is strong in this thread...
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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they work great for varmint hunting, rabbits and coyotes. although I do feel they are weak on coyotes when chambered in 223. So on coyote I use a 6mmDTI upper. so far its done great on the 20 or so I have shot with it. the coyote hunting has been very slim the last few years due to excessive drought. YES and AR is way more than an assault rifle. its actually an excellent hunting rifle in certain applications. I also feel its easier to hit with when shooting offhand and less than perfect shooting positions compared to a regular stocked bolt gun.
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they work great for varmint hunting, rabbits and coyotes. although I do feel they are weak on coyotes when chambered in 223. So on coyote I use a 6mmDTI upper. so far its done great on the 20 or so I have shot with it. the coyote hunting has been very slim the last few years due to excessive drought. YES and AR is way more than an assault rifle. its actually an excellent hunting rifle in certain applications. I also feel its easier to hit with when shooting offhand and less than perfect shooting positions compared to a regular stocked bolt gun. Weak on coyotes? LOL
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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Campfire 'Bwana
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they work great for varmint hunting, rabbits and coyotes. although I do feel they are weak on coyotes when chambered in 223. So on coyote I use a 6mmDTI upper. so far its done great on the 20 or so I have shot with it. the coyote hunting has been very slim the last few years due to excessive drought. YES and AR is way more than an assault rifle. its actually an excellent hunting rifle in certain applications. I also feel its easier to hit with when shooting offhand and less than perfect shooting positions compared to a regular stocked bolt gun. Weak on coyotes? LOL Yeah, that was well, stupid
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.
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Yes, deer and hogs with a 5.56 AR and a 6.5 Grendel 75 grain Hornady BTHPs kill hogs graveyard burying dead 123 ELDMs kill deer quite easily
Your mind is your primary weapon. Never let it get rusty.
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Yes.
The 5.56 is much more effective in the AR versus the 223 in a bolt gun. How’s that? Somebody wanna help me out here? Well, YOU made the statement. Surely you can explain it?
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