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can't say I have, but see no reason why they would not work
I may not be smart but I can lift heavy objects
I have a shotgun so I have no need for a 30-06.....
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Yep. 300blk out . Dropped the deer in its tracks with a head shot.
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Yes, javelina, yotes, and a couple of skunks. I actually prefer my bolt action Rem, in 308, it stops them ded, and in one spot.
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Hell yea! 223, 224 Valkyrie, Grendel, 6.8 SPC
Groundhogs, P dogs, fox, coyote, bobcat, pigs, javelina, deer, etc. All one and done.
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All the deer I've shot with .223 and .222 have been with bolt guns. Same here. My L46 Sako works well for that as did my cousin's M700 in 222 Rem when I was a teenager. But, this year I have been carrying an AR in 6.5 Grendel loaded with 129 ABLRs. Unfortunately, the deer haven't cooperated while I had it in hand. There are a few days remaining in season so I still have little hope yet.
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I rather like some AR15 models for knock-around use and killing of targets of opportunity. Close the dust cover and innards stay fairly clean. Most stuff doesn’t want to rust. Decent triggers are under $100. Good/comfy stocks allow swapping LOP in 5 seconds and don’t have to rattle/wobble. Plenty of firepower on hand. The right .224 bullet can get a lot of things done on deer, hogs, coyotes, and varmints, in my experience. Today’s AR15 can actually be a good hunting tool. Never fooled with the intermediate chamberings, just 223/5.56 (and the 308 in larger frame).
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Sure sucks that the 223 is so ineffective. Of course none of these were head shots, just good shots. Wow! Killed that hog so dead it almost buried itself!
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Sure sucks that the 223 is so ineffective. Of course none of these were head shots, just good shots. Wow! Killed that hog so dead it almost buried itself! It laid a couple of hog eggs too!
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No, but more power to you if that is your thing. To each his own.
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Wasn’t so much the weight as couldn’t find a comfortable way of carrying it. It was nice in the gunbearer, but sucked in hand. Tried packing one around once, never again. Agree, on most of the AR's. I have an Armalite AR-10 SPR with a 20 inch barrel and that thing seems like a dead log to lug around (even though it's actually lighter than some of the other popular AR-308's). Then I discovered POF (Patriot Ordnance Factory) out of Phoenix. They make AR-308's that start sub 7lbs. I bought a POF Revolution w/ 16.5" barrel and it's definitely worthy of being carried around, even with a suppressor. It's become my new hog gun, both from a blind and spot 'n stalk. Not cheap, but probably close to the best AR-308 out there.
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THis. Can't recall when I haven't. Maybe in the 70s possibly. Deer and pigs don't take much killing. Have killed loads of pigs with a 22. Thats the only gun to use if they are trapped. know of more than a few book deer killed with a 223, generally bolt guns though. But the AR is FINE hunting platform.
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God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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Have I killed a deer with an AR? No
Do I think you could kill a deer with an AR? Yes, within limits. I've killed quite a few deer with a .22 LR.
Murdochs did a demo day at our range last summer where their vendors had tents with their products, and spaces on the range where people could shoot these guns.
There was a local vendor there that made AR uppers chambered in .300 Win Mag and in .30-06. I shot and rang the 430 yard gong with both of them.
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Wild dogs don't respond well to marginal hits, regardless of caliber/cartridge. Shoot enough under field conditions. Marginal hits are going to happen I dont care who you are. It’s common to shoot them on the run as well. We aren’t shooting at static targets. I think I have shot a coyote with just about anything.and too many cartridges to list. Yes what you shoot them with matters. Yes the 223 isn’t that impressive at killing coyote. 22-250 or something 6mm You missed reading comprehension the day it was taught.
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Wild dogs don't respond well to marginal hits, regardless of caliber/cartridge. Shoot enough under field conditions. Marginal hits are going to happen I dont care who you are. It’s common to shoot them on the run as well. We aren’t shooting at static targets. I think I have shot a coyote with just about anything.and too many cartridges to list. Yes what you shoot them with matters. Yes the 223 isn’t that impressive at killing coyote. 22-250 or something 6mm You missed reading comprehension the day it was taught. He’s got an Uber YouTube channel tho
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Shot many prairie dogs with my Bushmaster Varminter. It’s a bit too heavy and ungainly for me to go out hunting with it. I am intrigued by the Ruger SFAR in a .308 giving the AR platform some extra punch in a reasonably lightweight rifle.
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