Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Have you ever hunted wildlife with an AR 15?

Yep

Sure sucks that the 223 is so ineffective. Of course none of these were head shots, just good shots.

can't say I have, but see no reason why they would not work

Yep. 300blk out . Dropped the deer in its tracks with a head shot.

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.

Hell yea! 223, 224 Valkyrie, Grendel, 6.8 SPC

Groundhogs, P dogs, fox, coyote, bobcat, pigs, javelina, deer, etc.
All one and done.

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.

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).

Wow! Killed that hog so dead it almost buried itself!

It laid a couple of hog eggs too!

No, but more power to you if that is your thing. To each his own.

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.

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.

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.

300 BO with 110gr Barnes TTSX. 6 pigs and 1 deer. It killed all of the pigs DRT. I figured I'd try it on a deer just for kicks. Shot it in the shoulder and it ran about 250 yards through the field and disappeared. I thought I lost it, but it was laying in the field up over the hill. After that, I decided that I need more fire power and haven't tried it since.

Prairie dogs and pigs.

You missed reading comprehension the day it was taught.

He’s got an Uber YouTube channel tho

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.