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Re: Does anyone hunt deer with a assualt rifle?
« Reply #135 on: July 17, 2013, 11:04:35 PM »
What about blunt silverware, like say a spoon. Could that be used as an assault weapon? How far off the original poster's question can we get lol....

I'm really looking into the Rock River Arms .308 rifles for hunting.

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Re: Does anyone hunt deer with a assualt rifle?
« Reply #136 on: July 18, 2013, 08:03:21 AM »
If I were to buy an "MSR" :) for strictly hunting, I would consider a FNAR in .308. 1/2 MOA accuracy out of an AR platform. Can't beat that.

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Re: Does anyone hunt deer with a assualt rifle?
« Reply #137 on: July 18, 2013, 09:31:40 AM »
If I were to buy an "MSR" :) for strictly hunting, I would consider a FNAR in .308. 1/2 MOA accuracy out of an AR platform. Can't beat that.

Not to be a nit-picky nelly, well i guess it is (sorry, i feel like a jerk), but the FNAR is not an AR platform, its built similar to the browning autos. 

As far as accuracy goes, you can free float an actual .308 AR and with a good barrel pull close to the same accuracy.  You might be at a little under an inch instead of 0.5", but you're still talking "minute of bunny" at 400 yards.  :chuckle:

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Re: Does anyone hunt deer with a assualt rifle?
« Reply #138 on: July 18, 2013, 01:07:53 PM »
Just curious the few that have posted their AR platform rifles how heavy are they with all the 'stuff' that is put on them (extra rails, grips, etc.)? 

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Re: Does anyone hunt deer with a assualt rifle?
« Reply #139 on: July 18, 2013, 01:09:40 PM »
I have not dressed up my AR with anything fancy other than a sling and a scope. Weight is not an issue when I have carried it. I think, as menitoned, the more you dress it up the more it becomes prone to hanging up on brush. Range rifle/home defense....dress it up....in the field..KISS.

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Re: Does anyone hunt deer with a assualt rifle?
« Reply #140 on: July 18, 2013, 02:17:13 PM »
Love me some animal assault rifles!





Oh yeah: Every weapon we use today to hunt was designed or perfected to kill other humans. Caveman had evil assault rocks! The black ones were especially evil!



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Re: Does anyone hunt deer with a assualt rifle?
« Reply #141 on: July 18, 2013, 02:34:56 PM »
Picked this up recently, I think it'd work great on deer.  1st bullet for the deer, the remaining 239 for zombies.  Lotta zombies where I hunt




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Re: Does anyone hunt deer with a assualt rifle?
« Reply #142 on: July 18, 2013, 02:58:52 PM »
An AR, especially on the "AR-10" .308 style platform can get heavy, easily 10-12 lbs.  Especially if you're packing a 20 or 30 round clip.  The garbage you put on them is up to you.  I have a .223 AR with a composite lower and a thin profile, non free float upper and a cheap scope and it probably weighs in at 7 lbs or so.  It is whatever you're into.

On the catching on brush component, they hauled these things all over vietnam, it isn't THAT bad.  The only things you have in addition to a standard hunting rifle are a pistol grip and a longer mag if you choose to have one.  In my case with a collapsible stock and a 16" barrel it is much shorter than my hunting rifle, and I feel like the long barrel is what gets caught on branches the most, not a pistol grip.

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Re: Does anyone hunt deer with a assualt rifle?
« Reply #143 on: July 18, 2013, 03:02:16 PM »
Yeah...but can you shoot it out a truck window at .........oh.....a watermelon?

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Re: Does anyone hunt deer with a assualt rifle?
« Reply #144 on: July 18, 2013, 09:29:20 PM »
Picked this up recently, I think it'd work great on deer.  1st bullet for the deer, the remaining 239 for zombies.  Lotta zombies where I hunt

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=129527.0;attach=264980;image



Nice, I'll hunt zombies with you.


Love me some animal assault rifles!





Oh yeah: Every weapon we use today to hunt was designed or perfected to kill other humans. Caveman had evil assault rocks! The black ones were especially evil!






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Nice looking rifle. LOL, Black assault rocks.
« Last Edit: July 18, 2013, 09:38:45 PM by samckernan »

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Re: Does anyone hunt deer with a assualt rifle?
« Reply #145 on: July 19, 2013, 09:47:05 PM »
Anyone have any experience with the Remington R-25 in .243?

http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/centerfire/model-r-25/model-r-25-rifle.aspx

 


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