Please Explain the popularity of AR's for hunting big game

[carpsniperg2]

Sure Carp , whenever I can't swing everything. I'll kick some action your way.

Sounds good to me as long as your hands don't burn from touching a rifle without Cerakote 

[Biggerhammer]

Sure Carp , whenever I can't swing everything. I'll kick some action your way.

Sounds good to me as long as your hands don't burn from touching a rifle without Cerakote 

Everyone knows that Cerakote on a AR gives you 100fps in velocity gain no matter the chambering. Haven't had a guy turn down Cerakote yet😬

[Karl Blanchard]

Sure Carp , whenever I can't swing everything. I'll kick some action your way.

Sounds good to me as long as your hands don't burn from touching a rifle without Cerakote 

Everyone knows that Cerakote on a AR gives you 100fps in velocity gain no matter the chambering. Haven't had a guy turn down Cerakote yet

Does it work on bows too?

[Oh Mah]

The heck with the rifles and the bow,If this is true i want it on my boots...........   

[zike]

I tried getting into the fad of the ar style rifle and just couldn't.  Here is what changed my mind and why I chose not to hunt with them. 

1.  They are very heavy
2.  They are very loud.....I don't walk with one in the chamber and when I went to chamber a round, it was very loud.  Imagine metal on metal with spring sound while trying to chamber a round.  Anything withing 500 yards will hear you. 

If you hunt from a stand or blind and can sit with a round chambered it would probably work well.  They are fun and the recoil is very light in comparison to bolt rifles.  I still shoot .223 and even take it coyote hunting once in a while but for big game I prefer my bolt guns.   

Defiantly not a fad. As technology advances so do hunters. The bolt gun will go to the niche market just like the lever actions did.

#1 Mine is not noticeably heavier than a similarly equipped bolt rifle.

#2 Closing the bolt on a AR is no louder than closing one on a bolt gun. Unless you just pull the charging handle back and let it fly.

My older AR 10 is a lot heavier then my bolt action guns.

Neither of my ar's are MOA guns, they do have crap triggers like all cheap AR's.

I tryed to ease the bolt down on my AR10 on a little buck standing near a logging road. It jammed the round in sideways and I had to clear it and let it slam home. The stupid little buck was still there eating apples so I took it out of the gene pool.

[Biggerhammer]

Sure Carp , whenever I can't swing everything. I'll kick some action your way.

Sounds good to me as long as your hands don't burn from touching a rifle without Cerakote 

Everyone knows that Cerakote on a AR gives you 100fps in velocity gain no matter the chambering. Haven't had a guy turn down Cerakote yet

Does it work on bows too?

Only if I get to stick your wallet for the Cerakote job!

[papisjeep]

all the cool kids are doing it duh

[Bob33]

Where is Jim Zumbo to answer this when we need him?

[James]

More related to the OP's question than my first response:

I have been considering building an AR10 for hunting elk in the rainforest. Shots are generally well under 75 yards.  While the last two elk have been bang flops, I think being able to sneak a second round into an elk and give you a bit more blood to trail could be handy in the deep dark wet rain forest.

[tbotts]

 for me, it is the adjustable stock.  I can put it where it is just right.  On a bolt/lever/single action, I almost always have to have it shortened appx 3/4'' to fit properly.

[Biggerhammer]

Wouldn't want the "Ethical" club to show up with their poster child.

My opinion is. Two is one, one is none. A AR would be perfectly suited for shooting a Elk into the ground. This "One shot, one kill" is stupid movie crap! Even the hot rod, evil *censored*s that lurk in the dark currently so we can enjoy our freedom know better to pull the trigger more than once. I don't care if I pop a Elk 5 times as fast as I can pull the trigger or work the bolt.

Some clowns refer to it as "Dumping Mags" those usually have never had a reason to dump a mag. So don't understand the mag dump thing isn't hunting related and very seldom used in its other text.

5 rounds from a AR is faster than some shmuck can say U-N E-T-H-I-C-A-L!

Deads,dead. I can care less if he has one hole or five through the ribs, who cares. It hits the BBQ just the same.

Sure Bang-Flops are cool! With on a moving running shot in the thick timber, I like to stick it to them.

[carpsniperg2]

More related to the OP's question than my first response:

I have been considering building an AR10 for hunting elk in the rainforest. Shots are generally well under 75 yards.  While the last two elk have been bang flops, I think being able to sneak a second round into an elk and give you a bit more blood to trail could be handy in the deep dark wet rain forest.

I agree. The fast follow up is great. I'm from the school of if they are on there feet there getting another bullet. You might take a look at a 338 federal or 450 marlin in a AR 10 with those close ranges that marlin would be a ELK smacker!!!

[Biggerhammer]

The .338 Federal would be a tough one to beat in close.

[Dan-o]

To the OP:

I really don't think AR's are all that popular for big game hunting.    I just don't see many guys carrying them.

I still see WAYYYYYYYYYY more bolt guns out hunting.

I've only seen one or two AR's out for big game.

I'm not anti-AR...........................   I'm actually really jealous of some of the ones Biggerhammer posts up on here.

I have 3 AR's, but they're all 223/5.56, so no big game with an AR for me....... .  yet.     

[Boss .300 winmag]

The .338 Federal would be a tough one to beat in close.

What would the recoil be like on that without a muzzle brake?