22 cal for deer

[dan11011]

And any kind of ban on guns will lead to no guns at all ,so making 223 a sporting caliber does help your gun rights,let's say someone starts plinking people with a rem 700 do you think there not gonna try to ban it too.

"Any kind of ban on guns will lead to no guns at all" this is a common misconception but is not true. Rules in the hunting regs are there to keep hunting ethical. Not to take away rights.

[BULLBLASTER]

The concern I have is the guy that buys the $500 Dick's special AR-15 as his "all rounder" and then sprays a deer 300 yards away with a volley of shots.

There are already too many jack-asses in the woods. I would vote to keep the 223 out of general for this reason. We also don't need anymore negative news stories about the AR.

That is a very real and valid concern.

Really? Show me a single hunting incident in WA related to an AR and someone "spraying a deer at 300 yards with a volley of shots".  Because people have been hunting here with ARs for years.

You guys need to quit reading the NYT Editorial pages. It's a gun, no matter how black it is. I can't even believe this was posted AND acknowledged as a "valid concern". No wonder we keep losing ground in the gun rights arena.

And we all know it's not possible to mame or injure deer or get off multiple shots with a boltgun... 

[Gringo31]

There are plenty of things to change that would/may make a meaningful positive difference.



This is not one of them. 

[Skillet]

I'm starting to wonder why some here are only advocating for a minimum caliber.  If we're going to restrict people's choice of weapon, let's do it right and specify a single caliver for each species. Maybe even a specific cartridge.  Oh! How about a specific cartridge, gun and optics package.  Clearly, my favorite deer hunting rig is all you really should be considering as an ethical hunter.

Seriously, get out of my gun safe.

[jackelope]

There are plenty of things to change that would/may make a meaningful positive difference.



This is not one of them. 

[Bob33]

There are plenty of things to change that would/may make a meaningful positive difference.



This is not one of them. 

+2

[boneaddict]

   Most logical post I have seen all month. 

[JJB11B]

as long as you paint your AR some other color besides black it would be fine. They kill better that way

[jackmaster]

If it ain't broke don't fix it !!! I don't see any need for peeps to hunt deer with a .22 NOTHING, enough people have trouble putting them on the deck with big calibers..

[JimmyHoffa]

as long as you paint your AR some other color besides black it would be fine. They kill better that way

I thought black made them super deadly, and into an 'assault' rifle?

[JJB11B]

as long as you paint your AR some other color besides black it would be fine. They kill better that way

I thought black made them super deadly, and into an 'assault' rifle?

it in fact makes them Super Predators according to Killary

[JDHasty]

The concern I have is the guy that buys the $500 Dick's special AR-15 as his "all rounder" and then sprays a deer 300 yards away with a volley of shots.

There are already too many jack-asses in the woods. I would vote to keep the 223 out of general for this reason. We also don't need anymore negative news stories about the AR.

That is a very real and valid concern.

Really? Show me a single hunting incident in WA related to an AR and someone "spraying a deer at 300 yards with a volley of shots".  Because people have been hunting here with ARs for years.

You guys need to quit reading the NYT Editorial pages. It's a gun, no matter how black it is. I can't even believe this was posted AND acknowledged as a "valid concern". No wonder we keep losing ground in the gun rights arena.

I have provided documentation wherein spraying big game with a volley of shots from an AR15 was actively being advocated for and discussed online as a legitimate big game hunting method. 

I did not find that particular discussion in the NYT Editorial pages, I found it being discussed a little closer to home.

Each time I post the documentation that people's concern that the mentality that that practice is a legitimate hunting method, actually does exist... it is removed.

 

[konradcountry]

The concern I have is the guy that buys the $500 Dick's special AR-15 as his "all rounder" and then sprays a deer 300 yards away with a volley of shots.

There are already too many jack-asses in the woods. I would vote to keep the 223 out of general for this reason. We also don't need anymore negative news stories about the AR.

That is a very real and valid concern.

Really? Show me a single hunting incident in WA related to an AR and someone "spraying a deer at 300 yards with a volley of shots".  Because people have been hunting here with ARs for years.

You guys need to quit reading the NYT Editorial pages. It's a gun, no matter how black it is. I can't even believe this was posted AND acknowledged as a "valid concern". No wonder we keep losing ground in the gun rights arena.

AR-10s and ARs in 6x are legal but they are for the most part out the price range of the jack-ass community and under their radar.

I don't read the New York Times editorials. I base my opinion on my own experiences and that of others.

I know someone who was nearly killed during general firearm by someone bush shooting. Where I target shoot is basically a warzone opening weekend. I had 10 trucks pass my spot in less than 30 minutes during the second weekend this year.

No I do not want $500 ARs in general. I would ban semis in general with the exception of shotguns.

Certain areas of Western Washington are overhunted and overran with jack-asses. I don't know the answer but I do not want to throw $500 ARs in the mix.

And I own an AR-15.

[pianoman9701]

You lost me with "...I would ban...". How does a gun owner even go there? Incredible.

[singleshot12]

I would bet there are just as many Jack-Asses as there are AR's. Jack-Asses and semi-auto's are a very bad mix. Too bad we can't just ban the Jack-Asses that are ruining it for everyone.