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Re: should the 50 BMG be the smallest legal round for deer in Washington?
« Reply #15 on: December 25, 2016, 05:48:47 PM »
 No, nothing less than WMDs will suffice!

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Re: should the 50 BMG be the smallest legal round for deer in Washington?
« Reply #16 on: December 25, 2016, 06:13:49 PM »
Did you know that there is a man-carried, shoulder-fired bolt action rifle chambered in 25mm AA?

Seriously.   Manufactured by Barrett.   But I think still only available to military.   

Sad, because it would make a great Blacktail brush gun.   
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Re: should the 50 BMG be the smallest legal round for deer in Washington?
« Reply #17 on: December 25, 2016, 06:59:58 PM »
No on the BMG.

Max caliber should be .338.  They have a min so might as well have a maximum too. No sense in killing something too dead.










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Re: should the 50 BMG be the smallest legal round for deer in Washington?
« Reply #18 on: December 25, 2016, 07:02:43 PM »
Only if you are under 5'6"

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Re: should the 50 BMG be the smallest legal round for deer in Washington?
« Reply #19 on: December 25, 2016, 07:08:51 PM »
Finally. I think we should start a pole here. Nour joking around on this one  :chuckle:

My vote is yes but it must be an AP round

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Re: should the 50 BMG be the smallest legal round for deer in Washington?
« Reply #20 on: December 25, 2016, 07:10:21 PM »
700 Nitro at least, deer is tough animal

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Re: should the 50 BMG be the smallest legal round for deer in Washington?
« Reply #21 on: December 25, 2016, 07:15:06 PM »
50 BMG is my go to gun when I'm still hunting in the thick brush

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Re: should the 50 BMG be the smallest legal round for deer in Washington?
« Reply #22 on: December 25, 2016, 07:18:54 PM »
Anything smaller and they just don't blow up right.
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Re: should the 50 BMG be the smallest legal round for deer in Washington?
« Reply #23 on: December 25, 2016, 07:29:03 PM »
50 bmg with hornady vmax, that might do the job, :dunno:

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Re: should the 50 BMG be the smallest legal round for deer in Washington?
« Reply #24 on: December 25, 2016, 07:41:41 PM »
50. BMG should be the minimum for prairie dogs.   :twocents:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g6BO6d1oMgg


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Re: should the 50 BMG be the smallest legal round for deer in Washington?
« Reply #25 on: December 25, 2016, 07:47:19 PM »
ah hell,I be honest,the red ryder 200 round capacity is the way of the future..Safety glasses should be used in my humble opinion

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Re: should the 50 BMG be the smallest legal round for deer in Washington?
« Reply #26 on: December 25, 2016, 07:50:10 PM »
50. BMG should be the minimum for prairie dogs.   :twocents:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g6BO6d1oMgg


good video liked it

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Re: should the 50 BMG be the smallest legal round for deer in Washington?
« Reply #27 on: December 25, 2016, 09:55:41 PM »
 Draw Not run yet

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Re: should the 50 BMG be the smallest legal round for deer in Washington?
« Reply #29 on: January 17, 2017, 07:08:01 PM »
Why not?  You could kill a building with a .50BMG
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