are ar15's legal to use for deer?

[KyleMB123]

I'm contemplating picking up a 75 round drum mag and bringing my AKMS with me this season.  The looks on people's faces would be PRICELESS!  A picture of me holding a big ole buck with my AK w/drum mag laying accross it's body would be a perfect addition to my hunting picture collection.

[iRem]

I'm contemplating picking up a 75 round drum mag and bringing my AKMS with me this season.  The looks on people's faces would be PRICELESS!  A picture of me holding a big ole buck with my AK w/drum mag laying accross it's body would be a perfect addition to my hunting picture collection.

That would be a sight to see!! Awesome!!

[smdave]

Don't forget it can hold no more than 5 rounds for deer!

Where is that written, my 338 Federal holds 7

[wraithen]

Don't forget it can hold no more than 5 rounds for deer!

Where is that written, my 338 Federal holds 7

I believe this is a rumor started from hunters from other states. Maybe commifornia?

[h2ofowlr]

Don't forget it can hold no more than 5 rounds for deer!

There's no mag restriction for deer.  Only restriction falls under caliber of use.  .24 caliber or larger.
7mm-08 makes for a great AR round. 

[Huntbear]

Don't forget it can hold no more than 5 rounds for deer!

Where is that written, my 338 Federal holds 7

What upper are you using?  I seriously want an AR in .338 Federal. 

[Jayfire83]

6.8 remington spc is legal, nice and the upper is  inexpensive

[emac]

I have gotten two deer with my 6.8. I use 25 round magazines in mine. I will be muzzle loading this year but next year I am going to try and get a deer with my 6.8 pistol .

[dontgetcrabs]

I'm contemplating picking up a 75 round drum mag and bringing my AKMS with me this season.  The looks on people's faces would be PRICELESS!  A picture of me holding a big ole buck with my AK w/drum mag laying accross it's body would be a perfect addition to my hunting picture collection.

It would take all 75 to hit a deer with an AK.   

[brokehunter]

In Oregon for semi auto rifles it cannot have the capacity to hold more than 5 rounds. I used to hunt Oregon, and hunted deer with my SKS. It held 10 rounds, but I only put 5 rounds in it. Was stopped by a statey one day and he saw what I was hunting with but didn't seem to care. But yeah As many rounds as you want here in this state, but no full auto.

[winshooter88]

Rules say .24 caliber or larger centerfire rifle or pistol. Pistols must have a 4 inch or longer barrel. The magazine capacity restriction in this state, except for shotguns, went away probably twenty years ago. Got in a discussion with a retired WSP officer one time and he swore that there was still a 5 round restriction, after doing some research he came back and apologized and admitted that he was wrong.

[Titan-1]

Oly Arms makes several AR15's in deer calibers..

243 WSSM
.25 WSSM
.30 OSSM

All very lethal...

The .25 WSSM gives you .257 Roberts +P velocities... would make an awesome combo predator/deer gun out to 400 yards with a good barrel.   Ammo can be bought off the shelf, but as always, reloading will give you your best value.

 


I have a few of the Olympic Arms AR's and love them, My favorite is the 300 OSSM, they have made some great changes to that gun and it shoots like a dream. My wife loves her 243 WSSM too. Damn good shooten guns for sure. 

[bassquatch]

5 round limit went away several years ago, but I'm pretty sure I remember that used to be the case here.

OOPS! My bad! I remember being told this when I first started hunting and was shopping for my rifle back in 2000? that it couldn't hold more than 5 rounds, so that's what I bought, that's what I still have, guess I never paid attention to that aspect of the regs since?! LOL

Good thing they didn't change it to 3 rounds haha! thanks for the correction and GOOD to know!! An AR?? Hunting?? BAAAADASSSS!!!

[Special T]

An AK is actually an ok hunting rifle... the 7.62x39  has equivalent ballistics to the 30-30... My brother used his AK for brush hunting and did get some funny looks.