AR for hunting

T

Trapp

New member
Deer hunting that is. Anyone have an inside scoop on how much, where, what brand, what caliber, would be good for deer hunting? I am not too interested in the WSSM. I reload, but just not that big of a fan.....

Oh yeah, this is going to be for my 7 yr old. It needs to be mild enough of a caliber to use with my RRA CAR stock. I have heard of them cracking with the 458 socom etc.. With it compressed all of the way it fits him perfectly, and he is surprisingly accurate with it.

That leads me to only needing an upper....I will use my built lower.

I really don't want to get special mags for it either (ie: 6.8spc) but I will if I have to.
 
I don't think 204 is legal here... To small for my ethics anyway.

308 won't fit on my lower.

6.5 is mighty interesting. Does it take special mags?

So far that might just be the ticket to my sons first deer!

Time to start researching...
 
I'm giving some serious thought to building a 6.8 spc upper as an all around gun. It should be great as a pig and deer gun and alot of fun at the range.
 
You're hunting around Pannymaw City? Generally smallish deer and generally fairly close shots?

Why not load the .223 with 70-grain bullets? If the kid's any sort of shot, even the .223 will ruin Bambi's neck. Teach just where the proper spot for a heart shot is, rather than just "aiming at the brown".

Art
 
About an hour Northwest of Pannymaw city..

I might try the neck shooting with him.... I was also looking for an excuse to get another upper for my AR though :D
 
I've hunted some along the Appalach, below Blountstown. As much fun critter-watching as hunting. Never knew what I'd see, easing through that thick stuff. Deer, bear, hogs, bobcat; the occasional gator.

PC was home base for me when I got out of the Army, almost 50 years ago. Sure has changed! As a certified Old Phart, I sorta prefer Appalachicola, nowadays. But I did my share of grinnin' and dancin' at PC Beach, way back when...

Art
 
I've got a lease near Caryville. One of my spots is going to be set up the way people "hunt" down here.
Food plot, shooting house, feeder...... It should give my son a prime opportunity to kill his first deer.
Not my favorite way to hunt, but I have my climber, bow, and stuff for some real hunting. There are definatly many creatures out here. It is so relaxing to chillout in a stand and watch the squirrels and deer wander around and eat.
 
Get him a lot of practice. It is all about shot placement, if you can get him consistantly shooting MOA groups in critical areas on deer sized and shaped targets he should be OK with the heavier soft point bullets.

If possible have him practice at different distances and various angles so he knows where to shoot if the deer is quartering towards or away from him.
 
I second the 223 with powerpoint win. Unless your hunting large deer it should work fine and remember its a semi auto if it doesnt.
 
I am not going to even throw the "multiple shot because its a semi auto" theory to my 7 year old. One shot one kill. If you can't do that, don't take the shot.......
 
Trapp-

I just put up a post with the gun lineup of my next hunt. The AR setup my buddy has there was used last season by a coworker's husband and he had no problem bagging a buck. Of course it was chambered in .308. To hunt deer in .223, you'd have to really know your gun and your game, IMHO. But Utah muleys are a little bigger than Panhandle whitetails. So I'd say go for it, in your case.
 
the new 450 bushmaster will fit in the 5.56 lower just turnes it into a single stack. would make a great deer gun.:D
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top