Feelings on AR style rifles in camp?

Would you allow someone to use an AR Platform to hunt in your camp?

  • Against the idea

    Votes: 7 4.2%

  • Open minded but no

    Votes: 8 4.8%

  • A little hesitate but go ahead

    Votes: 6 3.6%

  • Go ahead

    Votes: 146 87.4%
  • Total voters
    167
I once shot a 1/4 inch group at 100 yds with an AR-10 .308 from a bench (fmj, not hunting rounds). If it can do the same or close with a hunting round then why not?

If it's legal in an area, then we need to support each other & not fight amongst ourselves.

Same goes for crossbow; if it's legal, then we need to stick together, or we will self destruct!
 
simply put IMO they were designed for killing people.
there are much better firearms for hunting deer and like.


hunting game like that should be done at close range anyway, it gives em a fighting chance :D

1/2 -3/4 mile is not hunting....its sniping ;)
 
I hope more people start using them. It pees off the Antis, makes the guns more popular, and gives them a " sporting pupose"
Also in a pinch they could be used in self defense if stuff got bad at home.
 
If it's legal in an area, then we need to support each other & not fight amongst ourselves.
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simply put IMO they were designed for killing people.
there are much better firearms for hunting deer and like.


hunting game like that should be done at close range anyway, it gives em a fighting chance

1/2 -3/4 mile is not hunting....its sniping
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And these two statements point out in a nutshell why the anti-gun crowd are winning.

You can cleanly, ethically, hunt with a Battle rifle. There is no obligation to use any rifle at "long range, for sniping". This is a mis-conception that is being used by the anti's to drive even more wedges between differing types of gun owners for them. AND IT'S WORKING.

We'll all either sink alone, or swim together.
 
"That's pretty nutball, you know."

Agreed, but appropriate if done to someone who shows up at a hunting camp with 30 round mag!!!!

LK
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Hopefully someone with another weapon will use the appropriate force to stop your homicidal attack. Or, do you not understand that it is nutball to state that you will attempt to murder someone through the use of a deadly weapon, namely the bludgeon which you are using the rifle as?

It's ironic that someone will protest an "assault weapon" via an assault.
 
The current REMINGTON AR config, manufactured by Bushmaster, is "real tree" cammo, "optic ready" flat top w/o sights and sold with a "hunting legal" 5 rd. mag -- although it readily accepts any AR mag.

It's marketed as a "varmint rifle."
 
+1 to everyone who said it is more about the person than the rifle.

Someone who shows up and 1) doesn't know how thier rifle works, 2) doesn't know how to safely handle a gun, 3) doesn't know the difference between OK and NOT OK, and 4) has not read the regs is not welcome. I don't care if he is carrying his grandpa's 30-30 or an AR.

The only thing I would have a personal problem with is if it was chambered in .223 (legal in Oregon for deer). I don't write the regs, but I am entitled to my opinion.
 
First off, I'm not a fan of "black" rifles. But, just because I'm not a fan of them doesn't mean that they aren't capable hunting rifles. I would certainly welcome any one hunting with them and the truth be told, more people should hunt with them.

The stereotype of the "black assault rifle" needs to be knocked down and the more people own and use them for target shooting and hunting, the easier it is to break down those stereotypes. In my world, a rifle is a rifle. There are no "assault" rifles or "long range sniper style" rifles, just rifles.
 
+1 Krazyhorse. I shot my brother with a sling-shot when we were little. Slingshot wasn`t black but the belt my mom used on me was. Still yet today I consider a black belt an assault weapon:D
 
I know lots of people are fond of bolt rifles. I used to be. I could not honestly agree with powerbtrs opinion of "simply put IMO they were designed for killing people.
there are much better firearms for hunting deer and like.


hunting game like that should be done at close range anyway, it gives em a fighting chance

1/2 -3/4 mile is not hunting....its sniping "

well I limit my shots to deer to about 200 yards with the Ar15 simply because of energy. The AR10 (338 Federal) can go a bit further once i figure out how it shoots. ( After the stinking city hunters get off the lease!)
Ill take a shot at a hog out to 400 yards. I dont care, Die hogs!!

Id put my 20 inch non floated Ar15 up against any bolt action rifle at 100 yards for accuracy. Bring it on! I dont have to even move my eye from the scope to shoot again. Hell i could even have 2 in the air at the same time if I wanted too. That may be a stretch.. hmm 3100 FPS, 300 feet.... .1 second, yeah do able.
You would be hard pressed to find a better deer rifle than our little Ar10T. It may offend some wieners, I dont care atall. You can keep your bolt gun. Ill take something in semi auto myself. Would you rather drive a 77 model Pinto.. Or a New Ferrari??
 
I really don't see much need for hunting with a semi-auto unless you want to kill more than one deer at the same time.
 
I really don't see much need for hunting with a semi-auto unless you want to kill more than one deer at the same time.
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Playing devil's advocate:
I don't see much need for hunting when the grocery store is fully stocked with meat;)
 
Thats what I thought until I had 40 hogs running in my direction with a 5 round bolt gun.
And there is the .01 percent chance that i might miss.. if the sun was in my eye , and the wind suddenly gusted to 30 MPH. A quick follow up shot would be nice. I would never go flinging brass on deer. Hogs? Now thats a differnt story.
 
simply put IMO they were designed for killing people.
there are much better firearms for hunting deer and like.
hunting game like that should be done at close range anyway, it gives em a fighting chance
1/2 -3/4 mile is not hunting....its sniping
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I save my close range weapons (knives) for chasing down an killing tomatoes, cabbages and turnips. I like to smell their bodily fluids and listen to their screams as I tear off their leaves one by one. Sometimes okra will gore me when it's fighting for its life. :rolleyes:

BTW, did you bother to read the links I posted concerning the origins of the semiautomatic rifle. It was designed for civilian use and the machine gun was designed for warfare.
 
I don't see much need for hunting when the grocery store is fully stocked with meat
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LOL. I still hunt, but I just don't shoot anything. I've killed all the deer I will this year unless some needy family asks for one.Somebody needs to shoot them as there are simply too many in this area. I'm taking a kid with me and really hoping he can get a good deer, but he hasn't had any luck. I am seeing a lot of deer, one great buck in particular. But, all I am taking now is a pistol which I can't hit anything with anyway.:)
 
Like I said, I find no place for tacti-cool crap and high cap magazines in the woods. Someone did bring up hog hunting and it "may" be the exception but only in very rare circumstances. Just about any semi-auto can be a serviceable hunting weapon and the format can be as good as the others.

To me the gun you chose to hunt with or own speaks volumes about a person. It's along the same lines as a persons preference of dogs. Example: Take someone who's favorite breed of dog is a pitbull. Around here, I've never met anyone who's favorite dog is a pitbull (other than hog hunters) that I would hang with. Just me, the people who like the breed just aren't my cup of tea. As a matter of fact, IMO the breeds reputation is damaged more by the owners of the dogs than by the breed itself.

Take that for what it's worth but I'd not hunt with someone who showed up with an AR, AK, etc. that was not set up in a hunting configuration (proper optics/sights for the job, low cap mags, no tacti-cool stocks or add-ons, no bayonets or lugs, etc). Just not my cup of tea and I think it speaks volumes about what the person is like. Should they outlaw such weapons? Hell No!!! Do I think you should go to field with such weapons? Hell no!!

BTW, you don't see me hanging around guys shooting $2000 rifles or $10,000 trap guns either. Not my cup of tea either. (and I generally think it's a waste of $$)

There is such thing as a proper tool for the job. When you go to the field, make sure you bring it. It doesn't matter if it's a single shot, bolt, lever gun, semi, etc.
LK
 
To me the gun you chose to hunt with or own speaks volumes about a person
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Yep. It's likely that I wouldn't want to hunt with the AK AR bunch any more than they would like to hunt with me.
 
This has probably already been said, but there will always be those who resist new trends. In my eyes, there is nothing wrong with using the most effective, cutting edge weapons, even when hunting. The bottom line is that you should use whatever weapon with which you can most effectively hunt, whether it is an HK91 or a muzzle loader. I would even say that this is an obligation. Just make sure to obey any and all laws.
 
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