Re: Lightweight deer rifle
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CNC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I see you are in IL. You must be hunting outside of IL, right? I'm sure you know firearm deer hunting here is shotgun, muzzleloader, or handgun only - no rifles. </div></div>
I deer hunt in Missouri.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lima Bravo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I do love the ar platform too, got both ar10's and 15's but when it comes to deer hunting with a semi auto I love the Browning BAR, mines in 30.06. Ive got 5 shots and IMHO thats more than you ever need.</div></div>
I have considered a BAR, my dad had one when I was younger and it shot pretty good and 5 shots is plenty.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TacticalDuc</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Semi auto deer rifle? Unless your doing herd control, I would think a bolt would be better and lighter for hunting purposes. 1 shot should be all you will need. My .02
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I am hunting some farm ground and the owner wants all the deer I can get due to crop damage. Last year I only bought 2 tags and filled them opening day by 8am. This year I plan on killing quite a few more and donating them to local butcher shops that butcher them to help the locals in need.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ORD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Knowing the following would help this along...otherwise everyone is just speculating on what "might" work best for you:
1) when you say "deer rifle" are you talking about small whitetail, mulies, etc.?
2) where are you hunting (state/region/etc.)?
3) what conditions are you hunting in (wide open fields/powerline rights of way/dense or some dense brush/etc.)?
4) at what ranges/distances are you needing to make clean, accurate, ethical kills?
Also, knowing the laws of where you are hunting is key to making this call. i.e. - some states require a minimum caliber for hunting certain game (such as .25 cal, etc.). Heaven knows I have killed more than a few deer with a .223/5.56 AR (especially on crop damage permits when "thinning the herd" is the call to action, but it is FAR from ideal depending on the circumstances in which you are hunting). The AR is an excellent platform to build from given many of the "alternative" caliber options (6.5 Grendel especially, as well as the 6.8, 300BLK, etc.) and with a 16" barrel and attention to cutting weight where you can (lightweight stock...not a Magpul PRS, UBR, etc., a lightweight HG, fluted/dimpled/contoured 16" bbl, etc.) you can get the weight down to a VERY manageable weight for even the longest of hauls up and down the mountainside for hunting.
I guess there is always the gym too!! (Sorry...just joking. Somebody always has to be an @$$ in these situations and suggest that you eat your spinanch and workout more).
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I am hunting whitetail and the areas I hunt have anything from heavy brush to open fields that I can shoot out to 500 yards. I usually don't shoot over 300, there is no point of shooting farther with the amount of deer to shoot at. I do need to lose about 20 pounds and start lifting weights again but my shoulders don't like it too much.