AR-15 BS Thread

Always wanted to know how an AR would fair hunting deer. Been thinking of using mine, but I'll probably stick with my old 300 Savage.

 

I can vouch for 6.5 Grendel and .300 AAC, personally. I have friends who hunt with 6.8 SPC to equal effect. Most people I know use AR15s in varying calibers for deer and under, .30 caliber bolt guns for deer and up. I have a buddy that shoots everything deer and up with .375 H&H, though.

 

I have taken a lot of whitetail with 5.56/.223. I'd say its the bare minimum though.

There also is a lot of things to consider when using 5.56/.223.
Bullet type. I like 62gr Fed fusion. Its bonded and will still expand down to 1700fps.
Barrel length. I prefer 16" plus to get higher velocities.
It is not a caliber you want to be shooting through brush or even light vegetation. It will deflect easily.
Range. I limit myself to 150 meters on whitetail.(where 556 is most lethal) Hog will get it out to as far I can make a hit.
Shot placement is key. Big whitetails will get neck shots. Smaller ones I'm comfortable with bowler room shots.
Not all but most blood trails are on the light side but I have also DRT a lot of deer too.

I hunted a few seasons with an AR but I went back to my bolt 308win. just to change things up.

 

I'd like to take my M1 and my 6.5 this season, if I get a chance.

 

You can build a light-ish AR10.....

 

M1 would be awesome.

a 6.5g is on my short list. I’d like to get into that caliber.

 

It's fun and it helps there's cheap steel-cased ammo for it. Before the panic, I could plink at 5.56 prices

 

To each there own I hunt in FL thick brush most shots are within a 100 yrds and I make my own rounds. I have a .270 Savage 110 if I need to shoot out farther.

 

Makes sense, but I like I like poo-pooing .300 like .40 just for giggles

 

What about hog hunting from achopper with a semi auto just saying

 

7.62x35

 

Better in 7.62 NATO belt fed because reasons

7.62x54 is .312

 

exactly but a .300 Blk out is 7.62x 35 is a .308

 

That's an awfully small bullet...

 

OAL is about the same as a 223/5.56 .040” difference

 

I'm not talking that dimension

 

What dimension are you referring to?

 

7.975th

 

I give up if your referring to the diameter of the projectile its a 7.8mm.

 

Depends on the caliber again