Scott T and I went on a hunt last year and...
They kinda frowned on AR's saying it didn't have enough knock down power. But, the guy who was guiding the hunt and said that, when I asked him what he used, replied a 22-250. "Really," I asked, "what ammo do you use in it?" His response was whatever I can get cheap and he said he usually used 40 grain bullets and gets great results on deer and hogs. There was another group out there with a bunch of ARs too. I knew when they had a group of hogs because it sounded like machine guns going off. They wounded several causing a massive tracking expedition and one of them killed a doe by mistake on another night. I think it's that kinda folk that causes these ranches to dislike AR hunters. If I saw a group of hogs, I couldn't bring myself to let off a shot until I knew it was going to be surgically precise. I could care less if all the others run off. My marksmanship is more important to me. I definitely understand why a lot of these ranches feel the way they do. Personally, I prefer a serious hunting round over the 5.56 but I want to see for myself what I can do with it...or maybe better, what it can do, if for no other reason than to better understand my get off my lawn rifle:) For sure, my serious hunting rifles are 30-06 and 45-70.
Complete thread:
- For those of you who hunt, even occasionally with a 223 AR.. -
rob,
2017-05-11, 22:23
- For those of you who hunt, even occasionally with a 223 AR.. -
Ray L,
2017-05-11, 23:12
- That is the deer refuse to cooperate n.m. - Ray L, 2017-05-11, 23:14
- I need to try the 64 grain power point load... - rob, 2017-05-11, 23:37
- Not the weight you asked for nor from an AR but... -
Hoot,
2017-05-12, 07:37
- Not the weight you asked for nor from an AR but... - rob, 2017-05-12, 14:48
- For those of you who hunt, even occasionally with a 223 AR.. -
Jared,
2017-05-12, 09:21
- There you go... - Rob Leahy, 2017-05-12, 11:03
- For those of you who hunt, even occasionally with a 223 AR.. - rob, 2017-05-12, 14:59
- 5.56mm -
Byron,
2017-05-12, 17:06
- Very interesting... - rob, 2017-05-13, 09:02
- For those of you who hunt, even occasionally with a 223 AR.. -
Bob Hatfield,
2017-05-12, 18:56
- Sadly.... - rob, 2017-05-13, 09:07
- I ordered a box of 65 grain GameKing bullets and... -
rob,
2017-05-13, 11:18
- I ordered a box of 65 grain GameKing bullets and... -
Sarge,
2017-05-14, 08:10
- That's pretty good performance... - rob, 2017-05-14, 08:35
- Finally found a range report on my 65 grain Sierra load - Sarge, 2017-05-15, 21:06
- I ordered a box of 65 grain GameKing bullets and... -
Sarge,
2017-05-14, 08:10
- I must need some explanations -
bj,
2017-05-15, 19:59
- I must need some explanations -
Jared,
2017-05-15, 22:34
- More on hogs and stuff. -
Jared,
2017-05-15, 22:44
- "Their vitals are much further forward..." -
Hoot,
2017-05-16, 06:33
- "Their vitals are much further forward..." - Jared, 2017-05-16, 08:23
- "Their vitals are much further forward..." -
Hoot,
2017-05-16, 06:33
- More on hogs and stuff. -
Jared,
2017-05-15, 22:44
- No 50 grain varmint bullets mentioned so far - CJM, 2017-05-15, 22:59
- I must need some explanations -
Jared,
2017-05-15, 22:34
- Shooting hogs for real and in volume... -
Byron,
2017-05-16, 15:05
- i have killed a truckload...or three...of them and - rob, 2017-05-16, 17:10
- Shooting hogs for real and in volume... -
Jared,
2017-05-18, 09:15
- The ranch we were hunting at... -
mcassill,
2017-05-18, 09:45
- I can believe it. - Jared, 2017-05-18, 11:15
- Scott T and I went on a hunt last year and... - rob, 2017-05-18, 15:00
- The ranch we were hunting at... -
mcassill,
2017-05-18, 09:45
- For those of you who hunt, even occasionally with a 223 AR.. -
Ray L,
2017-05-11, 23:12