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Daughter of Texas Governor gets her first deer...with an AR15

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FarmerRick:
http://www.biggame.org/publications/GameTrails_SydneysFirstDeer.pdf

Oh, and she's 10 years old.   ;)

lefty:
Nice post, Farmer.  Enjoyed the read.  One proud Dad too, I might add.

Wildgoose:
Great story, thanks for the post. Interstingly enough my grandaughter has taken quite a shine to my AR. She presently hunts deer with my old Ruger M77V in 6mm Rem. Both guns are pretty much recoil free. I would let her give the AR a go but I am not a fan of the .223 for deer. I have thought of picking up another upper in something like the 6.8 SPC for the job but I am not sure if the extra recoil would put her off using it. I might go for it anyway, what the heck, its an excuse to get another calibler upper for my 15. 

SBarry:
My 6.8 with an H2 buffer has no more noticeable recoil than my 5.56 with a regular buffer. 5.56 or 223 with soft points did the job on a 4x4 mule deer this weekend. Went clean through with good expansion, took out both lungs. Did not get a chance to see what 6.8 wound channel would have been. 

Wildgoose:

--- Quote from: LitlRat on November 23, 2009, 06:37:13 PM ---My 6.8 with an H2 buffer has no more noticeable recoil than my 5.56 with a regular buffer. 5.56 or 223 with soft points did the job on a 4x4 mule deer this weekend. Went clean through with good expansion, took out both lungs. Did not get a chance to see what 6.8 wound channel would have been. 

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Thanks for the input! Information from someone who owns and shoots the 6.8 is a great help in deciding on how to go.

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