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

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Dan W:
I have recently fired an Armalite AR10, and would have to agree that the bigger calibers in the AR platform don't really have much more recoil than 5.56

SBarry:
I recently sold my ar10. It needed a rubber butt pad on it to keep from making red marks on my shoulder, but with a normal hunting coat, it was fine from recoil, but definately more than an ar15 in 5.56.

An Ar10 is considerably heavier than an AR15, and carrying one all day gets old, especially with a heavy scope.

Dan W:
Hmmm. I only fired 5 rounds, so my impressions may be off. I have no clue what kind of ammo I was firing either. May have been some light handloads. They were very accurate though

FarmerRick:
Dan, with as many trap-shooting (and other rounds) that you've fired off over the years :o, I'm surprised you can even feel the recoil anymore.  

JimP:
NGPC regs only state a minimum ft/lb for legal weapons for rifles.....

"rifles that deliver at least 900 ft. lbs of energy at 100 yards;
handguns that deliver at least 400 ft. lbs of energy at 50 yards;
muzzleloading rifles .44 cal. or larger;
muzzleloadering muskets .62 caliber or larger, firing a single slug;
shotguns of 20 gauge or larger that fire a single slug;
crossbows that have a draw weight of 125 pounds or more.
Semi-automatic firearms capable or holding more than six cartridges are NOT allowed."

I am pretty sure .223 WIN will do that...... lemmee see 3,000 x 3,000 x 55 = (9,000,000 x 55) = 495,000,000  / 450436 = 1,098.9followedbyabunchainsignifigantdigits ft/lbs.  So a 55grain bullet pushed to 3,000 f/sec is LEGAL.  Ethical?  Not in my book, unless it is designed to hold together so it will penetrate.

As I have said elsewhere, "Deer are not armored vehichles.  Poke them in both lungs and they will invariably die in short order." 

Do I think .223 for deer is a good idea? (dons flame suit) No. Not a lot of margin for error there. Do I think it should be illegal? NO.  No law will make a determined man not do dumb stuff.  That and there are too many laws already.

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