Please allow picts of people here who have taken deer with their ARs. The subject comes up every year and it is the same questions over again. I think a sticky would make things a lot easier.

Something like this...

2002-64gr My first AR15, factory Armalite M15A2 firing a 64gr powerpoint.



2004-64gr power point from A2 type rifle.

2005-55gr gameking SP1 type rifle. Yes, I know it is tiny. I was sleeping in my stand and just woke up to see three deer trotting out right in front of me. I didn't have a lot of time to think about how big the deer were before I shot.


2006-Ok, not killed with an AR but it should have been. Walking through a swamp and this feller jumped up in front of me. I didn't have time to get my rifle unslung so I just qiuck drew my pistol and capped him in the ass as he was running away.
Oh, 240gr XTP out of a Ruger Redhawk.


Updated! Just wanted to add a few more pictures.


2007, can't remember much about it but it was a banner year for us and we had dead deer hanging up from trees all over the FRONT yard.
Yeah, we are a bunch of rednecks...


2008, I think that is my .300 whisper when I first put it together.


2009, definitely the .300 in it's current configuration.

2010, skunked.


2011, same 300 whisper. I really like this rifle

How about a slight modification, and just say "Deer taken with an AR-15 Rifle"? Many states don't allow calibers as small as .223 for deer hunting, so a lot of AR-15 kills would be excluded by limiting it to .223. Many use AR-15's in .458 SOCOM, 6.8 SPC, 6.5 Grendel, .50 Beowulf, etc.

Just let me know.

Originally Posted By posifour11: [www.geocities.com/aigtbootbp/SP1Deer05.jpg 2005-55gr gameking SP1 type rifle. Yes, I know it is tiny. I was sleeping in my stand and just woke up to see three deer trotting out right in front of me. I didn't have a lot of time to think about how big the deer were before I shot. sure is a shame that someone did that to your dog.

Yeah,not my proudest moment but I figured if I did one I best do them all.

Just started hunting latter part of last year (different cameras used):

Jul 07 - Very Young Buck taken with 18" Ko-Tonics Bbl 6.8 SPC AR Rifle wearing a Trijicon Accupoint TR21R with LT 12.0 FF Rail; 215 yard shot in chest & face; Factory SSA 110 gr. Pro-Hunters. Entrance & Exit wounds to chest are similar in size.


Sept 07 - Hog taken with 20" Colt SP1 using Iron sights; one 60 yard shot behind left shoulder (lunged); Wolf 62 gr. HP. Buck taken with 22" Remy 750 Synthetic wearing a BSA Deer Hunter Scope; one 75 yard shot above left shoulder (lunged) Handloaded .308 WIN (150 gr. Pro-Hunter/43 gr. Varget). Hog: Entrance wound is deceiving (about .22 size). Under skin is about quarter size with trauma on meat around wound. Lung completely exploded. Bullet completely fragmented (no exit). Buck: Entrance wound is about .30 cal size. Exit wound is about size of a nickel. No meat damage whatsoever.

Same Buck:


Oct 07 - Buck. First shot hit right side rupturing kidney (too far back - trigger pull was off) using Remy 750 and same .308 WIN handload. Follow-up kill-shot seconds later with brother using same 6.8 SPC AR rifle shot on right side of face; Handloaded 6.8 SPC (110 gr. V-Max/29 gr. H322); 198 yards. Buck: Entrance wound is about .30 cal size. Exit wound is about size of nickel. No meat damage whatsoever. No exit wound from 110 gr. V-Max (didn't bother trying to recover bullet).

My bersa thunder .380 kill



Ruger Redhawk .44mag kill.

6.8spc

My son with my LR308. His first deer.



165gr Nosler BT @ 2700fps.

Just shot Oct. 26th.

.308 Win 165gr Swift Scirocco II Bonded Bullet. Shot was taken between 250-275 yards.

great thread Gary!

i'll have to see if i can dig up a pic of the 7 pointer i took with an AR many years ago.

i plan on hunting with an AR again this year, acog on top. will post pics if i get a kill.

btw, DO NOT feel bad about that tiny deer ya go. i shot one about that big awhile back.

easy to pack out of the woods.
+
quick and easy to butcher myself.
+
small young deer
=
Best Deer Meat I've Ever Had.

simple equation. i'd do it again in a heart beat

This year kill so far. Shot with a varminter type AR15, 20" barrel, 1/8 twist firing a 64gr powerpoint at the incredible range of 25 yards it ran about 30yds and fell over dead. Sire it ain't nuttin spectacular but the deer jerky it will make will taste great.

BTW, 100lbs dressed out.

I finally drew first blood with my RRA AR15 .223 entry tactical.I loaded win 64gr power point bullets with 2015 powder.I had this deer walk in at 10yds so i shot her in the neck and she hit the dirt like a bag of rocks! Awesome knockdown power with a 64gr bullet.

Figured I'd add my kill to the mix.