how many rounds for a 308 magazine

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Posted: 4/28/2015 2:55:50 AM EDT

I have an AR10 brush gun, its pretty light but a little heavy. I am going to order a lower capacity magazine from Armalite, eitehr 10 or 15 rd. I might get a 5 rd too in case I deer hunt w/ it. Trying to keep down the weight of the gun so it handles better and isnt' so hard to lug as a unit. What do you guys think is best, 10 or 15 rds? Would you ever feel vulnerable with only 10 rds?

Posted: 4/28/2015 9:51:36 AM EDT

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I have an AR10 brush gun, its pretty light but a little heavy. I am going to order a lower capacity magazine from Armalite, eitehr 10 or 15 rd. I might get a 5 rd too in case I deer hunt w/ it. Trying to keep down the weight of the gun so it handles better and isnt' so hard to lug as a unit. What do you guys think is best, 10 or 15 rds? Would you ever feel vulnerable with only 10 rds?

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I've burned through two 20 rounders once. In one sitting. Three were lots of little exploded piglets everywhere.

It was glourious but my head was all wobbly after.

Posted: 4/28/2015 12:59:37 PM EDT

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If the difference between 20 and 15round matters that much, might I suggest some weight training for you sir.

Posted: 4/29/2015 10:37:18 PM EDT

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Here is ten rounds of .308 putting down 8 hogs:

http://www.phossil.com/thom/Night%20Vision/FLIR%20T70/8%20Hogs.mp4

Posted: 4/29/2015 11:23:20 PM EDT

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I have an AR10 brush gun, its pretty light but a little heavy. I am going to order a lower capacity magazine from Armalite, eitehr 10 or 15 rd. I might get a 5 rd too in case I deer hunt w/ it. Trying to keep down the weight of the gun so it handles better and isnt' so hard to lug as a unit. What do you guys think is best, 10 or 15 rds? Would you ever feel vulnerable with only 10 rds

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If hog hunting I would. You can go through 10 rounds pretty quick when your in a open pasture with 20-30 pigs. I usually put 18 rounds in a 20 rd mag due to ease of charging.

Deer hunting 5 is plenty.

Posted: 4/30/2015 3:23:46 AM EDT

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Okay, I'll just use 20's for hogs & maybe someday I'll get a 5 for deer.

15 might be big enough, but the weight diff is so little its hardly worth getting a 15 rd mag I guess, and 10 may not be enough for a big herd.

Posted: 4/30/2015 1:15:48 PM EDT

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Save a dollar. Just load the number of bullets you want to carry in the existing mags. That is unless FL won't allow more than a 5 rd mag for deer hunting for example.

Posted: 5/2/2015 9:46:05 PM EDT

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When I carry my .308 I always take 20 round magazines no matter what the animal I am hunting for. I have believe it or not used all twenty rounds trying to put down an animal someone else wounded.

Posted: 5/3/2015 1:35:30 PM EDT

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I had to reload my scar during a hog ambush on Friday night. I keep 18 rds in a 20 rd magazine. I had a chest rig in my backpack with more mags. From now on, I'll have the ammo on my chest, not in a backpack.

Posted: 5/22/2015 2:56:30 AM EDT

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That’s what I like about living in a free state. When I am carrying my AR10A2 Carbine, I have fully loaded 20 rounders. If I’m carrying my AR15A2 Carbine has fully loaded 30 rounders. It’s not for the Four legged Hogs but for the TWO Legged Hogs.

Wolf

Posted: 5/22/2015 3:07:13 AM EDT

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I’ve got to go over to my cousin’s place tomorrow and check out what he thinks is a hog wallow. We hope not, but if it is, whirr going to have to nip this in the butt quick. If it is what he thinks it is, that means we got some Hogs moving in and we don’t want that.

Wolf

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