Posted: 11/7/2004 10:30:32 PM EDT
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I have never gone hunting before. Not that I'm opposed to it, just never went and I couldn't see killing an animal for no apparent reason. ( my ex-wife would have refused to cook/eat anything I shot and the meat would have gone to waste). Anyway, one of my co-workers has kinda put the bug in my ear to go hunting. I still probably wouldn't use all the meat, but Virginia has a program for hunters to donate the meat/kill to folks who need food. I have two rifles at home, my AR and a K98 (all my other stuff is in Florida in storage at my parents). Both rifles are iron sights, and I am more comfortable/accurate using the AR over the K98 (I'm sure with a little practice I can be just as accurate with the k98). Just wondering how the .223/5.56mm does against a deer. |
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While teh AR would probably do fine, I would recomend using the Mauser. It will give you a lot more room to hunt, and nobody in thier right mind will accuse you of not using enough gun. I generally use an AK to hunt, and often times I use iron sites, although I do have a scope that I normally use. |
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hunting is fun, but hard work; you also need lots of patience what are you hunting?? man, deer meat is awsome! some of the best meat out there; lean and tasty ARs are alright to use vs deer, but you have to have the right load (64gr power pt. is recommended); check your st laws personally, id go w/ the krag (8mm right??) --it will take any deer down, 1 shot |
| It is illegal to hunt deer with a .22 cal in Virginia. Take the K98 and order some good European hunting ammo for it. The K98 sights aren't the greatest in the world, there's a guy that sells an adjustable peep sight that can replace the rear sight , I can't think of his name right now though. |
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Prarie Dogs, Yotes, and Crows. Wife don't have to cook nothin, you get trigger time, along with tactics training (try sneaking up on a yote or a crow and you will understand that part). Cheap, fun, and you get out of the house! Recommended: 20" bbl, 20rd mag, 4x optic in SD. In your location, iron sights would seem to suffice since shots would generally be under 200 yards. |