Posted: 8/10/2012 4:50:26 PM EDT
| Does Arkansas have a mag capacity for deer hunting? I can't find anything in the regs. Am I just overlooking the info? Want to use my AR this year. |
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Does Arkansas have a mag capacity for deer hunting? I can't find anything in the regs. Am I just overlooking the info? Want to use my AR this year. Use a belt fed, suppressed, 10inch barrelled M16 if you want, Just make sure you don't use FMJ ammo. 
IOW, no, there is no limit. |
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on a side note, i am stocked up on some russian 62gr soft points.....what kind of game can i expect to take down? i only ask because i've only ever been bow hunting (in WV) and my buddy wants to take me deer and hog hunting later this year If you shoot a white tail in the heart, it'll kill them. I've done it with lesser loads, and had them drop within sight of where I shot them. |
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there really is no substitute for 308 lol, sure there is: 30-06, 30-30, a couple 6.8s/6.5s, .458 SOCOM, or 5 .223s I've never shot a deer with a 7mm rem mag that didn't drop deader than hell, right onto it's foot prints. |
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I took a small buck 2 years ago with a .223 55gr SP Remington factory load. Shot it through the lungs, ran about 20 feet and dropped. Why? Because I could.
I generally hunt with a 308 or 30-30 depending on the area. And I used to hunt with a 300mag, but they are just overkill for AR hunting IMO. But most here know I am a huge fan of the 308 bolt guns and I tend to shoot them very well!  And that's what I have hunted and killed more whitetail with than anything else.
Although I have been highly contemplating changing my 5.56 SPR over to a 6.5 Grendel. The ballistics are just freakin' awesome! |
Thanks for all the feedback ! I've been useing a Rem 760 pump gun that I rebarreled to 338/06 (yeah overkill but the deer drop where they stand) for YEARS & just want to try my AR. I'll be useing Hornady 55 gr GMX or 60 gr Nosler partition which ever shoots better. Either one will kill deer BUT if I run into a piggy I know that GMX will penatrate better.
 COME ON NOVEMBER 10TH!!!
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I'll probably be rolling with a 10.5" 5.56 this year, suppressed of course. Maybe some 70gr TSX or similar loads. That is unless I get my 300BLK uppers done.
Anything stouter than a 30-30 is overkill for 90% of Arkansas hunts and hunters, IMO. We're talking 200 yard max shots on 150lb animals. I know people that use rifles and rounds made for 800 yard sheep hunts or elk/caribou shots across the mountains. Why punish yourself? I would probably just do muzzle loader or bow if I had a good model of either. And if I wasn't worried about feral dogs or pigs thinking I look tasty. |
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I like my .308 . and as far as mag capacity, you need to get you one of these: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/Hank-Chinaski/1344443097825.gif Thats funny!
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I'll probably be rolling with a 10.5" 5.56 this year, suppressed of course. Maybe some 70gr TSX or similar loads. That is unless I get my 300BLK uppers done. Anything stouter than a 30-30 is overkill for 90% of Arkansas hunts and hunters, IMO. We're talking 200 yard max shots on 150lb animals. I know people that use rifles and rounds made for 800 yard sheep hunts or elk/caribou shots across the mountains. Why punish yourself? I would probably just do muzzle loader or bow if I had a good model of either. And if I wasn't worried about feral dogs or pigs thinking I look tasty. I like how you think! |
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on a side note, i am stocked up on some russian 62gr soft points.....what kind of game can i expect to take down? i only ask because i've only ever been bow hunting (in WV) and my buddy wants to take me deer and hog hunting later this year I've dropped a few in their tracks with SilverBear 62gr HP's. Most in the neck, but one snap shot through the lungs/heart did the trick too. |
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Quoted: Quoted: on a side note, i am stocked up on some russian 62gr soft points.....what kind of game can i expect to take down? i only ask because i've only ever been bow hunting (in WV) and my buddy wants to take me deer and hog hunting later this year I've dropped a few in their tracks with SilverBear 62gr HP's. Most in the neck, but one snap shot through the lungs/heart did the trick too. Makes a frickin' mess of the cavity, too... |