Hunting With an AR

Got asked by the blog proprietor to link this post.

It’s rock-solid!

The history of hunting firearms in the United States has been tied to technology developed for our military since the Civil War. Prior to that, our armed citizens used their hunting rifles and muskets to fight when they joined the militia! But with the introduction of Spencer and Henry lever-action rifles during the 1860s, the stage was set for “military” rifles to become the new hunting guns because that’s where the newest technology was applied. That was particularly true of the Mauser and 1903 Springfield bolt-action rifles developed for World War I. Bolt-actions became the standard hunting rifle because of their inherent accuracy — and partially because the .30-06 cartridge is still one of the most useful all-around hunting rounds in the world.

So, it should be no surprise that the AR-15/AR-10 platform rifles (also known as Modern Sporting Rifles or MSRs) have become the top-selling rifles in the United States over the past 10-15 years. Our modern soldiers are most familiar with them from their service, and that’s what they want to use for their sporting pursuits, too. Now, many people are using them for everything from varmint hunting to big game hunting. You can find tons of information about the best AR-10 rifle for hunting — or even for deer hunting — and about which caliber is best for hunting with an AR-15. However, we couldn’t find any information about the unique differences of hunting with an AR vs. hunting with a bolt-action or lever-action rifle. But there are some mechanical differences, obviously, and some differences in effectively using an MSR for hunting.

Yep, I’d like to go hunt wild hogs in the Southern US where they are such a major problem, and of course around here the deer are big, and frankly dangerous when you note the number of fatalities from vehicle strikes. Of course when I go hunting it won’t be with an AR because I don’t own one…it’ll be the FAL which is the best gun in my collection for taking medium game at the ranges I expect to see them. The difference between my FAL and an AR-10 type rifle is trivial.

They also have this great infographic
Hunting Tips for AR Platform Rifles

So yeah, check them out!

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2 Responses to Hunting With an AR

  1. AZRon says:

    The concept seems more logical now, but you should have seen the looks I got in the early ’80’s, hunting blacktail with an HK91. If I was a few years younger, it’d still be my choice for a hog hunt. (and it’s still ready)

  2. Craig Black says:

    Nothing weird about it for hogs or deer. People have been hunting with semi auto rifles for over 100 years.

    Check out the Facebook group .

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/ARHunting/
    http://www.msrhunt.com/

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