Do You Use a "Modern Sporting Rifle" for Deer?

[Wooden Arrow]

i want one of those Civil War era "assault" rifles like pictured with the young man in Infoman Jrs post above... it would "look right" in the rack with my recurves, longbows, and BBO flatbow...

 

[BigCityBubba]

I hunted with an sks many years ago. Does that count? I have 2 ar's in 556 and never considered hunting with either because they are not setup for hunting. I have considered an AR10 for pig hunting but where I hunt, follow up shots are rare. I have never had a quick followup shot on a deer where a semi auto would have come in handy.

 

[Stalkhunter]

Yes but not all the time, I enjoy rotating my weapons each season. Actually this season coming up I will be using it. I will also be using my other military style M1A this season.

 

[backyardtndeer]

About the only downside I come up with is that I often don't find my brass, but that's going to happen with any semi auto. Weight really isn't an issue hunting my small farm. Most my stands are less than a half mile walk. I walk a lot though, and a good sling makes what little extra weight not any more noticable than toting a bolt gun.

Far as cold handguards, I am usually wearing gloves when it's cold enough to worry about frostbite. I usually have a rest too though, so my freehand isn't having to be used to support the rail.