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Do You Use a "Modern Sporting Rifle" for Deer?
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<blockquote data-quote="infoman jr." data-source="post: 5840026" data-attributes="member: 2046"><p>A lot of ignorance in this thread. That's a shame. I just finished my 30th season of deer hunting. I've carried all kinds of guns, mostly bolt actions and a bow, but I started carrying this .308 AR about 10 years ago. I'd like to share some of my experience and why I prefer an AR for deer hunting.</p><p></p><p>Here are some things I like about it:</p><p>I like that it has a vertical pistol grip. It's a much more natural wrist angle for me when my elbow is resting on something below my shoulder. </p><p>I like that I can sling it across my chest so it doesn't fall off of my shoulder, but I can still raise it to shoot very quickly if I need. Slinging the gun this way makes it easier to walk around with my climbing stand on my back - I was never able to carry my bolt guns on my shoulder without the gun/scope banging around on the stand.</p><p>Mine has a folding stock and a removeable suppressor making it more portable from a physical size perspective. This one is a bit on the heavy side, though you can build them down in the 7 lb range.</p><p>With its Geissele trigger and Bartlein barrel, it's one of the most accurate rifles I own.</p><p>The suppressor has spoiled me - so much so that I haven't deer hunted with a non-suppressed centerfire rifle in probably 7 years. </p><p>I'm not afraid to get it wet, muddy, or bloody. I can simply hose it down with brake cleaner and re-lube. I <strong>love</strong> nice wood on guns, but I save that for the dove field and clays range.</p><p>I spent 3 years of my professional life helping to design it, so I have a lot of pride in carrying it.</p><p></p><p>The bad:</p><p>The aluminum handguard gets cold. Very cold. A couple of years ago I lost a lot of feeling in a few fingertips for months because I had my scope on a buck for about 20 minutes trying to decide if I would shoot him, and my fingerless gloves left my skin exposed to the aluminum. Most years since, I've wrapped the handguard in that self-adhesive camo wrap you can find at Academy, and that's helped a ton. I forgot to reapply it this year.</p><p>The B5 Sopmod stock I have on mine pulls out my beard. I should replace that. The stock, not the beard.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I'll get off my soapbox, but I wanted to add a little context to the thread. I'm not saying that these positive attributes are exclusive to the AR platform. Bolt action rifles have a ton of nice features, and it my 700Ti had a threaded muzzle, I'd be more apt to carry it.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://scontent-ord5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.18172-8/622652_852317362538_1599380845_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=4dc865&_nc_ohc=uXCwgtIY2fkAX_T7Zpe&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.xx&oh=00_AfDhRLpM8l9A7Y_QQQeffkgrLqRMI7cW3rU_tk54tfSFPg&oe=65E92583" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/w9OCKQo.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="infoman jr., post: 5840026, member: 2046"] A lot of ignorance in this thread. That's a shame. I just finished my 30th season of deer hunting. I've carried all kinds of guns, mostly bolt actions and a bow, but I started carrying this .308 AR about 10 years ago. I'd like to share some of my experience and why I prefer an AR for deer hunting. Here are some things I like about it: I like that it has a vertical pistol grip. It's a much more natural wrist angle for me when my elbow is resting on something below my shoulder. I like that I can sling it across my chest so it doesn't fall off of my shoulder, but I can still raise it to shoot very quickly if I need. Slinging the gun this way makes it easier to walk around with my climbing stand on my back - I was never able to carry my bolt guns on my shoulder without the gun/scope banging around on the stand. Mine has a folding stock and a removeable suppressor making it more portable from a physical size perspective. This one is a bit on the heavy side, though you can build them down in the 7 lb range. With its Geissele trigger and Bartlein barrel, it's one of the most accurate rifles I own. The suppressor has spoiled me - so much so that I haven't deer hunted with a non-suppressed centerfire rifle in probably 7 years. I'm not afraid to get it wet, muddy, or bloody. I can simply hose it down with brake cleaner and re-lube. I [B]love[/B] nice wood on guns, but I save that for the dove field and clays range. I spent 3 years of my professional life helping to design it, so I have a lot of pride in carrying it. The bad: The aluminum handguard gets cold. Very cold. A couple of years ago I lost a lot of feeling in a few fingertips for months because I had my scope on a buck for about 20 minutes trying to decide if I would shoot him, and my fingerless gloves left my skin exposed to the aluminum. Most years since, I've wrapped the handguard in that self-adhesive camo wrap you can find at Academy, and that's helped a ton. I forgot to reapply it this year. The B5 Sopmod stock I have on mine pulls out my beard. I should replace that. The stock, not the beard. Anyway, I'll get off my soapbox, but I wanted to add a little context to the thread. I'm not saying that these positive attributes are exclusive to the AR platform. Bolt action rifles have a ton of nice features, and it my 700Ti had a threaded muzzle, I'd be more apt to carry it. [IMG]https://scontent-ord5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.18172-8/622652_852317362538_1599380845_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=4dc865&_nc_ohc=uXCwgtIY2fkAX_T7Zpe&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.xx&oh=00_AfDhRLpM8l9A7Y_QQQeffkgrLqRMI7cW3rU_tk54tfSFPg&oe=65E92583[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/w9OCKQo.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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