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    Quote Originally Posted by Scottishkiwi View Post
    I know its a great round, Like a laser coming out an AR-15 so could only be even better with a bolt gun. I'll keep that in mind if i'm up that way again
    I have never heard that description for a AR15 before...I thought they were "Spray & Pray"
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    Which is worse, ignorance or apathy...I don't know and don't care.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spook View Post
    I have never heard that description for a AR15 before...I thought they were "Spray & Pray"
    You are thinking of AKs
    Shoot guns, Not heroin!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spook View Post
    I have never heard that description for a AR15 before...I thought they were "Spray & Pray"
    not with ammo at these prices...

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    223 as an all rounder ,,,,, don't think so. if you read some of the old books on dear culling there were good shooters using 222 s but I guess some of them didn't care if a wounded animal run off to die slowly when deer were considered a pest and numbers were high. Personally I like the 243 for Sika and bush shooting and for me its great but I still know its limitations regarding long shots at the tops.
    Deer can be far and few at times so i want to be sure a well placed shot is going to kill as quickly as possible. i took a mate shooting a few years ago, he was ex army, good sort and keen as mustard. We came across some good sized reds in the bush and he took the first shot. it connected but not in the right spot, never saw that animal again!!
    it put both of us using small calibers for larger game, but every one to their own.

 

 

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