Absolutely… You see the only place a fully automatic AR-15 assault rifle exists is in fantasy land and there you can even kill an 1800 pound grizzly bear with a slingshot and some mushed peas. Even with a large hunting round it took over five shots to kill the bear.
A few folks used a 243 Winchester (the smallest caliber that was legal for deer hunting in Kentucky at that time), a couple of fellows that I knew used a 270 Winchester, and one guy used a 280 Remington.
The Auto Max is actually built off the AR-10, a scaled up version of the AR-15 meant to accommodate the heavier 7.62-millimeter caliber. The AR-10 is used to accommodate a number of larger calibers including 6.5-millimeter Creedmoor, 7-millimeter-08 Remington, and . 338 Federal.
Caliber Of Ar15
However, AR-frame weapons are available in many calibers, both larger and smaller. For deer hunting, 5.56 is a little on the small side. So obviously, a larger caliber AR-frame weapon would be a slightly better choice for deer hunting. ARs are available in 6.5 Creedmoor, .The Colt AR-15 is a lightweight, 5.56×45mm, magazine-fed, gas-operated semi-automatic rifle.
| Colt AR-15 |
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| Barrel length | 20 inches (510 mm) (standard) 16 inches (410 mm) (carbine) 24 inches (610 mm) (target) |
| Cartridge | .223 Remington 5.56×45mm NATO |
| Action | Direct impingement |
| Effective firing range | ~550 meters (600 yd) |
5.56/. 223 is the most accurate round in an ar15 from 5-300 yards.
With the 123-grain Hornady ELD-Match detailed above, the Grendel hauls over 1,000 f-p at 300 yards. That's about twice as far as most whitetail hunters shoot these days, and it's roughly 350 foot-pounds more energy than the beloved .
Yes, a 22 will kill a deer if the shot is placed into a vital area and the bullet used has good expansion qualities, otherwise the shot will probably result in the deer dying a slow painful death after running for a long distance.
The classic AK-47 can be used for hunting, however there are also other, more practical options. Once you've found your gun of choice, put some rounds down range, and sighted in your scope (or iron sights), you're ready to hunt! The 7.62 round will have no problem taking down a whitetail or mule deer.
223 Rem./5.56mm NATO. So, yes, I think the . 223 Rem. is a very good choice for hog hunting—provided you use the right ammunition and can put your bullet into a hog's vitals. 223 round is too light for tough old hogs.
223 Remington on deer is to keep impact velocities high. In other words don't shoot deer much beyond 150 yards.
223 to fight off a large brown, polar, or grizzly bear but it would sure beat a sharp stick. 12ga with slugs.
The M855A1, a 5.56 mm Ball ammunition, is an enhanced performance round for today's combat and training environments. It works with the M4 Carbine, the M249 machine gun, and the H&K and M16A2 rifles.
243 is a fine caliber. It's on the low end when considering "power" of the cartridge, but it's killed millions of deer in Texas. If you're looking to drop a deer in it's tracks, then you're talking more about bullet placement. Regardless of what you're shooting most deer will run when shot through the vitals.
At about 600 rounds per minute, the gas tube on an AR-15, which enables it to fire as a semi-automatic, will melt -- that could explain why Paddock used multiple guns. Since an automatic weapon like the AR-15 can fire 400 rounds per minute, this happens pretty quickly.
The 5.56 mm round is a great hunting round for mid sized game like smaller hogs and coyotes. It not your go to rabbit cartridge and it's a bit underwhelming as a deer cartridge but it certainly has its place in the world.
5.56 out of an Ar15 travels at more like 3200 fps, but the light bullet loses steam relatively quickly. You can shoot it accurately out to about 700 yards, farther with specialized ammo. After that, the bullet goes transsonic ( shows slows to ~speed of sound), at which point the shock wave destabilizes the bullet.
223 round is too light for big game like deer and hogs. It doesn't have enough terminal energy, and the small-caliber bullets don't expand enough. Great for coyotes, bad for deer. 223/5.56mm NATO round was widely used in AR-style rifles for years, killing all sorts of coyotes and varmints.
The most important difference of the 223 & 556 is pressure. The 5.56 NATO round produces more pressure than the . 223 Remington. This has confused many people in the past for a variety of reasons, one of them being the fact that 223 meets SAAMI standards, and SAAMI measures pressure at the center of the casing.
223 Remington tends to produce lower chamber pressures between 52,000 and 55,000 psi, going by SAAMI specs. Therefore, 5.56mm NATO ammo isn't safe for use in a rifle chambered for . 223 Remington, but . 223 is OK in 5.56.
You can shoot 5.56 through your . 223 chambered AR-15—but you may regret it. Since 5.56mm Mil-Spec ammo is loaded hotter, it has higher chamber pressure. 223 chamber is ever so slightly smaller than a 5.56 Mil-Spec chamber.
A . 223 caliber bullet comes to 75-90gr. Depending on your bullet choice. However, you can use this kind of bullet for 300-350 yards distance for hunting a deer.
223/5.56mm will reliably kill out to 200m.
AR-15s and Deer
Deer hunting with . 223-caliber rifles is legal in most states. A few states have caliber restrictions, including Colorado, where a big-game hunter who uses a rifle must have one that's . 24 caliber or larger—so an AR-15 chambered in .It's the most common and popular round for the AR platform. The . 223 Remington and its military counterpart the 5.56x45mm NATO, are versatile rounds you can use for multiple forms of hunting, including deer. In most cases, shooters use this round for high-volume target shooting.
223/AR-15? The . 223/5.56 is NOT an ideal cartridge for hogs, especially large hogs. With that said, sure, you can kill hogs with them.
