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The 222 Remington and later the 223

by Charles, Saturday, August 25, 2012, 15:44 (4420 days ago) @ Hobie

have been fairly popular whitetail deer rounds here in Texas since the 50's. Everybody I know that has used them feel they do they job and neck shots are prefered.

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Watched "Yukon Men" this evening. Noted use of AR-15 - Hobie, 2012-08-24, 22:46
- The Mini 14 was the quintessention Native Alaskan rifle - Rob Leahy, 2012-08-24, 23:36
  - yep....used for caribou, even grizzly etc. - cable, 2012-08-25, 00:41
  - Kinda kills the arguments against it for deer down here... - Hobie, 2012-08-25, 07:32
    - Kinda kills the arguments against it for deer down here... - Sarge, 2012-08-25, 12:11
      - I think it depends on cover and terrain. - cas, 2012-08-25, 14:34
        
        Yeah Buddy.... - Sarge, 2012-08-25, 21:46
  - The Mini 14 was the quintessention Native Alaskan rifle - woody, 2012-08-25, 10:13
    - The SS plastic stocked? I gave that top a friend, still up - Rob Leahy, 2012-08-25, 11:13
      - The SS plastic stocked? I gave that top a friend, still up - woody, 2012-08-25, 12:03
        
        It has accounted for deer and caribou and a halibut or three - Rob Leahy, 2012-08-25, 12:33
  - It's readily obvious that the marketing in the gun business - MR, 2012-08-25, 20:37
    - That doesn't make money, new gun with new odd cartridge - Hobie, 2012-08-25, 21:27
- So what load do they use? - Hobie, 2012-08-25, 10:32
  - ball or what ever one can get. - Rob Leahy, 2012-08-25, 11:15
- is the show worth watching? - Warhawk, 2012-08-25, 13:56
  - If you can't stomach the insipid narration you can always - Hobie, 2012-08-25, 18:46
    - I felt that way about "Mountain Men". - anachronism, 2012-08-25, 19:30
      - They have to make it dramatic for the folks... - Drago, 2012-08-25, 21:12
        
        Nor would they want to freeze to death and not get the video - Hobie, 2012-08-25, 21:28
        
        Nor would they want to freeze to death and not get the video - anachronism, 2012-08-25, 23:32
- The 222 Remington and later the 223 - Charles, 2012-08-25, 15:44
- They reran it tonight. - anachronism, 2012-08-25, 23:34
  - Both AR shooters dropped their animals right there, or so - Hobie, 2012-08-26, 09:02
  - Tough? Caribou are not as big as moose:-) - Rob Leahy, 2012-08-26, 18:42
    - Tough? Caribou are not as big as moose:-) - Gary G, 2012-08-26, 19:12

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