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In reply to the discussion: The only purpose of "assault" weapons is to kill people. [View all]spin
(17,493 posts)159. Hunters do use black rifles and they are definitely gaining in popularity with hunters. ...
Most if not all states limit the magazine capacity of any semi-auto center fire rifle used while hunting game such as deer. Florida's limit is 5 rounds. I believe that Florida does allow a hunter to use a higher capacity magazine while hunting feral hog which are considered a pest as they are not native to Florida and do considerable damage to the environment.
F&S Picks the 25 Best AR-Style Rifles
Photo Gallery by Michael O. Humphries. Uploaded on May 13, 2009
An Intro to the AR-Style Rifle
Black guns often get a bum rap. They can look a bit menacing, and their configuration and controls are radically different than those found on traditional sporting firearms. But the hunter who automatically dismisses AR-style rifles as legitimate sporting guns would be doing himself a major disservice. Why? Because the AR is one of the most capable, adaptable, and appealing firearm platforms on the market today. And these characteristics are helping it gain traction in the civilian market in its semi-automatic-only form.
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Over the past 50 years manufacturers have taken advantage of the guns modularity to attach optics and accessories, add new operating systems, allow larger chamberings, and even create civilian-legal semi-automatic-only versions. These guns have proved capable and popular with shooters of all stripes, especially varmint hunters. And recent developments have expanded the platform to big-game hunters as well.
This is because the qualities that make AR rifles so successful as a military design also make them highly capable as hunting firearms. Many models boast sub-MOA accuracy right out of the box, with some variants featuring performance that rivals that of custom target rifles.
http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/gallery/hunting/2009/05/fs-picks-25-best-ar-style-rifles
The AR-15 is also used for competitive target shooting.
Basics of High Power Competition
Rules, Equipment, and Course of Fire
The most popular form of organized rifle-only competitive shooting in the United States is NRA High Power Competition. There are more High Power matches held across the country than benchrest matches by a huge margin. High Power Competition encompasses primarily Service Rifle and Match Rifle, with the lesser subdiscipline of Sporting Rifle. If you think F-Class* or Benchrest shooting is tough, High Power presents another level of challenge altogether. Apart from a sling, there are no mechanical crutches in High Power--your arms and body must support the full weight of the rifle as you engage the target from a variety of positions. The vast majority of High Power matches are iron sights only**. These factors place a premium on good eyesight, training, and overall fitness.
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The rifles currently defined as "Service Rifles" include the M1, M14, M16 and their commercial equivalents [such as the AR15 and Springfield M1A. While aftermarket triggers and barrels are allowed, along with other minor modifications, Service rifles are otherwise held to fairly strict one-design standards. In Service Rifle competition all of the top shooters' rifles have very similar performance so it is shooter skill rather than expensive technology that wins matches--at least in principle.]
http://www.6mmbr.com/highpowerbasics.html
Of course these facts are rarely mentioned by the media.
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And you win the Inappropriately Inaccurate Insinuation Analogy Award for the day.
PavePusher
Dec 2012
#212
There is also a Zen mind aspect to shoot that people have failed to mention.
socialindependocrat
Dec 2012
#156
"Yes, freedom does require responsibility and it is time you become responsible for freedom."
calimary
Dec 2012
#172
We have actually done that many times (visiting the local VA hospital and the combat veterans
calimary
Dec 2012
#160
If you're in this thread arguing in favor of assault weapons, you're my enemy
DisgustipatedinCA
Dec 2012
#256
Dead Is Dead Well Informed Or Not - As A Citizen I Can Work to Criminalize Gun Ownership
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#24
Yes, heaven forfend you should actually know what you were attempting to criminalize.
Lizzie Poppet
Dec 2012
#31
You can be absolutely sure that the NRA will be there to let them know everything they need to know.
RC
Dec 2012
#110
here are your details. i am not interested in your opinion of them so don't reply, please
farminator3000
Dec 2012
#179
Pardon me if I have a hard time understanding how you take such a clinical view
pinboy3niner
Dec 2012
#78
"Also, many gun "enthusiasts" brag about how easy it is to change a semi auto into an auto."
PavePusher
Dec 2012
#248
Typical AK ammunition is ballistically very similar to the venerable .30-30 lever-action round.
PavePusher
Dec 2012
#219
well, there is more than one, but yours makes no sense at all in context
farminator3000
Dec 2012
#96
Splitting hairs. They are SALW and most certainly would be part of the
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2012
#242
former Chief Justice Burger - individual right to bear arms was “one of the greatest pieces of
farminator3000
Dec 2012
#93
Sometimes, killing people is a legitimate solution to a dire situation.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Dec 2012
#23
Sometimes the only way to stop someone from hurting you is to use lethal force.
aikoaiko
Dec 2012
#26
It's worse than that: the only purpose of assault weapons is to kill people IN GROUPS.
paulkienitz
Dec 2012
#44
with all do respect according to Minnesota hunting laws duck hunters can only have 12 shells
azurnoir
Dec 2012
#45
If this is the case why do we not then take them from the police and government?
Remmah2
Dec 2012
#98
No, no, no. You're purchase of an assault weapon compels me to do likewise because they are ASSAULT
patrice
Dec 2012
#157
I was just thinking about this. Trying to sort through the various assault scenarios & I came up
patrice
Dec 2012
#151
What are the public grounds for being concerned about private assault capabilities, latent or
patrice
Dec 2012
#153
Hunters do use black rifles and they are definitely gaining in popularity with hunters. ...
spin
Dec 2012
#159
I personally use the term "black rifle" or "assault style rifle" to refer to AR type ...
spin
Dec 2012
#199
I know. I'm saying it's a fairly commonly used synonym for military-style rifles
Recursion
Dec 2012
#218
I don't disagree entirely, and there are many things we can do to help fix the problem.
PavePusher
Dec 2012
#247
Education, jobs, health care (including mental health), end Prohibition II....
PavePusher
Dec 2012
#253
his right to be safe @ the grocery is more important to a majority of people than your right to own
farminator3000
Dec 2012
#255
I open carry at Fry's grocery here in in Arizona and get complemented by the staff.
PavePusher
Dec 2012
#261
why don't you ask ex-congresswoman Giffords what she thinks about that? prob not so nice
farminator3000
Dec 2012
#262
just a bump so people will read post #196 in this thread. it might make you cry, careful
farminator3000
Dec 2012
#257
nope. i was educated by a du'er that he & pals play games & have matches with theirs.
spanone
Dec 2012
#267