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(33,982 posts)Nutria. Coyote's. Not much bigger than that, though, as hunting regulations limit the number of rounds in the gun, and the type of large game you can take with something as small as a .223.
The rest would be competitive or self-defense. Or just plain old plinking to have fun. Competitively, the AR-15, which is not the only, but the most common .223, is the single most popular center file rifle in the country. A 30 round mag is considered, by most owners, to be 'standard'.
It might not sound 'reasonable' to some people who don't shoot, but there's nothing shocking or unusual about that mag size.
If I might offer a non-lethal, or less lethal analogy. (Certainly high performance cars can and do kill drivers, passengers, and totally innocent bystanders) Consider the Ford Mustang. The car is far more powerful than anyone needs to get to and from work, or whatever. Shockingly overpowered, and it can be misused to a very lethal degree.
Consider the backlash if the government tried to RPM limit them to being incapable of going over 60mph. That might be a very prudent thing from a public safety perspective. Owners, and prospective owners are... not going to like it. EVEN THOUGH you could totally sell it as being certain to save some lives.