June 3, 201312 yr Irate-sleep:1 year agoArmaLite AR-15 is a selective fire assault rifle with available calibrations of .223 or 5.56mm. In Michigan, it is legal to hunt deer in the rifle zone with any caliber of firearm except a .22 caliber or smaller rim fire. In the shotgun zone of Michigan, you can hunt deer only when using a conventional smokeless powder handgun that must be .35 caliber or larger. Try again.JI sure am glade that you know are local laws.
June 3, 201312 yr Irate-sleep:1 year agoArmaLite AR-15 is a selective fire assault rifle with available calibrations of .223 or 5.56mm. In Michigan, it is legal to hunt deer in the rifle zone with any caliber of firearm except a .22 caliber or smaller rim fire. In the shotgun zone of Michigan, you can hunt deer only when using a conventional smokeless powder handgun that must be .35 caliber or larger. Try again.JI sure am glade that you know are local laws.Almost as glad as I am to know that your link is a crock of shit. To sight law ask.com is not a reliable source.It's like saying 'oh well my brother in-law's best friend's college roommate is a DEC officer and he said no you can't' it's not a fact, just bullshit.J
June 3, 201312 yr Author Take it to pm if you want to talk about laws. I just want to know what I asked in my original post. Thanks
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June 3, 201312 yr Looked up the hunting laws on Michigan.gov and my goodness are they strict. Edited June 3, 201312 yr by Penguin4x4
June 3, 201312 yr In my country you cannot use or even carry any gun, any firearms !!!People still have guns for hunting or competitions, but the biggest danger is burglars : they steal your guns in your house, to buy drug or commit armed robbery ! The fact that you can have guns and shoot is quite unbelievable. Be careful, guys.
June 3, 201312 yr Detroit has one of the strictest set of gun laws in the country, and since there is almost no crime in Detroit, you can really see how much of a great job these gun laws are doing. Way to go State Legislators!
June 3, 201312 yr Looked up the hunting laws on Michigan.gov and my goodness are they strict.It's so fun living in a far left state. Luckily our new governor has given me some hope.
June 3, 201312 yr There are areas where you can shoot small game with up to a .223 rifle. But not a dear. In the lower half.
June 3, 201312 yr Author Close this thread it is useless.What the fuck no? I asked a question and only a few people have helped. Why don't you guys help me with what to get instead of fight about gun laws.
June 3, 201312 yr Close this thread it is useless.What the fuck no? I asked a question and only a few people have helped. Why don't you guys help me with what to get instead of fight about gun laws.What do you want to hunt?
June 3, 201312 yr Author I'd like to hunt rabbits and squirrels. Also I would use it to kill the raccoons and possumes that try to get into the chicken coops.
June 3, 201312 yr I'd like to hunt rabbits and squirrels. Also I would use it to kill the raccoons and possumes that try to get into the chicken coops. you'd be good with a 22 magnum or a .17 cal I use Hornady v-max http://www.hornady.com/store/searchammo.php?mode=search&main_cat=250&categoryid%5B%5D=259&categoryid%5B%5D=&categoryid%5B%5D=375&x=30&y=8
June 3, 201312 yr I'd like to hunt rabbits and squirrels. Also I would use it to kill the raccoons and possumes that try to get into the chicken coops.You can use one , but check with your local laws. Just don't try to shoot a a deer with one!
June 3, 201312 yr Okk I don't want a start up a huge fight of where you can shoot and not. I can and have shot on my property for years. So that's not a concern of mine if I can or not. We will gut and cook our kills no matter what gun I will use. I am not going to use the .223 for deer hunting since it seems more ineffective compared to my shotgun. Also it would most likely just wound it and then lose it. If I feel the need to shoot deer with an AR-15 then I will get a new upper for a .308Unfortunately an AR -15 cannot handle the .308 uppers. The reverse is also true unless someone recently made a new change. You basically can have a rifle that uses the bolt face from the .223 or the .308. Not both.Does that make sense?I may not be explaining it in a good way....
June 3, 201312 yr For the 1000 price range you could build a nice AR-15 or a better than average AR-10. If you buy it outright and put together it would really exclude the AR-10 platform unless you find a screaming deal/used gun.Again, if you are looking at the AR-15s any of the major brands would be fine. If you are interest in the larger AR-10 platform I would encourage you to use the DPMS styled lower. There are more options in bot magazines and parts in general. The Armalite is fine, but really much less supported.To me, the only benefit of going with a .223 caliber is cheeeeeeeeeep bullits if you don't reload. They won't be accurate however. The larger AR-10 is more versatile but harder to find dirt cheep amp for.If your ranges for shooting are more than 300 yards you would benefit from a .308 bolt face cartridge like a .260 or 6.5 CM.
June 3, 201312 yr Okk I don't want a start up a huge fight of where you can shoot and not. I can and have shot on my property for years. So that's not a concern of mine if I can or not. We will gut and cook our kills no matter what gun I will use. I am not going to use the .223 for deer hunting since it seems more ineffective compared to my shotgun. Also it would most likely just wound it and then lose it. If I feel the need to shoot deer with an AR-15 then I will get a new upper for a .308Unfortunately an AR -15 cannot handle the .308 uppers. The reverse is also true unless someone recently made a new change. You basically can have a rifle that uses the bolt face from the .223 or the .308. Not both.Does that make sense?I may not be explaining it in a good way.... Correct. The AR-10 is capable of handling .308 and all its wildcat cartridges: .243 Winchester, .260 Remington, 6.5 Creedmoor, 7mm-08 Remington, .338 Federal, and .358 Winchester. Edited June 3, 201312 yr by Penguin4x4
June 3, 201312 yr There are plenty of large caliber alternatives for the AR-15 platform, including 6.8 SPC, 6.5 Grendel, 300 Blackout, .450 Bushmaster, .458 SOCOM, and .50 Beowulf.
June 3, 201312 yr If you hand load there's even the .20 Practical, which uses .223 brass necked down to fit a .204 bullet. Fits in standard AR-15 mags, too.
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