R.W.Dale
Member
Why hunt with a 223?
You have to have been staying under a proverbial gun culture ROCK to not see why.
Thanks to the wild ar15 popularity the trend is to LIGHT little carbines that actually handle in the hands well.
I like my go to 30/06 gun as much as anyone but the fact is it and any similar rifle is a heavy hard kicking unwieldy club compared to carrying a fairly basic ar15 carbine.
Hunters out west assuredly won't get this as they tend to need more range and punch.
But back east I see hunters everywhere forgoing traditional "deer rifles" and their power and range they don't need for the lightness and ease of carry they do need in platforms that fall outside the age old short and long action families.
You have to have been staying under a proverbial gun culture ROCK to not see why.
Thanks to the wild ar15 popularity the trend is to LIGHT little carbines that actually handle in the hands well.
I like my go to 30/06 gun as much as anyone but the fact is it and any similar rifle is a heavy hard kicking unwieldy club compared to carrying a fairly basic ar15 carbine.
Hunters out west assuredly won't get this as they tend to need more range and punch.
But back east I see hunters everywhere forgoing traditional "deer rifles" and their power and range they don't need for the lightness and ease of carry they do need in platforms that fall outside the age old short and long action families.