The Deer Hunter
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3" at 50 yards? Works fine where I go hunting...
Theres a lot of variables here. Are you hunting somewhere out in the open? Or somewhere in the woods where 75 yards is probably the maximum you will be shooting? Or is the minimum 125+ yards?
Are you going to be trecking deep into the woods? The Garand weights like 12 pounds or something, while the AR weighs like 5-6 pounds. 12 pounds might not seem like a lot, but things get heavy in the woods...
Like many other posters have already stated, some states don't allow .223 for hunting. Also, some states only allow 5 rounds maximum in a semi-auto. I'm sure you can find 5 round magazines for AR's. They do have 5 round en-bloc clips for garands too btw.
Personally I would use the Garand, like I'm sure countless others have done in the past. On the switch hand, a whole lot of people have shot deer with AR's too.
Theres a lot of variables here. Are you hunting somewhere out in the open? Or somewhere in the woods where 75 yards is probably the maximum you will be shooting? Or is the minimum 125+ yards?
Are you going to be trecking deep into the woods? The Garand weights like 12 pounds or something, while the AR weighs like 5-6 pounds. 12 pounds might not seem like a lot, but things get heavy in the woods...
Like many other posters have already stated, some states don't allow .223 for hunting. Also, some states only allow 5 rounds maximum in a semi-auto. I'm sure you can find 5 round magazines for AR's. They do have 5 round en-bloc clips for garands too btw.
Personally I would use the Garand, like I'm sure countless others have done in the past. On the switch hand, a whole lot of people have shot deer with AR's too.