Ar180b Hunting

[ian_in_vic]

well... not completely accurate. They're not as common, but are used for special role applications. Even the humble .22 has a home.

http://www.ruger1022.com/docs/israeli_sniper.htm

I think you'd have to readdress the criteria under which you call a combatant a sniper. If you're looking for massive range roughly equaling penetration capability -- sure. But FWIW, not all shots are made at 1000y in the middle of a desert.

It might be small, but a .22lr to the toque will ruin your whole day.

The Russians in Chechnya were using .22's - due to the background noise they found they didn't need silencers.They were making the shots they needed out to 75 yards in Grozny.

 

[XCIsKing]

The .223 is pretty much the mainstay for hunting rifles here in the North (Canada'a Arctic) We hunt Caribou with them and every shot is one shot kills. Plus a Caribou on the most part is bigger then a deer.

 

[mrsmitty]

I wish, damn Sask and Alberta caliber restrictions.

 

[Armedsask]

The .223 is pretty much the mainstay for hunting rifles here in the North (Canada'a Arctic) We hunt Caribou with them and every shot is one shot kills. Plus a Caribou on the most part is bigger then a deer.

I figured they'd all be using .303?

 

[Urban_Ops]

I have been using .223/5.56 (and 7.62x39) for deer since 1984 with great results. My favorite is the hornady TAP rounds for the .223.

 

[DaveMachine]

With the right bullets you should be fine.

 

[Grizzlypeg]

The .223 is pretty much the mainstay for hunting rifles here in the North (Canada'a Arctic) We hunt Caribou with them and every shot is one shot kills. Plus a Caribou on the most part is bigger then a deer.

I talked to a couple of guys who went on Caribou hunts, and they said you got so close to the Caribou they almost walked over you coming down a trail. Makes me think shot placement would be easy and precise therefore a 223 would be no problem. Not that shot placement isn't always important, but the Caribou they shot were a lot tamer than our whitetails. On the other hand, the same guy that told me about his caribou hunt, does shoot almost exclusively with 223, whitetails included. Doubt he'd keep at it if he was losing deer. Still, given the joy of collecting rifles, I see no reason for me to use a 223 when the closet is full of other calibers.