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 10-21-2010, 03:04 PM | #1 | Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: i live in a village in Turkey (no not a bird) Posts: 52 |  hunting with a military arm??
i saw guys hunting whit military arms. i saw a video of a guy that went hunting whit a m3 shotgun, and a kid that went hunting whit a barret 50cal YouTube - Wolf hunting gun!.wmv is this good for hunting because isin't the barret purpose to exatly KILL his target the bullet explodes when it hits the target so is military arm good for hunting yes or no .  | 
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| 10-21-2010, 03:55 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bracebridge, Ontario Posts: 350 |
I use a M1A to hunt moose and bear and a SKS for deer. I have gotten 15 deer with the sks and 3 bears with the m1A. as long as you are using hunting rounds there should not be a problem.
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Thats why they call it hunting and not grocery shopping
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| 10-21-2010, 04:47 PM | #3 | Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Third bunker on the right, Central Virginia Posts: 8,376 Liked 5 Times on 5 Posts
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Depends on what you call a "military arm". My 8mm Mauser, .303 Enfield, SKS, 03 Springfield, Swiss K-31, MN 91/30- sure. With hunting ammo. An M60? M203 grenade launcher? Why, hello, Mr. Game Warden!
BTW, the .50 BMG does not "explode" unless you are using something Raufoss cartridges, or some rather exotic ammo. Is it WAY overkill for deer? IMHO, unless the deer is hiding in an light armored vehicle or a refrigerator, yes, it is. __________________
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| 10-21-2010, 05:34 PM | #4 | Supporting Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kankakee County, Illinois Posts: 413 Likes Given: 2
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I have used my M98 Mauser, AR-15 to hunt, there is no issue with that choice of
weapon. A firearm is a tool to propel a projectile, what that projectile does when
it hits its target is based on the design of the projectile, not the gun that fired it,
outside of its initial muzzle velocity.
Hunting bullets are designed to "mushroom" or "open up" inside the animal and
cause as much trama as possible. My preference is Barnes TSX bullet, this type
of bullet tend to be less effective on "hardened" target, think kevlar or hard
plate armor.
Military ammo (save the really cool special stuff they have; which is all illegal
in the Communist Repubik of Illinois) aka FMJ are designed to me more "humane"
by just causing through and through injuries. You can thank the Hague (IIRC)
convention for that. __________________
An Armed man is a Citizen,
An Unarmed man is a Subject. -- Unknown
When The People fear their government, there is Tyranny.
When The Government fears The People, there is Liberty. -- Thomas Jefferson
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| 10-21-2010, 05:37 PM | #5 | Supporting Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kankakee County, Illinois Posts: 413 Likes Given: 2
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Originally Posted by c3shooter
...the .50 BMG does not "explode" unless you are using something Raufoss cartridges, or some rather exotic ammo.
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The Military has some cool as **** stuff available for the .50's these days.
All we had on the ship back in Desert Storm was some anti armor (tungsten penetrator with some magnesium on the back side of it. Idea for gunboats but not much more, the rest was ball and tracers. __________________
An Armed man is a Citizen,
An Unarmed man is a Subject. -- Unknown
When The People fear their government, there is Tyranny.
When The Government fears The People, there is Liberty. -- Thomas Jefferson
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| 10-23-2010, 01:30 AM | #6 | Iron Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South central, NH Posts: 3,262 Likes Given: 2
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Hunting rifles were products of Military rifles in most cases. The Boers used high end Model 1895 sporting rifles to beat on the Brits. __________________
Freedom is not free. The best of us always leave too soon.
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| 10-23-2010, 01:41 AM | #7 | Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Third bunker on the right, Central Virginia Posts: 8,376 Liked 5 Times on 5 Posts
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Shade- take a peek- Raufoss Mk 211 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
THAT is what I was referring to. Goes quite a bit beyond the standard APIT ammo. About equal to a 20mm cannon round. __________________
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| 10-23-2010, 02:20 AM | #8 | Iron Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South central, NH Posts: 3,262 Likes Given: 2
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Here are a couple pics of Dual purpose rifles...
M41b, great hunter and sniper!
Bushmaster DCM, Great for iron sight High power or Varmints.
1943 Soviet PU Sniper, Awesome hunter.
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| 10-23-2010, 05:27 AM | #9 | Supporting Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kankakee County, Illinois Posts: 413 Likes Given: 2
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__________________
An Armed man is a Citizen,
An Unarmed man is a Subject. -- Unknown
When The People fear their government, there is Tyranny.
When The Government fears The People, there is Liberty. -- Thomas Jefferson
"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." -- Thomas Jefferson | |
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| 10-23-2010, 08:52 AM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sacramento, California, California Posts: 1,729 |
I've taken Elk with a M1A with a 5 round mag to be legal. With a .50 cal BMG round I think you would waste/destroy alot of meat. For Wolves however, the only issue would be the cost of the round. BTW, unless your a cattle rancher leave them wolves alone. | |
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