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Re: a gun question

By: oldCADuser in FFFT | Recommend this post (0)
Thu, 13 Dec 12 12:07 AM | 47 view(s)
Boardmark this board | Food For Further Thought 		Msg. 48441 of 65535
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My 'deer rifle' is actually a surplus (1944 manufacture) M1 Carbine, which was great when I was still living in Michigan as most shots are fairly close being that we did most of our deer hunting in swamps and heavy forest. Of course it's barrel length is such that even a smaller adult would have no problem shooting themselves with it. Even my 20GA shotgun might be manageable but not my 12GA as that was designed for duck and goose hunting with an extra long full-choke barrel.




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Re: a gun question
By: Riana in FFFT
Wed, 12 Dec 12 11:54 PM 		Msg. 48440 of 65535

Very true, OCU. "High powered" is just a media buzzword, really.

In fact, most AR-15's are chambered in either .223 or 5.56 - a caliber deemed too small for deer hunting in Virginia, but frequently used in military theaters.

I've never heard the term "high powered" used with a shotgun, actually. Shotguns come in a limited number of gauges (anywhere from 10 gauge to 67 gauge (AKA .410)), shell lengths (generally from 2.5" to 3.5"), and pellet sizes (generally slugs or pellets ranging from 000 buckshot to #12 shot). Shotguns have a variety of barrel lengths, but that has no relation to it being 'high powered' either (at least, it shouldn't).

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