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Section 6: Rifles Subject: Ruger American 7.62X39 Msg# 1163538
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So is archery hunting – I didn't do either. With enough expertise and restraint, either will take down a deer but you do have to be good.
Poachers have done okay with a .22 rifle, too, but I wonder how many deer got wounded and ran off, maybe to heal or maybe to die of sepsis, compared to the ones that got harvested. Stu |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Is such a cartridge capable of delivering 1000 ft-lobs of energy into a deer, even at short range? I look at that number as an often-quoted minimum for ethically hunting deer. It is the commonly quoted number. I do wonder, however, when handguns never offer that kind of energy, and handgun hunting is quite popular. |
