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In reply to the discussion: My Case Against Assault Weapons [View all]sir pball
(4,743 posts)My primary general-purpose hunting rifle is an AR-10 (think M-16 but in .308 Winchester); I'm limited legally to 5 round mags in most states and regardless of the law, after 5 or 6 shots in a row the accuracy goes to hell so having a "precision" version with a long, heavy barrel, that's so unbalanced it literally can't be shot offhand, goes to waste with a big mag. All of my other hunting guns also hold less than 5 since they're bolt-action; I do get the appeal of ripping off 20, 30, 50 at once, but that's pretty much just a waste of money and barrel steel. I'd be OK with a limit of 10 rounds for rifles, and flush-fit for handguns.
And if you're so skeered that you might need more than 10 rounds in your AR, well, you sure as shit better have mastered a lot more CQB than tactical rifle reloads. 10 rifle rounds, indoors, better mean at least 6 baddies down. Otherwise, learn to damn shoot.