Reply #58: M16s (and AR-15s) make good deer rifles

[jmowreader]

And no, I haven't lost my mind. There's a selective-fire switch on an M16, which when placed in the center position causes one round only to be fired when the trigger is depressed.

The AR-15 only fires in semiauto mode unless someone screws with it.

M16 and AR-15 rifles are small and light, fire a cartridge that's plenty good for shooting eastern deer (West Coast hunters like .270s and .30-06s) and have a finish you won't damage by scraping it against the brush.

And it's a small-caliber rifle, people, not a multiple rocket launcher.

I would rather have an HK-91 (semiauto-only version of the G3 battle rifle in .308 caliber) but if given the choice of my Ruger Model 77 in 7mm magnum with Redfield scope or an AR-15 with iron sights if the quarry was east coast deer, I'd take the AR-15. The Ruger's set up for long-range shooting, and you don't have that back here.