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The Liberal government is moving ahead with efforts to keep assault-style firearms out of the hands of Canadians, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Monday.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I had a gun enthusiast explain to me that AR15s are not suitable for hunting deer because the caliber is too small. Ie the deer suffers unduly.

Interesting opinion.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

AR-15 are typically 5.56mm or .223, not ideal for much beyond plinking varmints. People do use it, but it might take a couple of shots and you have to watch your range.

For deer or elk, you'd want something like .30-06 or .30/30 or 7mm Rem mag, or even .300 Win mag, but that's a bit much.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

People use .223 for hunting deer all the time using hunting rifles. I'd recommend.243 and higher but a .223 does work.