I was thinking AR myself. With SO many brands and styles, what would you guys recommend?
Keep it mill spec whatever you do, they are all interchangeable. Everyone has their own opinions on them. I was looking for a lightweight hunting rig only. No lasers, flashlights, rails, bipod etc. After building one and buying one I would spend my $ on the upper, IMO if you are only going to be hunting with it, nothing wrong with a polymer lower.
I purchased a used 6.8 upper and slapped it on a New Frontier polymer lower, I have $450 in the rifle. It weighs 6 lbs. I kept it minimal, nothing hanging off of it and it is easy to swing and shoulder. I did mount a low power variable leupold scope on it 1.5 x 4. I can stalk all day with that weight or shoot long range from a tree stand/shooting house if need be. low recoil, quick follow up shots...tough as nails & ugly as h**l but gets the job done.
since I've never done it, and not trying to be a smartazz or dis black rifles, or dog hunting (for a change) BUT if hunting in groups and shooting at running deer/hogs, I'd assume you don't have a lot of time to ensure your backstop is clear/safe, and you might be shooting down a trail or dirt road or open field where a large caliber rifle could travel quite a distance. might shotguns with buckshot or slugs be more effective and safer?, not to mention ammo and guns would likely be cheaper.
The deer is not always running. I shot 8 times with my rifle this weekend and 3 of those times the bucks were standing there (and I still missed). Standing on a dogbox produces a downward angle where the ground stops the rifle bullet IE no need to worry about a backstop as long as you're not scoping the truck down the road. With proper communication and GPS systems/collars, its not an issue at all anymore. Groups are more or less 4-6 trucks with each truck covering a road or a road plus a few curves. Deer stand and turkey hunting has proven time and time again to be much more dangerous.
Slugs suck and are used more in the northern shotgun only states (no offense if you like them) and buckshot doesn't have effective range. I like buckshot for short distances and carry both but a rifle is more essential for the range factor.
since I've never done it, and not trying to be a smartazz or dis black rifles, or dog hunting (for a change) BUT if hunting in groups and shooting at running deer/hogs, I'd assume you don't have a lot of time to ensure your backstop is clear/safe, and you might be shooting down a trail or dirt road or open field where a large caliber rifle could travel quite a distance. might shotguns with buckshot or slugs be more effective and safer?, not to mention ammo and guns would likely be cheaper.
X2. I know this is gonna ruffle some feathers too, but never heard of using rifles over dogs for deer and hog until I came to Florida. GA most clubs I hunted with over dogs was shotgun only with buck shot only.
Additionally, the Remington Model 74, 740, 742 and 7400 weren't one of Remington's finest rifles and "many" "not all" have issues and function problems. I would start by doing a complete take down of the rifle and clean the hell out of it to get it to function properly. If it still doesn't function properly, you likely have one of the bad ones.....
since I've never done it, and not trying to be a smartazz or dis black rifles, or dog hunting (for a change) BUT if hunting in groups and shooting at running deer/hogs, I'd assume you don't have a lot of time to ensure your backstop is clear/safe, and you might be shooting down a trail or dirt road or open field where a large caliber rifle could travel quite a distance. might shotguns with buckshot or slugs be more effective and safer?, not to mention ammo and guns would likely be cheaper.
The deer is not always running. I shot 8 times with my rifle this weekend and 3 of those times the bucks were standing there (and I still missed). Standing on a dogbox produces a downward angle where the ground stops the rifle bullet IE no need to worry about a backstop as long as you're not scoping the truck down the road. With proper communication and GPS systems/collars, its not an issue at all anymore. Groups are more or less 4-6 trucks with each truck covering a road or a road plus a few curves. Deer stand and turkey hunting has proven time and time again to be much more dangerous.
Slugs suck and are used more in the northern shotgun only states (no offense if you like them) and buckshot doesn't have effective range. I like buckshot for short distances and carry both but a rifle is more essential for the range factor.
Not sure I agree and this is an opinion, but I have a slug gun that shoots 1" groups at 100.
The furthest shot I've ever made on a deer in GA was with 00 buck shot 12 ga 3", Modified choke out of a Remington 870 with 30" barrel (the modified choke patterned 00 buck better at 50 yards better than a full choke) and the deer was walking and stopping, she stopped and I shot and when we paced it off it was 107 yards. 4 pellets hit her in the brisket/vitals area and another 3 in the neck and head. It didn't kill her but she didn't go but 15 yards and went down and couldn't move.
Unless you are hunting open hardwoods (not sure any exist in FL), fields or areas with a area open over 100 yards I don't see much use in using a rifle over dogs instead of a 12 gauge with buck shot. Again, my opinion....
explain please ! hangs up ?
The remington semi-auto doesn't eject the spent round correctly. It's been a POS since I was 13 (18 years ago) and is finicky when it gets the slighest bit of dust or grime in it, then it hangs up. It's basically a single shot.
I was thinking AR myself. With SO many brands and styles, what would you guys recommend?
AR`s are awesome and I love mine cant go wrong with a black gun
BUT you may want to do a complete tear down and cleaning on your old semi 1st
a while back I bought a $100 REM 7400 because the guy was having same kind of problems as you stated took it to my friend who is a gunsmith he did a TOTAL take down and a 3.00 part and 30 bux labor sold the gun for me for $300 ---- Just a thought --
