Hi Bill! Yep, won't be long. But the sad thing is that I'll STILL have half as many posts as Randy!

I'd bet the AR-10 would be a good deer rifle too, especially in my neck of the woods.

We'd have to break Randy's fingers for anyone to have a chance at catching him now, it looks like!

I had a mini 14, it was fun to play with but I am not a fan of the 223 for hunting deer.

That is right here in crazy Canada a mini-14 (or M1) is non-restricted, but an AR 15 is restricted.
Go Figure

He would just take his shoes and socks off and keep going

If we ever got hogs up here (hopefully never) I figure my winchester 94 in 450 marlin would be perfect

always liked the idea of 7.62 over .223 myself which is why I think .300 is so attractive to me right now. none of the 7.62 or .308 hassle:s in a AR15 package. I'm seeing a few guys taking to it down here. also a good bit of surpressor talk when it comes to aac.

The firearms license I have allows me to own, borrow, buy and sell non-restricted (most rifles and shotguns) and restricted (most types of pistols)

I never have been fond of semi-autos for hunting.
I grew up mostly shooting lever actions, but now I use bolt actions and levers about equally

I prefer a larger round for a battle rifle. I like the Ar platform because I have been using one for a living since I was 17 years old. So its familiar. My favorite hunting rifle is a 45/70 guide gun. Not practical for a lot of what I do but I love that thing.

My 450 is a weakness, the model 94 timber is a rare rifle and I really shouldn't use it, but man I love it.
In norther BC my 338 winmag is more practical, but the 450 gets way more trail time

I never underestimate the importance of being familiar with a firearm.
I thought long and hard about that when I first saw a grizzly while hunting