HonestFool03
Active Member
- Feb 24, 2009
- 786
Hey guys
So I'd like to try deer hunting this season. I've never been before. As such, I don't have a rifle set up for it. Was talking to a buddy who does deer hunt pretty frequently, and he suggested looking in to a 300 BO upper for one of my AR's as that would likely be an easy and cost effective way to get in to it. Bonus points as I've wanted a 300 AR for awhile now.
Did a little googling and it seems it is not uncommon for people to use 300 BO for deer out to about 150 yards.
I don't feel comfortable going out deer hunting by myself as I've never been. So for now this is just me exploring the option until I get someone who wouldn't mind taking a greenhorn along with them this year.
I've seen that bullet weight should be kept around 125-130 to ensure proper expansion of the round. Aside from that... I don't know much? What length barrel and twist rate should I be looking at?
I figure I could get a BCM 16 inch upper and be good? Any flaw in this train of thought? Assuming a 3-9 scope would be sufficient as well.
Any insight would be appreciated.
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So I'd like to try deer hunting this season. I've never been before. As such, I don't have a rifle set up for it. Was talking to a buddy who does deer hunt pretty frequently, and he suggested looking in to a 300 BO upper for one of my AR's as that would likely be an easy and cost effective way to get in to it. Bonus points as I've wanted a 300 AR for awhile now.
Did a little googling and it seems it is not uncommon for people to use 300 BO for deer out to about 150 yards.
I don't feel comfortable going out deer hunting by myself as I've never been. So for now this is just me exploring the option until I get someone who wouldn't mind taking a greenhorn along with them this year.
I've seen that bullet weight should be kept around 125-130 to ensure proper expansion of the round. Aside from that... I don't know much? What length barrel and twist rate should I be looking at?
I figure I could get a BCM 16 inch upper and be good? Any flaw in this train of thought? Assuming a 3-9 scope would be sufficient as well.
Any insight would be appreciated.
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