Beg to differ. For varmint and/or predator hunting, .223 or 5.56mm is not uncommon. Furthermore, the same thing that makes some tactical rifles good in warfare, is what makes them good for hunting: Accuracy, power, light weight, maneuverable. A lot of guys hunt with AR-15 variants, though sometimes chambered for calibers larger than 5.56 depending on type of game.
Glad I’m not the only one who’s heard of varmint hunting!
Point being, any legal weapons are not the same as military grade weapons. A M1A is nothing like a PSG-1 or a military sniper rifle, and a .223 is not going to be close to an M4.
The media is trying to make it sound like this guy had access to military grade weapons from the local gun-shop, which is a lie.
Indeed they do.
***Beg to differ. For varmint and/or predator hunting, .223 or 5.56mm is not uncommon.***
The .223/5.56 falls between the .222 Remington and the .222Remington magnum varmint cartridges.
From what I have read in the past, it was designed (for the military) by the reloading editor of GUNS AND AMMO magazine back in the 1950s. It was then known as the .222 Special.
It is perfectly legal to use on deer in this state.
I use it to shoot feral dogs and varmints with my SAVAGE 110P bolt action rifle. Super accurate!