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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: hmaly who wrote (138725)8/10/2001 2:07:57 AM
From: d[-_-]b  Read Replies (1) of 1571375
 
hmaly,

re: Whats next. We will hear that they use their 4 wheelers for hunting those caribou with assault rifles.

Actually, assault weapons are too expensive in most cases. Generally those "natives" use .22 cal rimfire weapons or .223 centerfire, the cheapest shell you could buy and nearly the least powerful. Here in the lower 48, it is illegal to hunt any deer like game with a rimfire and most states ban .223. Most people would consider it inhumane to shoot a deer sized animal with a .22 cal and wait for it to bleed out and finally die. However .223 is the same caliber used in the M-16 or AR-15 assault weapons, hence the rounds are very cheap, surplus military ammo is available everywhere for just pennies a round.

I was watching a documentary the other night when I saw some Aluets chase a polar bear for hours with a snowmobile, then when they cornered the bear (a small pile of snow), they walked up and shot it with a .22 in the lungs. Then they sat back for about 15 minutes waiting for it to expire, not exactly sporting but very effective.

So maybe not assault weapons, but perhaps "assault" calibers. Speaking of assault weapons I have to send my Colt CAR-15 off to the factory for some tune ups. The bolt is creasing the cartridges and jamming them in the feedramp. Makes it very unreliable when jumping coyotes.
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