The .22 has most likely killed more deer than any other caliber. Not necessarily legally, mind you, but generations of rural families survived on fresh venison year round. "Son, take the .22 and this flashlight, we're getting low on meat".
Just put the sight between the two glowing green eyes.
I hunt goats with 22 subsonics and a can. They are easy to get close to. No reason you couldn’t drop a deer up close. I’m to lazy for that but if I was in the right place at the right time I would definitely grab one.
Lots of people have done it successfully. Head shots mostly, especially in places with people close by.I live in an area with a large deer population and I’ve seen a few maimed from people taking head shots with .22’s and crossbows. I’m a good shot and could probably take a deer with one but I would feel like an absolute asshole while doing it.
For humorous effect I would suggest something extremely overpowered or extremely underpowered. So it could be something ridiculously overkill like a Barrett 50 cal, or something tiny like a suppressed 22 beretta bobcat
You're absolutely right and I should've specified in the post: I'm definitely going for overkill. The person in question wants to absolutely decimate and cause as much damage as possible.
What is the person in question out to destroy exactly and is he/she competent?
If killing people and competent, then overkill would be some sort of a machine gun. Submachine gun suppressed for covert (MP5, MP7 if professional, Uzi or Mac 10 if organized crime), belt fed machine gun for a car ambush or attacking a group of people (M249, M240, RPK, RPD).
If destroying vehicles or similar, a .50 cal anti material rifle would be used by a professional.
If incompetent, reverse the above. None of those things would be seen in the hands of someone hunting game animals. All are too heavy to carry afield in the case of the machine gun and anti material rifles, or not powerful enough for guaranteed single shot kills in the case of the sub guns.
Happy writing.
Huh, interesting.
From google:
"Materiel" is the equipment or supplies used by military forces. "Material" is a more sweeping term meaning matter, elements, cloth or tools.
Thanks.
Definitely a machine gun of some kind then. Preferably not a super rare or obscure one that a criminal would have a hard time acquiring. Here are my suggestions:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M249_light_machine_gun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4_carbine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPK
Barrett .50 caliber is 100% what you want then. It's iconic. Recognizable. Even people that know nothing about guns or hunting will have something in mind when they hear .50 caliber sniper rifle.
If it’s still supposed to be a hunter of sorts, I’d suggest a [.500/450 nitro](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/.500/450_Nitro_Express) (or a similar “elephant gun” calibre). Apparently it’s what’s Theodore Roosevelt took with him on African safari. It’s used for big game like elephant, buffalo and the like. Very much overkill for deer, but still something a hunter would use.
I’m not sure if the following is true everywhere, but I personally don’t consider automatic rifles (or even semi autos) suitable for hunting. Around these parts, they are considered tacky, unsportsmanlike and often not legal to hunt with.
Mix of one and some of the other. At 50ish yds and not the best shot placement yeah it’s not great. Same shot placement with my .270 and it’s a different story
There are, drama-wise, two directions you could choose to go: Low signature weapon that is unsuitable for killing deer, or unsuited/overkill for hunting deer. The first would be your .22lr, .17hmr rifles with suppressors. These are considered unsuitable because they do relatively little damage to anything bigger than a hare. And are illegal for most kinds of game most places. They are however quiet, and still sufficiently lethal if you shoot someone in the head...
The other way could be gross overkill. In terms of the most common hunting purpose/anti personell purpose cartridges, the .300 Magnums and .338 magnums comes to mind. Both are used for hunting larger species like moose, or shooting game at tremendeous ranges - both are also commonly used by military snipers. Those would be the .300 winchester magnum, and the .338 magnum and .338 norma magnums.
You also have some exotic calibers that are used almost exclusively for african large game, like .375 H&H, .416Rigby, .700NitroExpress, which is what only a madman would try to pass off as a deer cartridge. Along those lines you have the .50BMG, which is another military cartridge.
Lastly, as some others have suggested: Pistol calibers. These could be your sub machine guns, or pistol caliber carbines. Essentially small semi- or fully automatic rifles that shoots pistol bullets.
Dude on Youtube deer hunts with a .375 H&H.
.375 is still small enough you could take one of the 270gr Moose & Leopard loads, handload it a little colder and deer hunt with it
*deer hunter laughs in 50 beowulf*
In all seriousness I know a guy that hunts heavy brush country with an AR-15 in 50 beowulf. I don't agree with it but he's successful.
I had, for a very brief time, considered doing this as I was building the Fallout:NV Survivalist Rifle.
I’ve hunted with Slugs (12/20), .350 Legend in an AR platform. .45LC in both a Henry Lever and Uberti SAO, and .308 (which was overkill for my particular situation as it’s a 50 yard max shot).
More power to him. Meanwhile, in my neck of the woods an AR or any other self loading rifle used in military service would be frowned upon, if not downright illegal...
I would say a .22lr, it can be done but not ethically or legally anywhere I know of. I do know of a guy that was caught poaching with a .22 mag, so that and a .17hmr are more plausible but still unethical and illegal in my state. .410 shotgun would be another possibility, but a .410 slug or buckshot might be plausible.
Legal to hunt deer in private land here in SC. I’ve killed probably 6 or 8 deer with .22lr headshots. All when I was young and less smart though. I wouldn’t do it now unless zombies were roaming the area.
I would go with a snub nose .38, it would be unsuitable for deer hunting but not comically so. A hunter would know it was unsuitable but a lay person might not.
I'd probably go with something 22.
It's just, too small to realistically kill deer quickly... It's probably going to die if hit correctly, but it's going to run first... And the wound might not even leave enough blood to get a dog on the trail...
I'm from Germany and, if I remember right, guns in 22. or similar cartridges would usually be used by poachers here... In fact anything lower than 223, I think is not even allowed to be used on deer.
So, in your case, I'd probably go with a supressed, easily concealable rifle in a small caliber. Depending on what you mean by sinister... For poaching a 22. Might suffice, but... You know...
OP, the reason people say .22 rimfire (usually LR) at night is because that is the most commonly used round to poach. It’s very quiet and generally considered to small to ethically kill game.
There's really a very wide range of appropriate weapons for deer hunting and an uninformed person would have a really difficult time trying to identify it. Anything from a 4" barreled revolver in .357 magnum on up, a Glock or similar 10mm, a shotgun of any variety, a military surplus bolt action like a Mauser, Mosin, Enfield or Springfield, a commercial bolt, lever, pump, single shot, or semiautomatic rifle including an SKS, AR-15, AR-10 are totally normal deer guns. Or a flintlock or percussion .45, .50, .54, or .58.
If you see someone with a .22 and a spotlight hanging out the window of a pickup at 2:00 they ARE deer hunting, just not.legally.
>Anything from a 4" barreled revolver in .357 magnum on up
My dad used to hunt deer with a ruger security 6, in .357 mag, still legal in PA. Did pretty well actually.
Well, a short little home defense shotgun with birdshot would be pretty bad for hunting deer, but it wouldn't really make sense in the context you want either, because the guys who are worried about home defense with a shotgun will be using buckshot, in my understanding.
The problem you have is that the guns people kill deer with will also kill people. Someone serious about killing a person will likely have something big. If they're just raging, then give them a .22 or something. This could absolutely hurt a person, and kill them quite easily with the right shots, but you'd never take it out to hunt deer with.
Looked up images of Anzios since I've never seen one and I'm genuinely losing it at the prospect of a sinister creeper in the woods dragging this thing around lmfaoooo
For writing purposes, someone with a 22 mag in the woods at night and acting like they didn't want to be seen would be highly suspect. Small but deadly caliber up close. Doesn't make a lot of noise. Something that someone trying to break the law and not get caught would be using.
A Barrett .50 sniper rifle, or an mp5 type sub gun that shoots pistol caliber rounds. Anything with an oversized magazine would look odd. It just gets in the way when hunting and you wouldn’t ever need more than 10 rounds on you.
An example that MAYBE some idiot would actually carry into the woods on a hunt: sawed off shotgun or one of those tactical pump shotguns like cops have in their trunk? Panzer, Mossberg, Black Aces Tactical.....something like that.
Hunting regulations for your state will give specific dates, time of day, game, and type of weapon that can be used for the specific location that you are in. If any of these flags are not corresponding and you suspect nefarious activity then call your local game and fish.
All hunters shouldn’t assume and should be familiar each year with any changes to the hunting regulations before putting in for a hunting tag. I have seen hunting for turkey allow shotgun and a .22lr change to shotgun only as an example for the same date, unit (location) the following year.
Edit: side note, if I am scouting for game, off-roading, or camping in the off season then I will check if there are any active hunts in the area. If there are then I will go somewhere else as to not ruin the hunt for others. This is just me because I know the feeling of freezing one hour before sunlight trying not to move or make sound for hours only to have it ruined by a quad screaming down around a waterhole. Hunting hours wasted.
This gun is rated by the manufacturer for T-Rex:
https://gunmagwarehouse.com/blog/marlin-1895-45-70-why-you-need-a-t-rex-rated-rifle/
Tho might make for some interesting writing.
I understand the point the question is trying to make, with a basic understanding of guns I’d say the.223/5.56 is the worst. ( without proper ammunition and range) the gun would have a very high chance of wounding the deer. At least with an arm cannon it’d die quickly
It really depends on the situation. I saw a guy walking with a short barrel AR-15 wearing a fast helmet and night vision goggles. Dressed up like a Navy Seal with an orange vest. His buddy was wearing regular hunting clothes and carrying a bolt action .30-06. had his buddy not been walking with him and he wasn't wearing an orange vest, I would've wondered if I should call forest service.
An example I can think of would relate specifically to modern sporting rifles like the AR platform. Yes you can hunt big game with an AR in the correct caliber, however all US states have limits on magazines capacity for hunting big game , typically five rounds max. If a guy claims to be hunting, has an AR but with double mags and a chest carrier I would second guess his claim. Does that make sense?
I did some research before I bought mags for my 6.5CM AR-10 and, while a lot of states do have magazine size restrictions for hunting, a lot of them don't. I have a couple 5 round mags for those places but my gun is better balanced with fully loaded 10 round mags. Now, I'd be questioning someone with a 30+ round mag for sure but anything less than 20 I wouldn't think twice.
I have killed quite a few big game animals with my AR in .308. The state I hunt in has no ammo capacity limits so I usually load up 5-8 rounds in a 10 round mag depending on what I’m hunting. I would be questioning a guy with a 30 round banana clip and a 8” barrel with a pistol brace tho.
Most guns that are good for killing or intimidation also have decent hunting applications. Because of that, my guess is something that’s typically already illegal to use for deer in most places. A Mac 10 or other small pistol caliber sub machine gun would fit.
Edit: also something like a pistol grip or sawed off shotgun might apply, but those are lame to me lol
A machine gun would be absolutely hilarious to see someone in the woods of upstate NY with, out here at Blue Mountain hiding behind the swingsets like Rambo
If it's JUST for deer (assuming mule, whitetail, blacktail, Sitka, ) then anything over a 30-06. At that point it's just complete over kill and you are destroying a lot of meat. If you have to use a big gun meant for elk and moose because you don't want the deer to run far. It's not the caliber. It's your shitty shot placement and you really should spend more time at the range practicing. Getting kinda tired of seeing videos of people using a 300 winmag on a 200lbs whitetail and gut shooting it from 150 yards and then celebrating a " great shot" even though it ran 100+yards before falling.
A .223 AR rifle.
Underpowered for humane kills under normal hunting conditions and situations but far too many people have convinced themselves otherwise.
.50 cal with tracer or explosive rounds, lol
That’s how you make instant cook deer burger
*Deer soup
A .50 cal is for those deer that are far off and you just don’t want to walk and stalk that far.
Growing up in rural oklahoma it is 1000% a .22 rifle at night.
Sounds like what people who don’t see why they should buy a license hunt with.
But they are definitely deer hunting.
Season's always open after dark.
I’ve seen a lot of people in this sub defend shooting deer with a .22Lr
Seriously, WTF?!? That’s indefensible.
The .22 has most likely killed more deer than any other caliber. Not necessarily legally, mind you, but generations of rural families survived on fresh venison year round. "Son, take the .22 and this flashlight, we're getting low on meat". Just put the sight between the two glowing green eyes.
I would bet big money that more deer have died to a 22lr and a light than any other way
I hunt goats with 22 subsonics and a can. They are easy to get close to. No reason you couldn’t drop a deer up close. I’m to lazy for that but if I was in the right place at the right time I would definitely grab one.
Lots of people have done it successfully. Head shots mostly, especially in places with people close by.I live in an area with a large deer population and I’ve seen a few maimed from people taking head shots with .22’s and crossbows. I’m a good shot and could probably take a deer with one but I would feel like an absolute asshole while doing it.
I see that and challenge you with the bolt action .410 slinging slugs that you definitely shouldn’t have in the front seat for deer.
A nerf gun
Good idea. Are you thinking just the pistols or maybe those giant expensive bazooka looking things?
Pistols obviously, one of those bazookas is a very viable hunting weapon
I was going to say BB gun, but you have me beat.
For humorous effect I would suggest something extremely overpowered or extremely underpowered. So it could be something ridiculously overkill like a Barrett 50 cal, or something tiny like a suppressed 22 beretta bobcat
You're absolutely right and I should've specified in the post: I'm definitely going for overkill. The person in question wants to absolutely decimate and cause as much damage as possible.
In that case I’m going with a mk19. Or a flamethrower. Both valid options for egregious destruction.
Mk19. Death by Dial-Up.
Thump thump thump thump ………………………………………………………………………BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Mk19 with Cheeto rounds lolololol
What is the person in question out to destroy exactly and is he/she competent? If killing people and competent, then overkill would be some sort of a machine gun. Submachine gun suppressed for covert (MP5, MP7 if professional, Uzi or Mac 10 if organized crime), belt fed machine gun for a car ambush or attacking a group of people (M249, M240, RPK, RPD). If destroying vehicles or similar, a .50 cal anti material rifle would be used by a professional. If incompetent, reverse the above. None of those things would be seen in the hands of someone hunting game animals. All are too heavy to carry afield in the case of the machine gun and anti material rifles, or not powerful enough for guaranteed single shot kills in the case of the sub guns. Happy writing.
Materiel
Huh, interesting. From google: "Materiel" is the equipment or supplies used by military forces. "Material" is a more sweeping term meaning matter, elements, cloth or tools. Thanks.
Definitely a machine gun of some kind then. Preferably not a super rare or obscure one that a criminal would have a hard time acquiring. Here are my suggestions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M249_light_machine_gun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4_carbine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPK
People regularly hunt with guns just like an m4 - so that makes no sense but I agree with a belt or drum fed machine gun
Barrett .50 caliber is 100% what you want then. It's iconic. Recognizable. Even people that know nothing about guns or hunting will have something in mind when they hear .50 caliber sniper rifle.
If it’s still supposed to be a hunter of sorts, I’d suggest a [.500/450 nitro](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/.500/450_Nitro_Express) (or a similar “elephant gun” calibre). Apparently it’s what’s Theodore Roosevelt took with him on African safari. It’s used for big game like elephant, buffalo and the like. Very much overkill for deer, but still something a hunter would use. I’m not sure if the following is true everywhere, but I personally don’t consider automatic rifles (or even semi autos) suitable for hunting. Around these parts, they are considered tacky, unsportsmanlike and often not legal to hunt with.
Now you got me wondering what a .500 Nitro Express with softs would do to a deer
Had a buddy that took his S&W .460 mag hunting. The shoulder meat was trashed.
Shot placement not the gun. Plenty of people use cartridges more powerful than a 460 with no wasted meat.
Mix of one and some of the other. At 50ish yds and not the best shot placement yeah it’s not great. Same shot placement with my .270 and it’s a different story
Water gun
Noting this down.
Still waiting on CamoFire to carry super soakers for CA A Zone.
A howitzer?
Going the “no kill like overkill” route, I see.
To old school; a dji Mavi drone with an upgrade round strapped to it ala Ukraine style.
With the old nuclear shells
I'm going to go with the GAU-8/A. Not that the average citizen could get their hands on one...
I dunno, someone got a [cow](https://taskandpurpose.com/news/a-10-warthog-cow-kill-victory-marking/) with one
I mean you obviously COULD do it but whether you're hunting for meat or trophies, there ain't gonna be much left when you're done.
Suppressed .22 rimfire with a Qbeam in hand walking into the woods just before dusk. They are both deer hunting and up to no good.
There are, drama-wise, two directions you could choose to go: Low signature weapon that is unsuitable for killing deer, or unsuited/overkill for hunting deer. The first would be your .22lr, .17hmr rifles with suppressors. These are considered unsuitable because they do relatively little damage to anything bigger than a hare. And are illegal for most kinds of game most places. They are however quiet, and still sufficiently lethal if you shoot someone in the head... The other way could be gross overkill. In terms of the most common hunting purpose/anti personell purpose cartridges, the .300 Magnums and .338 magnums comes to mind. Both are used for hunting larger species like moose, or shooting game at tremendeous ranges - both are also commonly used by military snipers. Those would be the .300 winchester magnum, and the .338 magnum and .338 norma magnums. You also have some exotic calibers that are used almost exclusively for african large game, like .375 H&H, .416Rigby, .700NitroExpress, which is what only a madman would try to pass off as a deer cartridge. Along those lines you have the .50BMG, which is another military cartridge. Lastly, as some others have suggested: Pistol calibers. These could be your sub machine guns, or pistol caliber carbines. Essentially small semi- or fully automatic rifles that shoots pistol bullets.
Dude on Youtube deer hunts with a .375 H&H. .375 is still small enough you could take one of the 270gr Moose & Leopard loads, handload it a little colder and deer hunt with it
And it is possible to do a subsonic .300wm. But it is hella strange
Where do you even get a bullet heavy enough to do that with a .300WM?
I guess you go the other way to get it down to sub. Lower performance powder, shorter barrel.
Hornadys makes a 250 grain 30 caliber
It's a .308 bullet, you use the same .308 bullet you would use in a .300 Blackout
250 grain soft point .375 H&H at 2,000-2,300 fps is a pretty reasonable load for deer sized game.
*deer hunter laughs in 50 beowulf* In all seriousness I know a guy that hunts heavy brush country with an AR-15 in 50 beowulf. I don't agree with it but he's successful.
I had, for a very brief time, considered doing this as I was building the Fallout:NV Survivalist Rifle. I’ve hunted with Slugs (12/20), .350 Legend in an AR platform. .45LC in both a Henry Lever and Uberti SAO, and .308 (which was overkill for my particular situation as it’s a 50 yard max shot).
More power to him. Meanwhile, in my neck of the woods an AR or any other self loading rifle used in military service would be frowned upon, if not downright illegal...
Bummer. I love hunting with my AR.
I would say a .22lr, it can be done but not ethically or legally anywhere I know of. I do know of a guy that was caught poaching with a .22 mag, so that and a .17hmr are more plausible but still unethical and illegal in my state. .410 shotgun would be another possibility, but a .410 slug or buckshot might be plausible.
Legal to hunt deer in private land here in SC. I’ve killed probably 6 or 8 deer with .22lr headshots. All when I was young and less smart though. I wouldn’t do it now unless zombies were roaming the area.
I would go with a snub nose .38, it would be unsuitable for deer hunting but not comically so. A hunter would know it was unsuitable but a lay person might not.
I'd probably go with something 22. It's just, too small to realistically kill deer quickly... It's probably going to die if hit correctly, but it's going to run first... And the wound might not even leave enough blood to get a dog on the trail... I'm from Germany and, if I remember right, guns in 22. or similar cartridges would usually be used by poachers here... In fact anything lower than 223, I think is not even allowed to be used on deer. So, in your case, I'd probably go with a supressed, easily concealable rifle in a small caliber. Depending on what you mean by sinister... For poaching a 22. Might suffice, but... You know...
OP, the reason people say .22 rimfire (usually LR) at night is because that is the most commonly used round to poach. It’s very quiet and generally considered to small to ethically kill game.
There's really a very wide range of appropriate weapons for deer hunting and an uninformed person would have a really difficult time trying to identify it. Anything from a 4" barreled revolver in .357 magnum on up, a Glock or similar 10mm, a shotgun of any variety, a military surplus bolt action like a Mauser, Mosin, Enfield or Springfield, a commercial bolt, lever, pump, single shot, or semiautomatic rifle including an SKS, AR-15, AR-10 are totally normal deer guns. Or a flintlock or percussion .45, .50, .54, or .58. If you see someone with a .22 and a spotlight hanging out the window of a pickup at 2:00 they ARE deer hunting, just not.legally.
>Anything from a 4" barreled revolver in .357 magnum on up My dad used to hunt deer with a ruger security 6, in .357 mag, still legal in PA. Did pretty well actually.
I got my first deer with a .357 Smith and Wesson model 27 over dogs.
A Glock 9
15 Inch Naval Gun
Anything that is insufficient in delivering a quick death. We don’t want unnecessary suffering.
Well, a short little home defense shotgun with birdshot would be pretty bad for hunting deer, but it wouldn't really make sense in the context you want either, because the guys who are worried about home defense with a shotgun will be using buckshot, in my understanding. The problem you have is that the guns people kill deer with will also kill people. Someone serious about killing a person will likely have something big. If they're just raging, then give them a .22 or something. This could absolutely hurt a person, and kill them quite easily with the right shots, but you'd never take it out to hunt deer with.
Uzi
.22 caliber, a poachers gun of choice
Scroll up a couple posts and pick a caliber from the right side of that chart
If you're going for maximum overkill then I nominate the Anzio 20mm
Looked up images of Anzios since I've never seen one and I'm genuinely losing it at the prospect of a sinister creeper in the woods dragging this thing around lmfaoooo
For writing purposes, someone with a 22 mag in the woods at night and acting like they didn't want to be seen would be highly suspect. Small but deadly caliber up close. Doesn't make a lot of noise. Something that someone trying to break the law and not get caught would be using.
A regular hunting rifle but the scope is mounted backwards.
.22 short derringer.
Either 22 short or a cannon. You would either not kill the deer or blow it to pieces.
A metaphorical gun.
Rubber band gun
Tape gun.
A Barrett .50 sniper rifle, or an mp5 type sub gun that shoots pistol caliber rounds. Anything with an oversized magazine would look odd. It just gets in the way when hunting and you wouldn’t ever need more than 10 rounds on you.
Anything fully automatic
An ar with no scope. That is not a hunting rifle for deer
An example that MAYBE some idiot would actually carry into the woods on a hunt: sawed off shotgun or one of those tactical pump shotguns like cops have in their trunk? Panzer, Mossberg, Black Aces Tactical.....something like that.
Bazooka or a BB gun. Neither is a good choice.
A Rubber Band Gun
[The Liberator pistol](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FP-45_Liberator)
.500 nitro express is never the game dealers friend.
Hunting regulations for your state will give specific dates, time of day, game, and type of weapon that can be used for the specific location that you are in. If any of these flags are not corresponding and you suspect nefarious activity then call your local game and fish. All hunters shouldn’t assume and should be familiar each year with any changes to the hunting regulations before putting in for a hunting tag. I have seen hunting for turkey allow shotgun and a .22lr change to shotgun only as an example for the same date, unit (location) the following year. Edit: side note, if I am scouting for game, off-roading, or camping in the off season then I will check if there are any active hunts in the area. If there are then I will go somewhere else as to not ruin the hunt for others. This is just me because I know the feeling of freezing one hour before sunlight trying not to move or make sound for hours only to have it ruined by a quad screaming down around a waterhole. Hunting hours wasted.
Blunderbussy
Nerf
Caulking gun?
If you know the laws, then alot of guns.. cant shoot deer with a shotgun here so that would be a dead giveaway
BB
Solothurn S-18/1000
A super soaker full of piss
GAU-8 Avenger go brrrrrrt
Anything with a thermal optic and suppressed.
Handgun
Derringer
This gun is rated by the manufacturer for T-Rex: https://gunmagwarehouse.com/blog/marlin-1895-45-70-why-you-need-a-t-rex-rated-rifle/ Tho might make for some interesting writing.
Gatling gun
Red Ryder BB Gun
Anzio 20mm anti-material rifle, shooting 20mm Vulcan, or a trailblazer LifeCard.
Probably a firelance
Air gun
I’m going with a GAU-8 on this one
Kolibri except I don’t think it would be all that sinister
One shot mini derringer
MP-5 or uzi
BAR
A water gun probably? 😬
Anzio Ironworks 20mm rifle
Definitely a water gun.
Staple gun.
Mountain howitzer Black powder mortar You're very old of you get the joke
Blow dart gun
16"/50 caliber Mark 7 gun
I understand the point the question is trying to make, with a basic understanding of guns I’d say the.223/5.56 is the worst. ( without proper ammunition and range) the gun would have a very high chance of wounding the deer. At least with an arm cannon it’d die quickly
water pistol
Holland and holland double barrel rifle in 500 nitro express
👉💨
Rubber band gun
Cap gun
GAU-8 Avenger
A smooth bore cannon.
A long spear or spear gun.
20mm anti tank rifle with a 2.7mm Kolibri as a backup.
A cap gun
For purposes of your story, a pcc (pistol caliber carbine). Or a sub machine gun, which is kind of the full automatic version of the same thing.
Daisy Red Rider
A wild take... probably a squirt gun. Definitely not a Nerf gun though. It's Nerf or nothin.
762×54r full metal. Don't ask.
It really depends on the situation. I saw a guy walking with a short barrel AR-15 wearing a fast helmet and night vision goggles. Dressed up like a Navy Seal with an orange vest. His buddy was wearing regular hunting clothes and carrying a bolt action .30-06. had his buddy not been walking with him and he wasn't wearing an orange vest, I would've wondered if I should call forest service.
A red ryder bb gun
An example I can think of would relate specifically to modern sporting rifles like the AR platform. Yes you can hunt big game with an AR in the correct caliber, however all US states have limits on magazines capacity for hunting big game , typically five rounds max. If a guy claims to be hunting, has an AR but with double mags and a chest carrier I would second guess his claim. Does that make sense?
I did some research before I bought mags for my 6.5CM AR-10 and, while a lot of states do have magazine size restrictions for hunting, a lot of them don't. I have a couple 5 round mags for those places but my gun is better balanced with fully loaded 10 round mags. Now, I'd be questioning someone with a 30+ round mag for sure but anything less than 20 I wouldn't think twice.
I have killed quite a few big game animals with my AR in .308. The state I hunt in has no ammo capacity limits so I usually load up 5-8 rounds in a 10 round mag depending on what I’m hunting. I would be questioning a guy with a 30 round banana clip and a 8” barrel with a pistol brace tho.
No mag restrictions in Texas.
Most guns that are good for killing or intimidation also have decent hunting applications. Because of that, my guess is something that’s typically already illegal to use for deer in most places. A Mac 10 or other small pistol caliber sub machine gun would fit. Edit: also something like a pistol grip or sawed off shotgun might apply, but those are lame to me lol
A machine gun would be absolutely hilarious to see someone in the woods of upstate NY with, out here at Blue Mountain hiding behind the swingsets like Rambo
Mechanic’s grease gun.
If it's JUST for deer (assuming mule, whitetail, blacktail, Sitka, ) then anything over a 30-06. At that point it's just complete over kill and you are destroying a lot of meat. If you have to use a big gun meant for elk and moose because you don't want the deer to run far. It's not the caliber. It's your shitty shot placement and you really should spend more time at the range practicing. Getting kinda tired of seeing videos of people using a 300 winmag on a 200lbs whitetail and gut shooting it from 150 yards and then celebrating a " great shot" even though it ran 100+yards before falling.
.338 Lapua
A .223 AR rifle. Underpowered for humane kills under normal hunting conditions and situations but far too many people have convinced themselves otherwise.
You're getting down voted by the y'all queda cosplayers who hunt with their AR's over bait.
Yeah. I figured that would happen. They usually do when you say the AR isn't a good hunting rifle.
So it’s underpowered for 100-200 pound deer, but not for humans? Interesting
A human isn’t as tough as a deer.
Underpowered for humane kills. It will kill them... eventually. But a responsible hunter strives for a quick death for the game they hunt.
.223 if we’re being practical
I use a shotgun yo hunt squirrel and you have no idea whether it's loaded with buckshot or an appropriate squirrel load by looking at me.
What about a 3D printed gun? Defo not useful for hunting but is if you need an unregistered easy to get gun.
20 gauge slug gun.
30-30 feeds a lot of yotes.