[Six Killer]

Can you use a semi auto rifle, absent the magazine, as a single shot in Pa. for hunting?

 

[duckman76]

NO. It is still a semi no matter how you look at it.

 

[springfreak]

hmmm, good question, WCO'S how would you handle that?

 

[Woodywoodduck]

hmmm, good question, WCO'S how would you handle that?

They would say the same exact thing duckman76 said above!

It has been brought up in this forum many times over... to many times to count and the same thing has been answered by the WCOs as duckman76 posted!

 

[springfreak]

sorry did not know..

 

[duckman76]

The biggest reason is that it is not hard to hide a magazine if you see someone comming.

 

[riley045]

wasn't there something though like if you took the recoil spring out of an ar15 style rifle rendering it single shot that it was allowed?

 

[Sidney Smith]

Why to go all that trouble? Single shot shotguns are cheap, Spend the $99.00 to buy one of them and hunt with slugs, this way you're legal. Why tempt fate by screwing around?

 

[Woods walker]

No, you can't just remove springs, a semi auto is a semi auto. This has been discussed ad nauseum.

 

[Six Killer]

sorry guys. just got a ruger mini 14, wanted to know if it could do double duty on ground hogs. never owned a semi before so i didn't know.

 

[Woods walker]

Perhaps you should have asked the question before you bought the gun.

 

[Six Killer]

"Perhaps you should have asked the question before you bought the gun."

i didn't buy the gun FOR hunting. i was wondering if could also use it for hunting.

 

[speedstick]

Yes you can use it for hunting. But,not legally in Pa. of yet.Other states yes.

 

[Doc in Pa]

Six, You didn't say what kind of semi auto you purchased. There are some semi-autos that can be motified to be legal in Pa. If you happen to have a AR-15 type rifle, you can take out the gas tube and plug the gas port making it a legal "manually operated" rife in the State of Pa. I have used the same Colt AR-15 model 6721 for the last five years. Be advised, if you hunt a popular area, every hunter will ask you " what king of gun is that" and if you get checked, the Game Warden could send your semi auto type rifle to the State Police crime lab to have it checked out. I use my AR-15 a few times during the Deer season and only on private land. I hope this helps. Doc in Pa.

 

[taker]

Yes you can use it for hunting. But,not legally in Pa. of yet.Other states yes.

You say "of yet."
Is PA going to change the law about using semi-auto for hunting?

 

[cartman]

I have never been able to understand why the use of a semi is Illegal in Pa. I own a few of them and hunt West Virginia also where they are legal. Take anyone that knows how to shoot a 760 gamemaster and they can shoot as fast and as many rounds as a semi, Heck I have seen guys in my lifetime that can shoot a bolt quite fast also. No matter how you look at it there's still lead flying around ...
Semi's offer a nice advantage though you can normaly get a smooth follow up shot if needed. I can't remember when the last time I needed a follow up shot. I think it's a game commission thing. I asked a game commission officer one time years ago why the use of a Semi was Illegal and the smart assed answer he gave me is because its the law, just as I figured I would receive doubt if he new either.

 

[Sidney Smith]

Its not the people that know how to shoot a semi-auto that worries me. Its those who don't take the time to become proficient, and who would use a semi as a way to get around their lack of ability as a shooter. The spray and pray crowd if you will, would definitely be a danger in the woods. For that reason I'd rather not see semi-autos made legal to hunt with.