If you all had a choice of an AR Style Deer Rifle what would you pick and why?

Or if don't like that platform what would you suggest for a low recoil rifle that is effective at least to 100 yards. Most shots will be far under that but that's the longest I'm interested in shooting. Looking for a rifle I'm comfortable hunting with as well as when I take younger youth hunters that wouldn't break their shoulder. I'm currently using a Remington 700 in .270 and feel it's overkill for the type of hunting I do and also have to borrow a gun when taking youth hunters with me.

I am looking at the AR Platform because I would also like to have fun plinking during the off season.

Thanks in advance

6.8 SPC shoots .277 cal bullet. Very mild recoil. Put adj. gas block and it will be even less recoil. 120 gr SST will bring a deer down and hogs too.

300 BO is good for 175 yds. and very little recoil. Will bring a deer down and hogs.

I'm really wanting an AR in 6.5 grendal

6.5 Grendel here. had it for 3 or 4 years now. steller gun for hunting game in AL and TN

Built my son and 300BO and it does well also, but I prefer the Grendel.

If you move away from the AR platform, I would suggest the Marlin 336 in 30/30.

I put together a 300 blkout to take on a hog hunt...and my kid has been shooting it. It's fun to shoot and not much recoil.

Ruger American compact 7x62x39 .

I have ARs in 223/555, 6.8spc, 6.5grendel and 7.62x39. Also have an AR10 in 6.5 creedmoor. The creedmoor is extremely accurate and deadly. Just need a pack mule to carry it around. I have killed deer with both the Grendel and the 6.8spc. The farthest one ran was about 60 yds. I also killed a few hogs with the 6.8. Did a good job on hogs. The 7.62x39 was built mainly for hogs but I'm also using it as my woods gun. I haven't had the opportunity to kill anything with it yet.
The 6.8spc with 115gr fusions and the 6.5grendel with 120gr fusions are bad news for deer. Best part about an AR is you can build it the way you want it. If you like lite rifles, you can build them lite. If you like a heavier rifle, you can put the heavier barrel on it. And it's fun to build one.

Smith and Wesson M&P 10

All day every day

300 blackout to 200 yards.

Personally I don’t think the 6.5 Grendel does anything the blackout doesn’t. So it’s a coin flip between those two. I just prefer blackout, with Barnes 110gr tac-tx. It’s actually all I’ve hunted with this year (haven’t needed longer range in my hunts).

I zero at 77 yards. Between 30-130 I’m +/- 1”. -2” at 150. -4” at 175. -7” at 200. I hold elevation when hunting, dial it when at the range.

The AR 10's are getting light enough that that's where I would be looking. 7 lbs is doable and I would prefer the 308.

Nobody ever mentions the AR in 7.62x39. Same lower as an AR-15. So you could have 2 uppers and one lower and basically have 2 different rifles. I've never understood why the 300 Blackout is a superior round to the Russian.

If I am not mistaken it has been proven shooting a CZ bolt gun chambered in 7.62x39 that the round can be and is very accurate when shot with something other than an AK.

A 6.5 Grendel is a deer killing machine. I've got one with a 20 inch carbon wrapped heavy contour barrel that is under 8 lbs. scoped and loaded. With a 120 gr Barnes TSX is a deadly combo.

Had a young lady who had never shot a long gun kill 2 deer with mine this weekend.

The tapered case of a 7.62x39 feeds like hammered horsechit in the AR platform. Funky magazines and a 4lb hammer required

I like 300blk or 450 bushmaster in an ar15. If you want something cheap to shoot and hunt with outside of an ar15 the ruger american ranch in 7.62x39 has been good to me.

Would you be interested in trading that Ruger American Ranch for a brand new Mossberg MVP Patrol in .308? Never been fired.

Really like my Grendels. Great hunting round and can shoot at distance if you're into banging steel at longer ranges.

Yea,the 450 would fit my woods hunting style a lot more. I've considered an upper several times,and might someday. If I wanted a general purpose deer rifle for longer range then I would pick the 308.

Not right now. I love that little thing. Definitely worth the money.

I've got a 6.8. Recoil is mild enough that you can stay on target in the scope if shooting running game.