Are you kidding me... You would take a deer with a 9mm... O.K. this argument has gotten ridiculous... It is not that you "could" take a deer, it is what is ethical... I just hate to see people injure deer. I have come across too many injured deer to count. It makes me sick. You hunt to Kill a deer, not injure one and you should use an ethical means to the end.

to me an SKS or 9mm carbine just is not ethical... I just see really no need to use a semi-auto weapon. Some skilled hunters are fine with them, but it breeds poor habits... Too many blam, blam, blams I hear (multiple rapid fire shots at animals). It is not really the gun I am concerned about it is the mentality. I wish DNR departments would ban semi-auto rifles for this reason... I know that the BAR's and Rem semi-autos would be dissallowed and that is a shame as most of these "fine" firearms are used by reputable hunters, but that is the price we would have to pay.

By the way, I own a Browning BAR and yes I have varmint hunted with it.