ammo,” he said. “Hunters need ….

ammo,” he said. “Hunters need to be more flexible.”

MacMillan said Wisconsin hunters don’t need special ammunition to bag a deer. Regular ammunition will work.

“Just sight in your rifle using generic ammunition,” he advised. “You’ll get your deer. I mean people have been shooting deer with regular ammunition for hundreds of years. They were successful shooting with a musket. If a musket works, standard ammo is going to work.”

MacMillan clarified that he is not against use of specialty ammunition. “It’s just not available,” he said.

MacMillan is all about leading edge firearms. His shop has a 3-D printer where he can print stainless steel and make his own firearms with parts he makes himself. He tries different powders in ammunition in order to adjust bullet speeds (he likes 2,860 feet per second).

The gun merchant said that hunters would be better off not investing in shooting hardware, but, instead, themselves. They need to be better shooters.

“The biggest improvement of firearms is the shooter,” he said “It’s all about safety. You can take firearms from the 1960s and do great. Put an advanced gun in the hands of a new shooter. You’ll have an accident. What most hunters need is range time rather than different ammo.”

MacMillan said hunters all over the world use standard ammunition to shoot animals. They have to, he said. They have no other option.

The store owner said American hunters face an ammunition shortage because there are so many varieties that are sold.

“It’s a problem you only have in a country of abundance,” he said.