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In reply to the discussion: I am sincerely perplexed by the "it's not an assault rifle" meme... [View all]phantom power
(25,966 posts)an AR15 is lighter and smaller, which makes it easier to carry around in tight spaces or long distances, and in fact uses a "less" lethal round, or more to the point a round that is lethal enough at the range most common in combat. And if you want longer range or higher caliber then use something else like a sniper rifle, or a fifty cal machine gun, or whatever meets your combat situation.
And, it comes with a high capacity clip, but of course, you could engineer a 30 round banana clip for a remington deer rifle if you're into that sort of thing.
So, considering all that, it sort of makes me wonder why people like them so much, especially for hunting. They prefer hunting with a gun that's not really optimized for hunting, because they think it looks cooler?
I realize there could be literally hundreds of answers to this question, but why do people want to own them?