I thought that the HUNT was what it was all about, not the rifle. The rifle just makes the hunt possible, it's a tool. Just because it isn't a "hunting" rifle in your opinion doesn't mean that someone else is wrong for using a rifle that fits them well, even if what they choose to use is a machine gun. My best friend bear hunts with a sks. He doesn't plan on rapid firing a wall of lead into an animal, he just chose to use that rifle because he liked it. You are right that hunting is a tradition. But does that mean we all have to use the same equipment?

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