Originally Posted by 7.62NATO

I use an M14 with a 5-round magazine for hunting where rifles are allowed. And I certainly don't give a flying fock if that is "respectable", or not. My reasons are my own.

Originally Posted by Centaur 1

Fast forward twenty years into the future, and I bet that we see such an increase in the use of AR-15's for deer hunting that no one will question the use of military weapons. I'd personally like to have an AR-15 in either a 6.8 SPC or maybe even a .25 WSSM. It doesn't make any sense to state, "Defensive type rifles get zero respect in the hunting field and no points for style" just because a gun looks different from what you're used to seeing.