Nomercy, I agree with a lot of what you are saying. I do not care what type of gun anyone uses. After all, just about all of the guns we use today, were at one time or another, "military weapons!"
I very much dislike a few calibers that some people call "deer calibers" though! My biggest peeve is when a new hunter asks for opinions on a deer gun and caliber, and someone here tells them to get some caliber like the .22 centerfires or the 7.62X39, with the inherent, 3 dollar a box ammo!
When we do that, we do them a huge dis-service, by not taking into account that their skills may, or may not, (probably not) be up to the level that is needed for hunting with these calibers! Not to mention that the respect big game animals deserve, and the ethics of hunting in general, require that we use the best reasonable guns, calibers, and bullets available, to make quick, and humane kills!