That's not really the point of my reply, though, which is more along the lines that AR-15s are not part of hunting culture. (I mean, nobody I know owns one, and I know a LOT of hunters.) Hunters are far more likely to buy expensive, beautiful, specialized rifles that tend to be heavier and more accurate than the typical off-the-shelf AR-15. You don't really care much that it's heavy when you're in a stand or a blind. Hell, you rarely even care if it's semi-automatic, because if you miss with your first shot, you probably don't get a second shot. I got a beautiful black bear years ago with a highly accurate, single-shot Winchester from a tree stand. That's typical hunter behavior, really.