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Sorry I'm late on this thread but I just have to add my .02. Strange, Assualt rifles like the one you reference in your comments above are a blast to own and fire but definetly impractical to hunt with. I personally own multiple assualt rifles and hunting rifles. Hunting rifles are low capacity and tend to be very light compared to assualt rifles. It is important to be able to comfortably carry a hunting rifle through the woods for hours until the time comes where you get to take one shot at and animal. There is a very big premium put on high accuracy and low weight. Assualt rifles are much heavier and have much higher capacities. Their purpose is basically for plinking at the range or for defensive/offensive manuevers against other people. My favorite assualt rifle is my Stainless Armalite AR-10. It is a flat top w/black housing and a 20" barrel. I love it, but the damn thing weighs a little over 10 pounds, unscoped, and I would much rather tote my little .270 remington through the woods. I hope that sheds some light on the whole hunting rifle/assualt rifle issue for you. Too bad your political situation restricts the right of gun ownership to you, I love all of mine.
-Dostoevsky
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Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
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