Welcome to new members who, just coincidentally, use assault rifles to hunt!

[overthehillvet]

169. A few minor facts needs to be inserted here

A basic AR before this last "Run on Guns" could be bought for well under a grand.

The platform has been around in the civilian world for more than 40 years.

They do make, and have been making for many years a 308 length AR lower receiver and many different caliber uppers that fit it. I have a longer AR lower with a 7MM-08 upper on it. The ammo is kind of rare in most places. It was not built as a battle rifle or to be used in the assault of any person. The 7MM08 is a hunting cartridge. I and my son use it to harvest deer and antelope.

It meets the term and nomenclature of modern sporting rifle in every way. It was conceived and designed as a hunting rifle and that is all it has ever been used for. Finding enough ammo to sustain it's use as a battle rifle would not be possible.

I can buy an AR upper receiver that instantly attaches to the longer AF lower in 22-250 Win, .243 Win, 7MM/08 Rem, 25 WSSM, 243 WSSM, and many other calibers. None of witch are military cartridges or have ever been used by any military as a designated round.