You can't fall in love with an AR, it's cold, black, and has no emotion. Just slam, bam, and thank you mam. An old bolt with scars, dent, scratches will talk to you for years. Just like it did with your dad and his dad.

I like this. Well put

I bet a lot of you guys who are concerned with how they look have to wear matching camo top and bottom, and get your truck detailed every time you come back from a hunt.

No, I like the way old rifles feel. I like the smoothness of their actions. I like the way the wood stocks take on their own look after many years of carry. I like the way the blueing matures after many years of oiling and wear. And for your information I wear jeans hunting and have never had my truck detailed.

I am from Louisiana move to Texas about 4 years ago. And in Louisiana it isn't a big deal to hunt with AR style rifles. But here in Texas I see a lot of ranches won't let you hunt with them. What's the deal with this?

No, I like the way old rifles feel. I like the smoothness of their actions. I like the way the wood stocks take on their own look after many years of carry. I like the way the blueing matures after many years of oiling and wear. And for your information I wear jeans hunting and have never had my truck detailed.

I bet a lot of you guys who are concerned with how they look have to wear matching camo top and bottom, and get your truck detailed every time you come back from a hunt.

You can't fall in love with an AR, it's cold, black, and has no emotion. Just slam, bam, and thank you mam. An old bolt with scars, dent, scratches will talk to you for years. Just like it did with your dad and his dad.

Who cares what a guy's rifle looks like or how it cycles?

What's more important, is can he hit what he means to hit all, or most, of the time.

Myself, and I bet every single hunting guide on the face of the earth have priority #1 as can this hunter put a bullet where it goes? If he can, every other factor after that is ancillary.

Our matching camo and truck detailing (neither of those are accurate by my account) would cost far less than your fancy black rifles, extended mags, suppressors, and flipped out mirror dodge truck.

I'll give you one thing though. I bet your flat bill hat is fairly cheap compared to your sparkly pants

DARNED STRAIGHT!

I guess you don't know, I'll never tell a man what he can, or cannot do on his own land. And I expect the same in return.

The news is, these rifles are far from going away. The younger crowd gravitate toward them. And some of the veteran hunters have found a good use for them. And in another 30 years when the current generation of die hard AR haters are too old to hunt, there's going to be a higher percentage of hunters toting AR type rifles, than there are now. Associating "spray and pray", "tacticool", bad shooters to the rifle, is a mindset that needs to change. Only way to change it is to get more people practicing with their rifle of choice, be safe, be responsible, and start shedding a positive light on the type of rifle.

"You are arguing with ranch and landowners who have made their decisions"- Your words.

That was a reply to your words. If you forgot you wrote them there they are again, they are also three posts north of here.

When I hunt on someone else's land, I follow that person's rules to the letter. In the scenario (that has happened) where I've been asked to come hog hunt, I ask about restrictions. If they have a no AR policy I will try to advise that they can be a valuable tool for the job. Maybe it changes their mind. If it does not, I go right back to following their rules to the letter, and leave the AR in the truck. In the case of deer, which this thread was started about, there are situations where I might prefer an AR, might.

Really, I'm defending the rifle type, and the guys that use them exclusively. They really enjoy them, and prefer them, and are responsible hunters and shooters. It's a shame they have a prejudice against them.

Of course that's priority #1. But, again, they have no way to know the answer as to who can and who can't. So they make judgments they think are best for them based on their experiences. Guides and outfitters judge folks based on a lot of stuff.

Do clients show up loud talking?
Do clients show up who have to have a beer/drink in their hand 24/7?
Do clients show up wearing Carrhart overalls/jackets and rubber boots?
Do clients show up with a big beer belly smoking cigs?
Do clients show up........? ...........? ..........?

There's a million of 'em.

They make judgments accordingly. They are not always correct - obviously. But they make them because they
have to. One of them is many don't want AR shooters. Again, they aren't doing it to tick people off. Agree with them or not, they have their reasons.