Outside of the 'black gun' argument, the only knocks on the AR10 platform are that they're not all standard and they're usually heavy.

You are 100% correct on that!

Both of you are correct and I am agreeing with you, however, I'm old and this is what I see. A standard rifle..used for pleasure and hunting. A AR rifle, a combat weapon used for overkill.

Wouldn't it only be overkill if you throw in the 20 round clip for deer hunting?

Wouldn't it only be overkill if you throw in the 20 round clip for deer hunting?

I have 3 AR's that I take out from time to time. Just doesn't feel the same taking it out for deer. Even feels a little weird slung over the shoulder. Maybe it is where the mag hits me in my back. To each its own, it really doesn't matter to me what someone uses. I know I am more old school and times are a passin.

It wasn't till I bought an AR that I figured out what was wrong with ARs. And it wasn't a mag poking me in the back for the 100 yard walk to the blind.
The AR hunters I had were dressed in military camos, had a pistol strapped to their leg and looked like Inspector Gadget Goes to War. They talked stories of running head shots at 200 yards that was unbelievable. "If 20 pigs come, none will leave" drove me nuts, and "where the red dot points, the bullet goes" were heard more than once. But they couldn't hit a broadside hog at 75 yards in broad daylight with their SBR.
After I had an AR and several kills, it was clear... it was the hunter with a problem, not the gun.
I have had a few really good AR hunters that have really impressed me. It took a while for the stereotype to wear thin.
I still prefer my bolt guns, personal preference.