content: To be fair, I have come in contact with many ar-15 owners that use it for hunting everything from prairie dogs to big game as well as for sport shooting. Granted, you don't NEED and ar-15 to hunt, but if you could have a pretty capable hunting rifle, an inexpensive target rifle, and one of the best rifles for defense all in one package wouldn't you do it? This is the thinking of all of the AR-15 owners I personally know and I live in mid-west america for context.