How many hunters in the US use an assault rifle for hunting?

If you mean real “assault rifles” (which have select-fire capability) then “none,” since there are only a handful of real assault rifles in civilian hands. read more

But generally, most folks who use military rifles for hunting use older designs chambered for more powerful cartridges, like the .30–06, .308, or 7.62 x 54R. read more

Most non-hunters think hunting and they think"deer". Or maybe Elk and Moose. But such big game is only one sort of hunting. Many, many people hunt all sorts of other things. Such semi-auto rifles, usually firing 5.56mm ammo, see a LOT of use in hunting feral hogs, coyotes, prairie dogs, and a variety of other small game. read more

This list is by no means all-inclusive of every State that permits hunting with semi-automatic “assault rifles” , but does show that no less then half the States in the Country allow hunting with these firearms, representing millions of hunters, from every geographical region imaginable and 100's of millions of dollars of tax revenue and license fees that go back to Federal and State Wildlife Conservation efforts. read more

"Assault rifle" - intermediate-caliber select-fire rifle or carbine fed from a detachable box magazine."Assault weapon" - anything the media thinks looks menacing, especially semi-automatic versions of real"assault rifles." I have two AR-15 semi-automatic rifles suitable for hunting. read more

A firearms instructor and longtime gun rights advocate, Gary Marbut hunts with the larger caliber cousin of the AR-15: the AR-10. Marbut’s rifle is still semiautomatic, but fires with more power. Many hunters say the standard caliber, or diameter of the bullet, of an AR-15 is preferable for hunting smaller animals. read more