I'm sorry, but are you stupid? Remington took an AR pattern rifle and made it "hunter-friendly." This is nothing new, and certainly not any "hedging of their bets" in some overblown fear that any black rifle is going to be banned. Most states have 5-rd mag capacity limitations and rednecks go ga-ga for Realtree stuff. I think I'll move some money to a couple firearms companies so I too can profit from the irrational fears of idiots.
Wow. Did someone piss in your cheerios this morning....or did they insult your Camaro? What gives?
FWIW, I don't consider a thumbhole and green camo stock "hunter friendly". I think it's just a trend and a marketing tool. It's the same as sexy fake "air intakes" on the hood of low end sports cars. They don't do shit, but it looks purdy and makes people want to buy 'em.
I have waxed more than my share of game over the years. Ducks, dove, quail, deer, etc. etc, and none of them were scared off by the wood stock of the firearm that I was carrying. That AR looks like a nice enough gun, but I'll never buy a firearm with a camo-print stock. It's just not my style.