I’m pro gun but for me, when I hold an AR-15 or other similar weapon I do get a kind of macho, Rambo like high. Very different when compared to holding a traditional deer rifle.
Same as when I’m holding a 30-30 lever action Henry or Winchester. I feel like I am John Wayne.
Or when I have I held a black powder old cap and ball replica or flintlock replica I can imagine myself standing shoulder to shoulder firing a volley.