Also easier to work on than most guns.

Also just a note:

high use among right-wing folk,

Is because

it's the gun everyone has...they work. Customizations and spare parts are cheap, effective, and widely available. So are good magazines, which are typically a shockingly difficult part to design well and the place where many otherwise decent guns fail. .223 Remington has one of most varied supplies of ammunition on the market, ...also easier to work on than most guns.

Of course lol. This "the right wingers like it so boo" mentality some (not you ykwim) have is bonkos, they also like water y'know?