What is your favorite military style rifle, and why?
Notice I say "military style." This is so that civilian versions like the AR-15 can be included, if you like.
Old or new.
I am also partial to the M1. Love that ”ping!” The M1903, "The weapon of silent death," comes close for me. I take mine out of the safe just to look at it. A Marine and his rifle…
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My M1 is my favorite.
a toss up…
I have a very warm spot for the Garand Rifle, 30 cal, US M1. first high powered service rifle I ever got to shoot as part of a CMP youth program about a zillion years ago.
I like the Remington 512 T… again a martially-marked military training rifle. A big part of my early shooting experiences.
My favourite military style rifle would be the M1 Garand. It’s the only semi-auto that’s exempt from magazine restrictions in Canada, it shoots a very powerful round, and I can take it hunting deer after going to the range with it (Any AR-15 or "variant" thereof is restricted in Canada, so you can only take them to licenced ranges.).
I like the M1 Garand. It was developed over 70 years ago and many of those original rifles are still in use today!
1911A1. I have small hands and it fits me well… it’s thin and flat so it’s relatively concealable… it’s a marvelous piece of machinery… and it’ll get the job done… those are my reasons today. I remember wanting one since I saw the WWI commemorative collection in the Sears catalog when I was very young. That was back in the good old days when this really was a free country…. write a check for $99.00 + shipping and it would magically appear in your mailbox about a week later. Thumbs down away but it’s true no matter how crazy it sounds to you youngsters.
Back in those days, young as I was, I knew from my grandfather, a WWI disabled veteran, that it was a piece of history.
EDIT:
Maybe someday I’ll learn to read… I didn’t notice the word "rifle" in the question.
I too have a soft spot in my heart for the Garand, but this is about my favorite military rifle, which absolutely has to be a Pattern 14 Enfield.
8mm mauser
FN-49 because it has that cool profile that no other rifle can match, and it is also built to incredibly close tolerances, like a Swiss watch. Many say these tolerances could lead to trouble in the battlefield, but the Belgians seemed to have no concerns about this during the Korean war.
I’m partial to the M-16/AR-15 style, because it’s what I first learned to seriously shoot with. But I like anything which goes "bang" when I pull the trigger.
Tie between a M1 Garand and The M14. Both shoot reliable and effective .30 ammo. Both are reliable as swiss clocks. The M14 is still in service today 60+ years after introduction. The M1 Garand is still a great collector.
I like my 1912 manufacture Springfield Armory 1903A1.
Why?
It looks polite, because it is polite. Don’t irritate it from any less than 1000yds. and you’ll be good.
It’s a beautiful rifle, it’s reliable/durable, and it is accurate… like…. *accurate*, accurate.
Runner up is my 1899 Krag-Jorgensen.
Additional info: To clear things up to those who might not know, yes, both of these rifles were service rifles in WWI and WWII.
* The M-14 because I was issued one when on active duty,and love it.* Great Rifle.*
M14 because of the same reason.
There is simply to many to list but I’m going with the AK47.
It’s one of the cheapest made rifles but yet one of the best. It doesn’t care what you feed it as long as you’re feeding it something. The only time my AK47s stop shooting is when their empty. Seriously, the first thing they teach you is when the rifle stops shooting, change the magazine. If that doesn’t fix it the problem, then you may have an issue. This rifle isn’t pretty but it’s extremely durable. I have rattled off countless drums and magazines without ever cleaning one. I generally only clean my beater AK47 about once a year and it’s the most badly talked about AK47 on the internet.
Here is a video of my friend bump firing one of my AK47s with a 75rd drum.
http://www.semiautorifles.com/forums/f12/bump-firing-ak47-w-75rd-drum-1109.html
The M1 garand, is a great rifle, but it’s place in an urban battle is a niche market to say the least.The M14 is IMO the slight step up from the M1. I’m usually not far from an AR15, in the M4A2 configuration.
my sks, modified a little(scope mount and 30 round mag soon a metal vented handguard, muzzle brake, and 2" butt pad because im alot larger than an asian, but i will never put a different stock on it though)
The M-1 Garand 1235616 issued to me an qualified as expert with it . This was The WW-2 rifle and was being phased out at the time of my training on it. It was replaced by the M-14 which the newer training company’s were issued. I liked that Garand. The weapons and fire power today are so very superior,the memory of the M-1 remains holy.
SG 550
Simply because of the way it looks, i kinda like its rugged, square, no nonsense look.