My favorite.... .303 Enfield Mk4 No.1 / a fine battle rifle
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Willy Snyder
PO Box 2732
Pocatello, ID 83206
My favorite.... .303 Enfield Mk4 No.1 / a fine battle rifle
Death to every foe and traitor and hurrah, my boys, for freedom !
It depends on the day of the week and what is the farm task at hand. With many to choose from, I cannot really pick just one. I had three different Match M14s when I shot high power on my state team at Camp Perry. I like the M1 Garand and the No. 1 MkIII. The original M1896 and M1898 .30/40 Krags are great. The M1940 Tokarev draws crowds at the range. The M1909 Mauser is a work of art, and the FN ABLs are great. I guess, I count my blessings and cannot pick just one.
Be well.
Adam
Sometimes it's fun to drag my MAS36 to the range. Very few people I meet know what it is but all want to try a shot.
It's only hubris if I'm wrong.
Are you shooting cast in yours? Having luck with any particular load?Originally Posted by OptimusPanda
I like working with my FN 98Mauser in 7x57mm. Again military barrel with deep rifling works with cast boolits, in this case 145gn RCBS boolit over 29.5gn of 3031.
Hold Still Varmint; while I plugs Yer!
No4 Enfields, favorite is a Long Branch made in 1950, followed closely by a Swede.
I havent, I had planned to use the k31 mold from NOE. I loaded up a bunch of of 150gr jacketed and am still going through them.
It's only hubris if I'm wrong.
This 29 Polish 98 8x57mm still has its original barrel and it’s a shooter. And a sporter- as all my non collectible military rifles are. The Krag and Howa M1 Carbine are favorites as well.
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This may be a Sin being of Danish decsent, but I love my Swedish Mauser.
I had purchased it from Century Arms many years ago,
then had it modified for a hunting rifle. It was listed as a Model 38,
but it must have been an Arsenal Conversion of a Model 96 as it had a straight bolt. Regardless, it is the rifle of choice when I head out hunting.
AntiqueSledMan.
I have a low number Springfield 1903 that is a cast bullet sweetheart. I enjoy it.
I can't make up my mind; M1 carbine, M1 Garand, 03 Springfield or 8mm Mauser.....I have multiples of all of them!
My M1 and M14 are my best shooters, but I end up carrying my L1A1 most often, when I feel the need for a heavy (larger than .22 caliber) battle rifle.
I think I would have enjoyed owning a FN 49/56, had I been able to buy one when they were prevalent. I think one of those in 7x57mm would be an absolute gas (pun unintended) to shoot.
One of the Madsen semi-autos in 6.5x55 would also have been fun. They seemed a bit long for quick and easy manipulation, but I could be wrong. Never having shot one, I'm willing to keep an open mind.
Though produced well after the rifles I have mentioned, I think the H&K SL7 might have made a fine general-purpose rifle, with "social-work" capabilities. I shot a few of these and liked them very much.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Ecclesiastes 1:18
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool become servant to the wise of heart. Proverbs 11:29
...Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Matthew 25:40
Carpe SCOTCH!
I can`t decide between my M1 Rifle or my M1 Carbine.
I enjoy my bolt milsurps but the semis get my vote.
Favorite Military rifle...
I have 8 at the moment. I tell each one they are my favorite, but never in front of the others, as I do not want to hurt their feelings...
They ALL got huffy when I brought home a Stevens 325 the other day.
Rights, and Privileges, are not synonymous. We have the Right to Bear Arms. As soon as the Government mandates firearm registration, and permiting, then that Right becomes a Privilege, and may be taken away at our Master's discretion.
My go to rifle is the M-96 in 6.5x55.
This is a 96 I built for my Dad, it is shortened in height by one round, narrowed with a screw bean mesquite stock and a 22 inch barrel, trigguard narrowed and tapered center, out. cocker removed, thumb safety, Timney trigger. Hakko MPZ, Military and Police Tactical Japanese scope.
“There is a remedy for all things, save death.“
Cervantes
“Never give up, never quit.”
Robert Rogers
Roger’s Rangers
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
Will Rogers
P14/M1917 - as good as bolt actions every got. Only flaw is the lack of proper windage adjustment on the rear sight.
Garand. . .It's ten pounds of genius. I can't put it any other way. If I'm lugging full-sized cartridges, I'd rather stuff enblocs than deal with detachable mags. I kinda wish the M14's development stopped with the improvements to the gas system and the roller bolt lug and kept the M1's feeding system. If Ruger had made a 5.56mm "Mini Garand", I'd be all over it.
WWJMBD?
In the Land of Oz, we cast with wheel weight and 2% Tin, Man.
Bigslug,
I totally agree about the P14/M1917 as the best. I also agree that it befuddles me WHY no windage adjustable sight was employed? Prior history of U.S. Arms shows the M1984 Trapdoor, the .30/40 Krag and M1903 HAD Windage adjustable rear sights. Why not ALSO ON the great M1917? "Military Intelligence", again!
Be well.
Adam
Because the M1917 was a "hurry up and get it in the field" make-do built on a proven platform that the tooling was available for RDN. If given a bit of lead time, I am sure Army Ordnance would have McGuiver'ed a windage sight. As the general Military thinking goes, One sights-in their rifle at Qualification, setting the Zero to that grunt, and jack with the sights at your own peril. Still have the "click card" for my M16A2 that Uncle Sam furnished me to carry along with That Damned PIG!
Rights, and Privileges, are not synonymous. We have the Right to Bear Arms. As soon as the Government mandates firearm registration, and permiting, then that Right becomes a Privilege, and may be taken away at our Master's discretion.
An interesting deviation from the main subject of "What's your favorite..." but certainly worthy of discussion.
The 1914/17 rifles have those rear sight protective ears, so it would take a bit of redesigning to get your fingers in between the sight and the ears to turn a knob. Other than that, the sight pretty much followed the accepted military rifle sights of its time. Trench warfare was in vogue and distances not that great unless assigned as a sniper in which case a scope was provided.
Zeroing a rifle for the individual dogface in training is a good idea, but in a lengthy combat situation it is entirely likely that he'll trade it for another if his quits working, and he finds a weapon one of his comrades dropped-- with no guarantee that the zero will be correct for his eyesight and/or abilities. 500 + yards are rare to non-existent in some parts of the world like the Hurtgen Forest or Philippine Jungles, so the usefulness of the zero becomes somewhat problematical at point and shoot distances, as opposed to aim and squeeze distances. I'd have to vote for the M1/M14 sights as being the best I used. The M1903, Krag, and Trapdoor sights are fine if you've got lots of time to set them and have an aptitude for doping wind, which few can do really well.
DG
I love them all but when I have to evacuate the house Im grabing my 43 03a3. Always a joy to shoot. My father bought this for me when I was 14 when all my buddies thought the 742 was the thing to have.
Most folks see a firearm as rifle, pistol, shotgun, ect.... I see a canvas.
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