ftierson
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You mean that we're not all working with the same definition/understanding of 'battle rifle' here...
Who would of thunk it...
Forrest
Who would of thunk it...
Forrest
Realistically? The AK.
But the M1 has class in spades.
M1 garand? Please...
oneshooter said:As for taking a walk in the sandbox with a Garand? Many of the Marines I have let use my Garands, both NM and as issued, would have gladly taken them back. Seems thay liked the fact that one could put rounds on target at 200-500yds and the target would stay down!!
I think this should also be defined.full power rifle cartridge
amprecon said:I've heard opinions of the Garand being outdated and obsolete for modern times, but let me say that if all I had to use were my Garand, I may want for a smaller more compact rifle, but 8-rounds of .30-06 at my finger tips to be fired as fast as I can pull the trigger is nothing to sneeze at and I don't think any adversaries would consider it obsolete either.
Which battle rifle was the most clearly superior in its day, that day being the defining conflict of the 20th Century? See how easy the answer is when the question is refined?
M1 Garand, no question. Would I prefer to carry it today into <shudder> combat? Nosiree.
I'd love to vote for the Garand (I own one), but I cannot for one reason: If I run out of 8-round en bloc clips, I have a single shot.