Pride & Joy

[telewinz]

What Military "issued" rifle is your pride and joy and why?

Mine is a minty FN49 in 8mm. REASON: Because its a semi-auto, fires a powerful cartridge, exhibits exceptional workmanship, and the surplus ammo goes for about .08 a round.

 

[Politically Incorrect]

My M1 Garand.

Just so much history tied to that gun.

One of my instructors is a former Marine of the 1950s and when I told him I owned one, he lit up like a Christmas tree.

EDIT: Yeah, I beat you to it. BTW, my SA was made in 1944.

 

[DMK]

'43 Springfield M1 Garand

I don't think I need to explain why.

Edit: DOH! Tommy beat me to it!

 

[Sisco]

My Inland M1 carbine. It belonged to my Dad, he paid about $25 for it from the NRA. First rifle I shot and I'm still shooting it.

 

[Redlg155]

Right now It's my AR15.

Still..I'd rather have a peice of history like the FN 49. I saw a very nice one at a local dealers but he wanted $600. A bit too steep for me.

I guess I'll have to just save my pennies and get a CMP Garand.

Good Shooting
RED

 

[beemerb]

FN FAL---Best main battle rifle ever built
Bob

 

[Sactown]

My mint unfired Enfield No.4 MkII. Absolutely beautiful.

 

[PATH]

In this order: FAL, AK, Enfield MOd4 mk1 , M-39 NAgant, Mauser K98, SKS Para..

 

[JeFF D]

Hungarian M44 shoots like a dream and looks great too.
I love that gun.

 

[Tamara]

While my Mosins, Mausers, 1917s and the like are cool, the pride and joy of my milsurp collection is my M96/11 Schmidt-Rubin. It's built like (dare I say it?) a Swiss watch.

I don't consider my FAL, HK91, Daewoo or AK to be "milsurps" as they are semiauto civilian lookalike clones of real military rifles.

 

[3 gun]

Another one voting for his M1 Garand.

 

[Okiecruffler]

1953 Hungarian M44

Has the initials K.E. carved in the stock and will shoot 1.5'' at 100yrds all day long with surplus ammo.

 

[Don45cal]

My M1 Carbine, Inland (not a re import). The first one of 3 that I own. I really enjoy shooting this little rifle. The only sentiment is that it is from WWII.