Who has multiple battle rifles?

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Saiga .308
Saiga 7.62x39
M-14
Mini-14
SKS
Armalite .223
Moslin Nagant 7.62x54
GEW 98 (8mm)
Swedish Mauser 6.5x55

and a couple of "tactical" shotguns.....
 
Lessee, got 2 Springfield M1A's, a PolyTech M14S, 2 Garands, a Saiga 308-1 and a CETME. Love 'em all! :D
 
So where's the break point between full power and intermediate?

I'm guessing the FAL (STg - semi-auto, not select fire) and the 8mm Mauser (bolt-action) qualify, but am unsure about the 30-40 Krag. Obviously the Marlin and T/Cs are out.

Reference to Brady was because of her insistence that there is a clearcut distinction between "sporting" and "evil" rifles.

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If you don't like the terminology (none of which I invented, I must again lament) you need only not read this thread. I don't know why you must nit-pick everything I type.

There is no "breaking point" between what is considered a modern full-power rifle cartridge and an intermediate one. It's more of a gray area. I can give examples of each.

Full Rifle: .308, .30-06, 7.62x54mmR, 8mm Mauser, .45-70, .270, etc.

Intermediate: .223 Remington, 7.62x39mm, 5.45x39mm. Originally thought up by the Germans during the second world war (the 7.92mm Kurtz round) as a midway cartridge, more powerful than 9mm submachine guns but less recoil (and power) than the standard 8mm service round. The first operational intermediate cartridge rifle was the MP44/STG44. The first one to see real wide scale use was the AK-47. The United States didn't get in on the game until the late fifties with the development of the AR-15/M16 family.

Gray area: Things like .243, .30-30, etc. But in military terminology, it's generally one or the other. Most militaries use a full rifle round for machine guns, a few battle rifles, and scoped weapons, as well as an intermediate cartridge for standard rifles and light machine guns. NATO uses .308/.223, whereas Russia has the 7.62x54R/5.45mm combo.

But you probably knew all that.
 
i think i can get this right:)


1.dsa lw carbine

2.dsa stg58

3.century G3

wishing for a M1a:D

clown
 
Assault web and some others break things down. I figure it needs to be military, mag fed, and in the power range of 308 or better. If based off the 308 case it also gets included in my opionion if it meets the other criteria. That covers things like the springfield m1a in .243 or whatever it was.

I have a fal and an m1a and like them enough I will be getting some variations of what I have. I have some interest in an ar10, but not enough to justify the cost right now. I have some interest in the ak types, but not enough for me to get one right now. The hk, cetme, l1a1, and others have all seemed soso when I handled them and for now I am darn happy with a fal and an m1a.

Lots of stuff to look at, and I do like variety. But I also like quality from the get go and have found that in the fal and m1a I bought.
 
I started with a Lee-Enfield No4 Mk2 and fell in love with the power, so...
  • 1) Lee-Enfield No4Mk2
    2) FAL parts gun on DSA receiver
    3) Mosin-Nagant M44
    4) Yugo M48A mauser
    5) HK-91 clone (specifically, FMP SLG-95)
    6) Rifle, Caliber 30, M1
I like the solid feel of them and I'm confident that whatever is hit by them will know it.

Now I need a M1A.
 
OK to refine the list( and I forgot a couple) :95 Steyr 8x56 Straight pull,.303 Martini BSA short rifle ,Ross .303 Straight pull(Canadian military)1917 Enfield,1934 Mod 98 7mm Mauser,Swiss K-31, M-1 Garand, Hakim 8mm,M-14,FNFAL inch and Metric(2), HK91,Yugo Drugonov, and Barret Light Fifty(hey meets all the 'battle rifle requirements') I left off all .223 and 7.62x39 guns.
 
Colt M16A1

Remington 1903-A3

Springfield Armory M1 Garand

Rockola M1 Carbine

Enfield No. 4 Mk. 1

Enfield No. 5 Jungle Carbine

Mauser 98K

Mauser-Argentino M1891

Mosin-Nagant M44 Carbine

SKS

MAS 36/51

Mannlicher Carcano M1941

(Semi-Auto Versions)
Uzi
Colt AR-15 SP1
Polytech Legend AK-47 Underfolder
 
Ignoring duplicates, and skipping the civilian stuff and the poodle shooters?

AR-10
M1A
DSA StG 58
Cetme
G3 clone
SVT-40
M1 Garand
AG42
M44
SMLE No4 Mk2
K98k
VZ24
G98
M95
M1903
Type 38 Arisaka
Model 38 Carcano
M96
M95

Does 7.62X45 count?

What have I learned? If it comes with a steel buttplate and fires a real round, avoid the little version; don't shoot the virgin 98; do fall in love with the Garand; enjoy the feel of the FAL, and take the FAL to war; but shoot the AR-10 for fun.

I also learned a little too late not to sell G43s.:cuss:

Steve
 
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