The most reliable, rugged, accurate rifle EVER.

[elmerfudd]

It's not "The Hitler Channel" anymore. It's gotten much worse. Now the majority of their programming seems to be shows like "modern marvels", "mega movers" and "ice road truckers". I guess that stuff's fine, but it's become like MTV only instead of there being no music there's no history.

 

[Ian Hutchison]

The mauser on paper and design wise is a better rifle.
But on the Battlefield the Lee Enfield dominated its now been in service for over 100 years and two world wars years still on issue in India and by the Canadian rangers who rely on it because it will go bang in some of the most extreme conditions on earth.
mauser military rifles no longer in service.

No. True, the Lee-Enfield as a battle rifle is still in use today (Kind of, not really. Do police count?) whereas the Mauser as a battle rifle is not.

However, the Mauser action has been far more influential. For example, we imitated it (without license btw) in our Springfield 1903 and many, if not most, other nations bought or copied the mauser*. Indeed, the mauser action is still used in many military and police sniping weapons and is still seen in, or has influenced, many (very many) modern bolt action hunting rifles.

* To name some:

Argentina
Spain
Sweden
Japan
Czechloslovakia
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Egypt
Iran
Belgium
China
Israel
Albania
Chile
Denmark
Finland
France
Guatemala
Iceland
Iraq
Portugal
Mexico
Vietnam
Norway
Korea
Romania
Hungary
Austria

 

[22lr]

Springfield 1903a3

Ive got one and ill just say that I can hit what ever im aiming at. Ive never had anything resembling a problem, and its as rugged as rifles come. Cant really say much more than that.

 

[Golden Hound]

Honestly if we're talking about the rifle that is most reliable, rugged(durable) and accurate at the same time - in other words, it has to have all three of those, as opposed to sacrificing one for the other - I would pick the G3. The much-maligned and underrated G3 manages to be insanely durable and insanely accurate at the same time. The FAL might edge it out IF it had better sights, but as-is, in stock configuration, I think the G3 is the winner if we're looking for a rifle that has extreme reliability, extreme durability, and extreme accuracy all in one package.

The downsides of the G3 are that it's heavy, and is not very ergonomic. It has a heavy charging handle that's far forward, thumb safety that's hard to operate without adjusting the grip, and there is the notorious fluted chamber that mangles the shell casings and flings them the length of a football field. It lacks a bolt hold open on the last shot, and it would be helped by a bolt forward assist. All of this might be true.

BUT - it's rock-solid reliable, with the durability of the AK, and it's absurdly simple to take apart. It doesn't have a gas system to worry about fouling or failure to cycle. And it has very good sights and a slightly higher degree of accuracy than the FAL.

For bolt actions I would pick the Finnish Mosin.

 

[gunmaker2872]

question

what about the americans version of the enfield, the eddystone chambered in 30 06 ?

 

[MarcusWendt]

You simply can not have a single best rifle given the varying scenarios one may be exposed to. Best for what?

 

[natescout]

Mauser , the most copied action ever .

 

[Float Pilot]

The 54 caliber 1817 US Rifle (common rifle.)
It served until 1865, while being used as a rifle, club, spear and staff.
They were an improved version of the 1814.
While originally a flintlock, their design was again modified for percussion caps and paper roll caps.

 

[ken22250]

i have no problem beliving that, a have an A-Square Hannibal in .577 Trrannosaurus, and A-Square uses all 1917 Enfield actions, because they are the longest and strongest bolt action ever made.
ken