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Semi-Auto Battle Rifle... Which one?
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<blockquote data-quote="henschman" data-source="post: 1499297" data-attributes="member: 4235"><p>Wow, I wish I had seen this thread earlier... I could have saved you the trouble of all this arguing, and just told you that the M-14 is the best battle rifle ever made! <img src="/images/smilies/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>I like them because they have the best iron sights ever put on a rifle, and they are very reliable. They also generally have very good factory triggers, and are plenty accurate. Basically they are a very good all-around rifle that scores fairly highly in all categories that I think make a good battle rifle. All the others fall short in at least one category. </p><p></p><p>I don't necessarily think a rifle has to be a .30 cal to be a battle rifle... I still would have considered the M-1 and FAL to be battle rifles in their original chamberings of .276 Pedersen and .280 British, respectively... but it certainly has to be chambered in a full power round. 7.62x39 and 5.56x45 are not full power rounds. Neither one is too terribly effective out past 300m, either... battle rifles are supposed to be able to handle an enemy at least out to 600 yards, IMO.</p><p></p><p>Though the M-14 is my favorite, I am very glad we have so many great battle rifles available to argue over! Ultimately it's the indian, not the arrow... a Rifleman should be able to take care of business with any of the above listed tools.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="henschman, post: 1499297, member: 4235"] Wow, I wish I had seen this thread earlier... I could have saved you the trouble of all this arguing, and just told you that the M-14 is the best battle rifle ever made! ;) I like them because they have the best iron sights ever put on a rifle, and they are very reliable. They also generally have very good factory triggers, and are plenty accurate. Basically they are a very good all-around rifle that scores fairly highly in all categories that I think make a good battle rifle. All the others fall short in at least one category. I don't necessarily think a rifle has to be a .30 cal to be a battle rifle... I still would have considered the M-1 and FAL to be battle rifles in their original chamberings of .276 Pedersen and .280 British, respectively... but it certainly has to be chambered in a full power round. 7.62x39 and 5.56x45 are not full power rounds. Neither one is too terribly effective out past 300m, either... battle rifles are supposed to be able to handle an enemy at least out to 600 yards, IMO. Though the M-14 is my favorite, I am very glad we have so many great battle rifles available to argue over! Ultimately it's the indian, not the arrow... a Rifleman should be able to take care of business with any of the above listed tools. [/QUOTE]
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