Another of those rare occasions in which Malone is in the majority around here. If I had had the choice, however, I would have voted M-14. I'm pretty sure there are some milsurps kicking around somewhere. I've never fired one, but really like the M-1As I've shot.
I was under the impression there were no surplus M14s around due to the select-fire capabilty. And if there are any floating around, they aren't going to be cheap.
I understand there was a very brief run of legal factory built M14s semiauto rifles for competetition. I would assume they would command a HUGE pricetag now.
My M1 Garand converted to 7.62 NATO. It's the best fit for my southpaw self of the options presented, and I can shoot tolerably well with it out the the limits of my middle-aged eyes. If the option of an FAL had been present, it might've been a toss-up, even though I don't presently own one.
This goes back to an interesting discussion I had with a friend that is an amateur film maker, that seems more and more true. The basic gist was that according to Hollywood, T.V., and game producers the only wars that ever really happened were WWII, and Vietnam.
according to Hollywood, T.V., and game producers the only wars that ever really happened were WWII, and Vietnam.
May have something to do with the fact that those are the only conflicts with enough widespread (I hesitate to say) appeal to be marketable as products. The Spanish-American war (etc) might be interesting to some, but probably not enough to generate enough capital to make a game/movie today.
Back to topic: not enough options in the poll. Bring on the machine gun milsurps!
Even though I don't have one, I have shot one and my nod goes to the Garand
ammo supply will ALWAYS be there, its not as ammo hungry as other self-loaders are, and the 30-06 is a proven, dang near kill anything cartridge. Not to detract from the other cartridge/rifle combo's on the list...I DID waver for a moment on the 03A3 for the exact same reasons...but the parts aren't as prevalent nowadays.
I'll have to say that I'm surprised that the Garand didn't do a little better. The K31 must be really good. And I'm shocked that the Mosin carbine got any votes, it must have hidden good qualities (I guess the $69 is a good quality). Thanks for everyone's opinions.
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