Ownership of Mil Channels Top 10 Infantry Rifles

[Acera]

Ok, another poster (Roadwild17) brought up the subject of the Military Channels Top Ten Military Rifles. They seem to be a very common collectible here on THR and I thought a poll was in order.

How Many Of The Following Types, Not Individual Number, of Rifles Do You Own From This List? (In Civilian or Military Configuration.)

AK
M-16/AR-15
Lee Enfield SMLE
M1 Grand
FN FAL
Mauser Model 98K
Steyr AUG
1903 Springfield
Sturmgewher 44
M-14/M1A

 

[jpwilly]

1903, M1 Garand, Lee Enfiled SMLE, 98K, AR & AKM

 

[Grassman]

None......but I hope to get a Garand soon.

 

[SaxonPig]

It would help if I knew what the top 10 were.

Let me guess.

Ak47 (nope)
M16 (AR15 yes)
Garand (Had 2 but none currently)
M98 (Yes)
SMLE (Used to have one)
FAL (SA version, yes)
STG 44 (no)
1903 (Had one once)
1917 (Not any longer)
M14 (Nope)

How did I do on guessing the top 10?

 

[Acera]

It would help if I knew what the top 10 were.

Let me guess.

Ak47 (nope)
M16 (AR15 yes)
Garand (Had 2 but none currently)
M98 (Yes)
SMLE (Used to have one)
FAL (SA version, yes)
STG 44 (no)
1903 (Had one once)
1917 (Not any longer)
M14 (Nope)

How did I do on guessing the top 10?

SaxonPig it would have helped if you read the original post, instead of posting a quick response. It is at the top of the page and answers your question. But in case you can't find that, you missed on the 1917, should have been a Steyr AUG.

 

[JWF III]

I have three. Numbers 3, 4, and 6. I got rid of a POS #2, and I want numbers 8, 9, and 10.

Wyman

 

[lionking]

Don't have Sturmgewher 44 or a AUG and don't really want them.Would rather have more of the rest.

 

[Duke of Doubt]

Five, formerly six.

A few of those are rather rare and idiosyncratic choices. The Steyr AUG isn't exactly my idea of an all time great infantry rifle. And the STG-44? Come on.

Where in Sam Hill is the Mosin-Nagant?!

How about the SKS?

Not a single Mannlicher-pattern rifle at all? That rules out most weapons from the Balkans in the twentieth century.

No Krag/Sharps/Winchesters?

 

[Kino74]

I have only number 1 and number 2.

 

[HorseSoldier]

And the STG-44? Come on.

Revolutionary design, though it begs the question of whether the Top Ten are the most prolific/widely produced weapons or the most significant designs in terms of technological innovation. (Going by either criteria, it's kind of hard to fathom how even an American-focused program could argue the M1903 and M14 are in the top ten . . .) I don't see the first successful breach loading designs, first bolt guns, first smokeless powder designs on the list, any of which would likely have been more significant than a number of the guns on their list. If just pure production numbers, the Moisin should definitely be on there, etc.

But it's a TV show, with the usual standards of intellectual rigor and academic standards you'd expect from such . . .

Back to the topic at hand, I own actual or clones of five of the weapons on the list (1-5), six if I can count my Swedish Mauser as an example of the 98K (admittedly not the same design, but similar enough you can use the same manual of arms and such).

 

[HorseSoldier]

Double tap . . .

 

[HorseSoldier]

Mozambique . . .

 

[HorseSoldier]

Guess I was into suppressive fire by this point . . .

 

[nalioth]

8/10

 

[HorseSoldier]

Five round rhythm drill?

Sorry for the multiple posts. I kept getting error messages from the website and it doesn't take much to induce operator error with me and computers, I suppose.

 

[SaxonPig]

Acer- Sorry I responded to your post. I won't make that mistake again.

BTW- I got 9 out 10, so... er, The High Road, right?

 

[General Geoff]

The Mosin Nagant got robbed on this list.


Otherwise, I have two, a Saiga (AK-47 type) and M1A (M14)

 

[K3]

Evidently HorseSoldier feels very strongly about his views. Posting them 5 times and all...

I don't own any.

I think the SKS ought to be in there in place of maybe the AUG ot STG.

The missing Mosin really bothers me. Prolific, reliable, hard hitting, and plenty good out to normal engagement ranges.

I guess my list would substitute the SKS and Mosin for the AUG and STG-44/ I use to own both, so I guess I'm a bit biased.

 

[Ohio Gun Guy]

Is it a shopping list?

 

[Hardtarget]

I was surprised to see I have four of the list...#s 3, 4, 6,and 8. Don't get to shoot them near as often as I would like...such is life.

Mark.

 

[sharkhunter2018]

I have two. Garand and AK..actually it's two of each. But with the AKs, I have a 47 and a 74 variant.

 

[rugbyer81]

Only two, the 98K and the AK. Would love an AR or a Garand, but just don't have the money right now...

 

[nalioth]

Evidently HorseSoldier feels very strongly about his views. Posting them 5 times and all...

It would be funny, if it didn't happen so often.

THR: //watching the pretty fashion forum across the datacenter//
THR: "Oh, were you trying to post? I wasn't paying attention and just sending out puzzling responses."
THR User: *click* "dangit!"
THR User: *click* "dangit!"
THR User: *click* "dangit!"
THR User: *click* "dangit!"
THR User: *click* "dangit!"
THR User: *click* "dangit!"
THR User 3 hours later: "WOW! Did I click that many times?" //edits several posts//


I just can't see paying AUG money, myself.

 

[MTMilitiaman]

Personally, I have a Romanian AK-clone and an M1A, which would mean I have the civilian/commercial versions of two on the list.

But that isn't how this family works. We have a collective arsenal with individual ownership of any single firearm acknowledged only loosely. And by that standard, you could add my grandpa's M1 Garand and 1903A3 Springfield. And while that is only four out of ten, it takes care of all the good ones

I must also point out to the OP that while the Garand is grand, it is neither spelled nor pronounced that way. It was named after its inventor, a John C. Garand, and is pronounced as it is spelled.

 

[wally]

All except the bolt guns and the Sturmgewher assuming you'll accept an MSAR for the AUG and an Imbel for the FAL. Mine's the newer MSAR without the forward assist that takes AUG magazines.

--wally.