Your favorite battle rifle...that's not

[JFrame]

Since it's the only centerfire "long gun" I have (if you exclude my converted T/C Contender .44 magnum carbine), I would have to nominate my Winchester 1894 Trapper in .357.

 

[Landlocked Pirate]

If I had to go with just one rifle, then a Marlin 336 in .30-30 Winchester.

Me too!

 

[Turk]

Remington 7615 with wood stock.

Turk

 

[ATAShooter]

Winchester SXR in .308

 

[Frog48]

I'd have to agree with the Marlin 336 in .30-30 Win.

 

[Phil DeGraves]

Lever action .44 mag. Potent enough to bring down deer sized game at medium range, with ammo capacity greater than the long 30-30 class cartridges.

 

[Nolo]

Winchester Model 1895 Saddle-Ring Carbine in the only caliber, 7.62x54R.
Preferrably with stripper clip guides and the front handguard replaced by a 1913 rail.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Good Question

Remington 7615 rifle.

+1....any of the 76** series of pump Rem rifles; any number of calibers.

Also, a short action, short bolt throw turnbolt, like a Browning A-bolt; perhaps in .243 win.

Also, Marlin levergun in .30-30 win.

Also, sporterized Swiss K31 with a 20" bbl, peep rear sight, buttload of stripper clips - this straight-pull turnbolt rifle is very fast.

Also, of course, the venerable SMLE No. 4, sporterized, in .303 Brit

Also, Steyr Scout or Savage Scout, in 7mm-08 or .308.

Lots of good choices.

There's a lot to be said of the extreme reliability of non-semi-auto repeating rifles.

 

[M'bogo]

Casting another vote for the Steyr Scout in .308Win.

M'bogo

 

[cluttonfred]

Steyr Scout? Clearly, some folks are in an entirely different tax bracket. I just can't see spending $1500-$2000 for a magazine-fed, bolt action rifle when for less half that I can get a Savage or Howa or many others, a bipod, and a nice scope and do 99% of what the Steyr can do. Of course, if money is no object...

 

[TheDisturbed1]

Screwy. I'd pick the Saiga 12 if it wasn't forementioned in the OP.

The 7615 looks like a keeper though...

 

[RugerBob]

Probably pick my 336 Marlin.

 

[Treo]

Ruger PC-4 ?

 

[Crystal River Charlie]

Marlin 336 in 30-30

 

[frankd4]

Bereta Storm

Storm in 45ACP.

 

[LaEscopeta]

My running count so far (including multiple votes by the same poster, but not counting firearms that don’t meet the requirements of the original post)…

Lever rifle total 15
(Marlin 7, Win 6)
(30-30 Win 9, .44 Mag 1, .357 Mag 2, other caliber 4)

Remington 76xx pump rifle total 8
(in 5.56 mm 3, in .308 1, other caliber 3)

Bolt rifle total 7
(.308 4, other caliber 4)

Ruger PC-4 1
Browning BAR 2
Other semi-auto 2

Shotgun total 3
(Mossberg 1)

 

[JFrame]

LaEscopeta,

Thanks for the tally!

That's pretty decent firepower, even without breaking out the AK's and AR's...

 

[Sulaco]

Marlin 336 in 30-30

 

[High Planes Drifter]

Looks like the Marlin 336 is running away with this one.

 

[Afy]

H&H .375 Double rifle...

Seriously the T3 Tikka...

 

[Eric F]

I would go with one of my Remington model 8's or 81's in any caliber, 25,30,35,or 300 savage. They have a 5 round fixed box mag striper clips last round lock back, it has all the makings of a good military rifle but never was.

 

[CYANIDEGENOCIDE]

rem 700 in 7mm mag easy to reach 1000 with that
for something a little closer rem 7400 in 30-06, a ton of power, simi auto, and high caps are available, plus its stupidly simply

 

[Birdhunter1]

Marlin 336, they way mine is et up I have a 3 power fixed scope on it and it has a nice wide field of view and is quick handling.

If not that my 870 Wingmaster 12 gauge loaded with #4 buck or my 20 gauge Beretta 391 loaded the same.

 

[justin 561]

+1 M1 Garand.

 

[chris in va]

I'd have to say my CZ carbine. Only 5 round mags, but I'm fond of the x39 cartridge.