Your favorite battle rifle...that's not

[roscoe]

Win 94 in 30-30. With peep sight.

 

[Titan6]

740/2 series Remington in 30-06 or .308. Just an old hunting rifle it is. One of the few you can get a ten round magazine for. If I needed a Carbine maybe a mini-14.

 

[rdoggsilva]

Another vote for the Marlin 336 in 30-30.

 

[R.W.Dale]

Remington 7615P



or one of these russian abominations



six round mags, twin leaf capacity express style rear sight M44/SKS front, A chrome lined bbl, built like a mack truck and it's chambered fro 7.62x51/308

 

[BrianB]

See my signature.

 

[Sistema1927]

Add one more to the Marlin 336 column. Mine has XS ghost ring sights, a sling, and a butt cuff with additional rounds.

 

[mio]

at the risk of being laughed out of the forum.
my marlin model 60 for a couple reasons. first its the gun i shoot the most and am the most accurate shooting with i would be confident taking headshots out to 100yrds with it. second although i admit a hypervelocity shell like the cci mini mag is not the ideal round i think it is under rated and would be adaquete at that 100yrd range.
second would be either my winchester 1300 or my 35 rem pump.

 

[JFrame]

mio,

I, personally, would not volunteer to be a test target for your marksmanship.

So -- no laughter here!

 

[cluttonfred]

I have often said that my Marlin Papoose is a handy all-around weapon, and with a couple of clips of Yellow Jackets it's not bad for home defense, either. I don't know if I'd go so far as to call it a civilian battle rifle, however.

 

[19-3Ben]

Marlin 1894c in .357mag.

Ramington 870 with 21" smooth bore and rifle sights is a close second.

 

[mainmech48]

Of what I actually have right now that fits the question, I'd have to go with my old Savage 99F in .308 Win.

Of what I'd rather have under those conditions, given my druthers, either the Browning BLR in .308 or Remington 760/76/7600, also in .308. Either trumps my trusty Savage only because it's faster to change a box than refill a rotary mag.

FWIW, If I were making a dead serious practical choice, I'd have to go with the Remmie pumper as it's the only one with the option of commercially available higher capacity mags.

IME, given how often the old adage concerning emergencies and vital machinery that, essentially, "One=None" can bite you in a very tender spot at exactly the wrong time: Simpler is better. If there was a repeating, non-BA "sporting" rifle that was as mechanically simple as the Marlins and chambered a military cartridge I'd have two!

 

[cluttonfred]

Which brings up the question, why are there so few manual repeating rifles, other than bolt-actions, in military calibers? You'd think that someone would have long since come out with a Savage 99-type deer gun in 7.62x39mm, for example, because of the huge savings in the cost of the ammo.

 

[Titan6]

Owlnmole- The answer is because there are so many military rifles available. A maker would be hard pressed to make a new rifle of similar quality at anywhere near the same price.

 

[RockyMtnTactical]

Marlin 30-30

 

[TimT]

well..... I would opt to do some mods to my Beretta 390AL for combat and then ready my 94' .30-30AI. My Garand is always ready.

G20 is on the ready as well

 

[Old School]

1894 winchester 30-30.

 

[Enfieldier]

Winchester and Marlin lever actions are painfully slow to reload, especially if you have gloves on. I've had rounds pop back out of the loading gate when I have them almost all the way shoved in and the base will slip by my finger. Working the lever from prone is a big problem. I guess a lever gun would work if that is all you have but it would be best employed to take a better weapon from a dead enemy.

 

[roscoe]

I think you have to practice, as with any weapon. There is definitely a technique to loading through the gate.

 

[Titan6]

I see a lot of Garand answers. A Garand is an MBR. Perhaps the orginal American MBR. Still works great.