Top 10 Infantry Rifles of All Time | |
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Armchair General The Only 5-star General on GLP User ID: 48462738 United States 07/14/2020 10:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Not in any particular order: Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76966347 1. M4 2. AK47 3. M1 4. M14 5. FAL 6. SKS 7. Mauser 8. Enfield 9. Maybe 03 Springfield, but it's really a Mauser 10. ??? 10. Styer Aug? -Armchair General- "No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation." -General of the Army Douglas MacArthur "I served in all commissioned ranks from Second Lieutenant to Major General and during that period, I spent most of my time being a high-class muscle man for big business, for Wall Street and for the Bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism." -Major General Smedley D. Butler, USMC - 1933 Pronouns: Sir/General/That Bastard |
Epic Beard Guy User ID: 77993004 United States 07/14/2020 11:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | HK G-3 or the semi HK-91.Both based on the Spanish Cetme, which did was not built to tight enough standards to make a good gun. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe |
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Bad Pattern User ID: 79040234 United States 07/14/2020 11:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Given that, the effectiveness of infantry rifles is a slippery question and rating one against the other is certainly a subjective one. Our choices are based on a number of factors; innovation, effectiveness, service life, impact on history and small-arms development. These are the choices of our editors, no doubt you have your own, perhaps better choices. We don’t expect it to be definitive and hope only to spark debate and interest among our readers. Quoting: AggregateThreat Omissions from the list will no doubt provoke the most questions, so I will try to explain the absence of some of your, and our, favorites. Some innovative wonder guns like the Stoner 63 and the FG42 were dropped because of their limited service history. One of our personal favorites, the M14, was dropped because we decided that when two comparable contemporary guns were on the list, like the M14 and the FN FAL, the tie had to go to the gun with the greater historical impact and longer service life, rather than the gun we liked best. Even if, when all is said and done, some of us would rather go into harm’s way with the M14. [link to www.americanrifleman.org (secure)] Cool read! Thanks OP |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 7279210 United States 07/14/2020 11:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Not in any particular order: Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76966347 1. M4 2. AK47 3. M1 4. M14 5. FAL 6. SKS 7. Mauser 8. Enfield 9. Maybe 03 Springfield, but it's really a Mauser 10. ??? 10. Styer Aug? Yeah, a functioning well designed and evolved bullpup, a significant and well executed weapon muchly copied |
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Arthur Jackson User ID: 78576960 United States 07/14/2020 11:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Sharps? Smoke me a kipper, I’ll be back for breakfast. If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools. — Plato “AI is kind of a fancy thing, first of all it’s two letters. It means artificial intelligence.” Kamala Harris VPOTUS |
FlashBuzzkill User ID: 78003852 United States 07/14/2020 11:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Anyone choosing the M1 Garand likely never did a 20 mile hike with one. You feel like Master Blaster after just a few miles; who is this extra person I'm carrying? Great gun; accurate and reliable. Gen. John B Gordon and Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest were the finest citizen-soldiers birthed in America. |
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Arthur Jackson User ID: 78576960 United States 07/14/2020 11:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Only took it hunting once and got a pronghorn at 420 yds with iron sights. Breathe, thank God I have good eyes, SHOOT VASILI! I don’t usually take the Mosin hunting, but my other modern rifle was in the shop. Smoke me a kipper, I’ll be back for breakfast. If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools. — Plato “AI is kind of a fancy thing, first of all it’s two letters. It means artificial intelligence.” Kamala Harris VPOTUS |
Kingzzor User ID: 77643940 United States 07/14/2020 11:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Mini 14 kicks all of their ass. ARs, AKs, all thier ass! Jeremiah 29:11 "'For I Know The Plans I Have For You' Declares the Lord, 'Plans to Prosper You and Not to Harm You, Plans to Give You Hope and a Future. #LetsGoBrandon Check out the "World on Fire" thread for the latest doom updates. [imgur] [link to imgur.com (secure)] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 5461667 United States 07/15/2020 12:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 9. I would have picked the Thompson submachine gun, since it was also a favorite in war and among the 1930s gangsters. 10. Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) In WWII almost every squad had one man carrying one of these. One heavy sumbitch, also a favorite of the Barrow gang. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 5461667 United States 07/15/2020 12:16 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to www.browning.com (secure)] This is Browning's page about the historic BAR. Mean modine, .30-06, 550 rounds per minute. Not for our modern pantywaist soldiers. Oooooo it kicks! Oh noes, it's heavy!! Gimme back my M4! |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 10799996 United States 07/15/2020 12:39 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Given that, the effectiveness of infantry rifles is a slippery question and rating one against the other is certainly a subjective one. Our choices are based on a number of factors; innovation, effectiveness, service life, impact on history and small-arms development. These are the choices of our editors, no doubt you have your own, perhaps better choices. We don’t expect it to be definitive and hope only to spark debate and interest among our readers. Quoting: AggregateThreat Omissions from the list will no doubt provoke the most questions, so I will try to explain the absence of some of your, and our, favorites. Some innovative wonder guns like the Stoner 63 and the FG42 were dropped because of their limited service history. One of our personal favorites, the M14, was dropped because we decided that when two comparable contemporary guns were on the list, like the M14 and the FN FAL, the tie had to go to the gun with the greater historical impact and longer service life, rather than the gun we liked best. Even if, when all is said and done, some of us would rather go into harm’s way with the M14. [link to www.americanrifleman.org (secure)] In the last platoon in Parris Island to qualify with the M14. If you want to reach out and touch somebody from a distance it is hard to beat. The round wont bounce off. Close up you can use it as a club. Looks and feels like a weapon. Sex appeal. |
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mlabors User ID: 78224333 United States 07/15/2020 12:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Given that, the effectiveness of infantry rifles is a slippery question and rating one against the other is certainly a subjective one. Our choices are based on a number of factors; innovation, effectiveness, service life, impact on history and small-arms development. These are the choices of our editors, no doubt you have your own, perhaps better choices. We don’t expect it to be definitive and hope only to spark debate and interest among our readers. Quoting: AggregateThreat Omissions from the list will no doubt provoke the most questions, so I will try to explain the absence of some of your, and our, favorites. Some innovative wonder guns like the Stoner 63 and the FG42 were dropped because of their limited service history. One of our personal favorites, the M14, was dropped because we decided that when two comparable contemporary guns were on the list, like the M14 and the FN FAL, the tie had to go to the gun with the greater historical impact and longer service life, rather than the gun we liked best. Even if, when all is said and done, some of us would rather go into harm’s way with the M14. [link to www.americanrifleman.org (secure)] Great article, thanks for the post. |
Mathetes 2.0 User ID: 70130253 United States 07/15/2020 12:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Last Edited by Mathetes 2.0 on 07/15/2020 12:46 AM Be strong, be of good courage, God bless America & long live the republic. . |
Mathetes 2.0 User ID: 70130253 United States 07/15/2020 12:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | My fave is the M1 Garand & my AR in .300 blackout Quoting: Mathetes 2.0 No top ten list can not be complete without the father of all modern battle rifles, the Sturmgewehr 44, it name even translates to assault rifle Built by the Nazis during World War II. If Hitler wasn't so insane,& had the Germand had mass produced it, it could have changed the war, or at least prolonged Germany's fight Kalashnikov basically took this rifle & built his AK 47 on it, (diff. calibers) but look at the rifle, its obvious the AK is knock off [link to www.nope?q=nazi+assault+rifle&client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=ALeKk02dKtOrhxs60IwRboeMV0sxCc0Vrg:1594787988498&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjSo6-cuM7qAhVCRqwKHfc8A_QQ_AUoAnoECA4QBA&biw=1141&bih=719#imgrc=Bhi_82_q5a8yrM (secure)] Be strong, be of good courage, God bless America & long live the republic. . |
Mathetes 2.0 User ID: 70130253 United States 07/15/2020 12:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | My fave is the M1 Garand & my AR in .300 blackout No top ten list can not be complete without the father of all modern battle rifles, the Sturmgewehr 44, it name even translates to assault rifle Built by the Nazis during World War II. If Hitler wasn't so insane,& had the Germand had mass produced it, it could have changed the war, or at least prolonged Germany's fight Kalashnikov basically took this rifle & built his AK 47 on it, (diff. calibers) but look at the rifle, its obvious the AK is knock off [link to www.nope?q=nazi+assault+rifle&client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=ALeKk02dKtOrhxs60IwRboeMV0sxCc0Vrg:1594787988498&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjSo6-cuM7qAhVCRqwKHfc8A_QQ_AUoAnoECA4QBA&biw=1141&bih=719#imgrc=Bhi_82_q5a8yrM (secure)] Be strong, be of good courage, God bless America & long live the republic. . |
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