07-10-2008, 02:59 PM
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| Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The great Shenandoah Valley
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| The best all 'round surplus rifle In you opinion, what is the best all around surplus rifle as far as accuracy and knock-down? What is the most powerful at at what distance? |
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07-10-2008, 03:02 PM
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| No Doubt..................Lee Enfield! Accurate at up to 600 yards, maybe more. Rate of fire up to around 38 aimed shots per minute! |
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07-10-2008, 03:15 PM
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| Senior Member  | 1903 Springfield, It is a .30-06. Carlos Hathcock had a confirmed killed a NVA General using a Winchester Pre-64 mod.70 in 30-06. The rifle is different the round is the same. "A North Vietnamese general was the target, and the man died when a bullet fired by Carlos struck him from a range of 800 yards" Marine Corps Sniper Carlos N. Hathcock II
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07-10-2008, 03:22 PM
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| Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, even if they are wrong! |
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07-10-2008, 03:28 PM
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07-10-2008, 04:02 PM
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| Lots of good choices (here are my picks in order): Garand (sorta surplus) Enfield No.4 Swiss K-31 1903
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07-10-2008, 04:08 PM
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| M-1 Garand is not a bad choice. |
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07-10-2008, 04:24 PM
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| I vote swiss k-31. Highly accurate and i can chamber rounds alot faster with the straight pull than any other bolt gun i've handled. There only down fall is low magazine capacity compared to enfields. The 7.5swiss is a very powerful round. I've been shooting mine a good amount lately and it is amazing the penetration of the 7.5swiss has when shooting the surplus gp11. |
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07-10-2008, 04:28 PM
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| 8mm Mauser
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07-10-2008, 04:38 PM
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| 1917 Enfield by either Winchester or Remington. I had one by Winchester long ago. The flip up rear sight really did work at various long range distances. |
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07-10-2008, 05:23 PM
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| Probably any of the WWII wooden guns. Nagant's ,K-31's, 8mm Mausers, Springfield 03's, Garands, FN's, Enfield SMLEs, and P-14s or US M-1917s etc... They are roughly balisticaly the same. Pick the one that floats your boat. and is affordable. My most accurate rifle is my US M-1917 for long ranges, in close my M1A is, although is is a close 3rd my Garand 2nd and the 03 and 03A3 tie at number 4. My AR-10 would be my first choice if I had to take just one gun. I had a SMLE 303 that was comparable with the Garand, just plain didn't like it. I'm looking for two rifles an Ishapore SMLE and a Mauser rebarreled to 308 Win. by the Israelis in the 50's
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07-10-2008, 07:59 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montgomery, IL.
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| Who cares? I want them ALL! |
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07-10-2008, 08:36 PM
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07-10-2008, 11:28 PM
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| +1 I'll take them all, then let you know what I think...lol |
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07-13-2008, 12:52 AM
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|  I would say a K98k Mauser, Garand and an FN/FAL - Equaly! There is NO Best Rifle, just the best for you!!! Sarge
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07-13-2008, 12:57 AM
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| Well the best bang for your buck in my opion is a mosin nagant sence you can pick them up for around 80 bucks |
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07-13-2008, 01:57 AM
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| Or less! But a Steyr M95 comes close. |
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07-13-2008, 06:53 AM
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| spiritual counselor   | i only own enfields sks's mosins and one yugo mauser so these are the only ones i have experience with. the enfields are the best ones. in order of bestestness enfield yugo mauser sks mosin
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