What is the best...?

[22Rimfire]

What is the best military rifle to hunt with? How do you like it? (if you have it or shot it)

[DearSlayer357]

well im my many years of reasearch I have found that the best military rifle would be the M1 garand

[22Rimfire]

Have you shot one? Or gone hunting with one? How much do they cost?

[DearSlayer357]

yes yes i have many they costs me anything my grandfather was in ww 2 and i have his he also won the medal of honor

[Briman]

I've used in the past a K98 and an M1 Garand.
I find the side mounted sling on the K98 a bit more difficult to carry through brush.
The aperture sight on the M1 can be difficult to use at dawn and dusk- its hard to see out of in low light.
I used my M1 last year and took a deer with it. its a very sturdy rifle that is VERY reliable. The only other downside to it I can think of is thaty ou NEED to check your zero after stripping it for cleaning, whereas a bolt action needs far less takedown for cleaning and the zero won't move nearly as much.

The military rifle that I would really desire for deer hunting? A sporterized and scoped Swedish M38 Mauser.

[22Rimfire]

yea yea bull and my grandpa shot your grandpa and put him in a wheelchair

[DearSlayer357]

umm dan my grandpa fought in the pacific and your grandpa was a nazi

[22Rimfire]

thanks briman, i'll keep that in mind

[22Rimfire]

damnit

[Briman]

You can get an M1 through Civillian Marksmanship Program www.odcmp.com
You need to jump through a few hoops to get it, but inmho its the only way to get a good M1 at a decent price. I paid a shade over $500 for my HRA service grade rifle, its accurate and in great condition- I highly reccomend them. You could go the gunshow/pawn shop route and pay $700-1000+ for an M1 but unless you have the tools to guage the barrel wear, and are knowledgeble about the mechanics of the rifle, its a crapshoot and you could get burned.

BTW: stay away from garands with 'Century" receivers. They are much cheaper than a US model Garand, but they are junk.