Uh oh. Sounds like a challenge. I'll be watching American Rifleman to see Wolf651 listed as the winner at the next Camp Perry match...

My choice, among military arms, would be the M14. More accurate than, and as reliable as,the M1, and the 20 round box magazine is a considerable improvement over the M1's 8 round clip thumb crusher...

For a civilian "hunting rifle",I like my Remington 700's. I've got three of them (ADL's in .243 and .30-06, and a BDL in 7mm Rem. Mag.), and have yet to require a second shot on any game animal. One of these years, I'm going to put a scope on my Springfield Armory M1A and take it deer hunting...