ORIGINAL: ipscshooter
They had a Top Ten Military Rifles of all time show on the Military Channel last night. Their list was as follows:
10. M14
9. Sturmgewehr 44
8. 1903 Springfield
7. Steyr AUG
6. Mauser K98
5. FN FAL
4. M1 Garand
3. SMLE
2. M16
1. AK47
Quoted myself, just to get the list to the next page... for those who only look on the most recent one.
I think we all can agree that the guy may have used the wrong terminology when he said "Best Military Weapon", thereby leaving the door open for folks to suggest Cruise Missiles, etc., etc., etc., but, it's pretty obvious that he meant "Best Military Rifle"...
I thought the Military Channel show was interesting, and I think it's being run again today. They've got some I wouldn't have put on the list, others clearly out of order. No way, in my mind, that any of the bolt actions should be ahead of the M14. I'dalso put the M14 ahead of the Garand, as I think the box magazine was a huge improvement.