What is your favorite military style rifle, and why?

My M1 is my favorite.

The M-1 Garand 1235616 issued to me an qualified as expert with it . This was The WW-2 rifle and was being phased out at the time of my training on it. It was replaced by the M-14 which the newer training company's were issued. I liked that Garand. The weapons and fire power today are so very superior,the memory of the M-1 remains holy.

The M1 garand, is a great rifle, but it's place in an urban battle is a niche market to say the least.The M14 is IMO the slight step up from the M1. I'm usually not far from an AR15, in the M4A2 configuration.

Tie between a M1 Garand and The M14. Both shoot reliable and effective .30 ammo. Both are reliable as swiss clocks. The M14 is still in service today 60+ years after introduction. The M1 Garand is still a great collector.

1911A1. I have small hands and it fits me well... it's thin and flat so it's relatively concealable... it's a marvelous piece of machinery... and it'll get the job done... those are my reasons today. I remember wanting one since I saw the WWI commemorative collection in the Sears catalog when I was very young. That was back in the good old days when this really was a free country.... write a check for $99.00 + shipping and it would magically appear in your mailbox about a week later. Thumbs down away but it's true no matter how crazy it sounds to you youngsters.

Back in those days, young as I was, I knew from my grandfather, a WWI disabled veteran, that it was a piece of history.

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Maybe someday I'll learn to read... I didn't notice the word "rifle" in the question.

FN-49 because it has that cool profile that no other rifle can match, and it is also built to incredibly close tolerances, like a Swiss watch. Many say these tolerances could lead to trouble in the battlefield, but the Belgians seemed to have no concerns about this during the Korean war.

My favourite military style rifle would be the M1 Garand. It's the only semi-auto that's exempt from magazine restrictions in Canada, it shoots a very powerful round, and I can take it hunting deer after going to the range with it (Any AR-15 or "variant" thereof is restricted in Canada, so you can only take them to licenced ranges.).

a toss up...

I have a very warm spot for the Garand Rifle, 30 cal, US M1. first high powered service rifle I ever got to shoot as part of a CMP youth program about a zillion years ago.

I like the Remington 512 T... again a martially-marked military training rifle. A big part of my early shooting experiences.

I like the M1 Garand. It was developed over 70 years ago and many of those original rifles are still in use today!

I too have a soft spot in my heart for the Garand, but this is about my favorite military rifle, which absolutely has to be a Pattern 14 Enfield.

I'm partial to the M-16/AR-15 style, because it's what I first learned to seriously shoot with. But I like anything which goes "bang" when I pull the trigger.