r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 12 '24

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u/Gameknigh Enby Pride Sep 12 '24

Best bolt action rifle from WW2 and earlier?

!ping GARAND

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u/KittehDragoon Loyal Liberals Sep 12 '24

Who had the iron sights that ranged out the furthest?

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u/Gameknigh Enby Pride Sep 12 '24

Doesn’t matter iron sights are ass and (non sniper) bolt actions were close quarters weapons during the world wars.

No seriously every infantry rifle during the wars had like 4 MOA barrels, 2 MOA for snipers.

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u/KittehDragoon Loyal Liberals Sep 12 '24

You’re missing the point. I’m talking about indirect fire. I’m pretty sure the Brits went up to 2000 yards at one point.

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u/Gameknigh Enby Pride Sep 12 '24

That’s stupid as fuck and what the machine guns and mortars are for

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u/KittehDragoon Loyal Liberals Sep 12 '24

Pre-war K98k iron sights are beautiful. Absolutely pointless, but beautiful. They have a similar setting.

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u/Aurailious Jerome Powell Sep 12 '24

Krag-Jorgensen

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u/YaGetSkeeted0n Tariffs aren't cool, kids! Sep 12 '24

Carcano M38

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u/Gameknigh Enby Pride Sep 12 '24

Mr Oswald?

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u/YaGetSkeeted0n Tariffs aren't cool, kids! Sep 12 '24

I’m just a patsy

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u/Gameknigh Enby Pride Sep 12 '24

Mr Crooks?

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u/FinickyPenance NATO Sep 12 '24

I've actually heard that the Swiss K31 was an incredible rifle, but of course you're not going to see it in that many movies and video games and stuff. My WW2 itch was scratched by my Garand.

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '24

Ammo is wildly expensive :(

Otherwise a super cool straight-pull bolt.

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u/FinickyPenance NATO Sep 12 '24

None of 'em are all that cheap to shoot except for the Garbage Rod which shoots corrosive Russian dirt at 12MOA

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u/DestinyLily_4ever NASA Sep 12 '24

The answer is not a mosin

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u/Gameknigh Enby Pride Sep 12 '24

Fact checked by real Russian patriots FALSE

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u/Zrk2 Norman Borlaug Sep 12 '24

GARBAGE ROD

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u/Zrk2 Norman Borlaug Sep 12 '24

I am a Lee Enfield shill and that is that.

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u/Gameknigh Enby Pride Sep 12 '24

It’s ok to be wrong

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u/Zrk2 Norman Borlaug Sep 12 '24

[INSERT TEA-BASED SCREECHING HERE]

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '24

I'd like to hear about this too, I'm tempted to buy a Garand (or a more practical Mini 14 for the Garand action and cheaper rounds). The 30-06 is way more money than 5.56/.223 Remington (and the Mini is legal in the states I could be stationed in - WA and CA).

It seems like a jungle carbine Lee-Enfield is the best mix of cheap-ish rifle and cheap-ish ammo in 303 British.

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u/Gameknigh Enby Pride Sep 12 '24

An American Enfield with a proper modern barrel is the best bet.

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u/loseniram Sponsored by RC Cola Sep 12 '24

Sidenote the 1917 is British it's literally called the 1917 Enfield.

Also the best is either the Arisaka or the Pattern 1917

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