Have got a mate who has picked one up as his first hunting rifle. Only been out with him once with it, but he didn't do too well. Probably just needed some TLC. Have heard stories about people breaking their face with the bolt springing back at them, I'm guessing this isn't normal, and there's some trick to avoiding it? Hasn't happened to my mate though. Just a hunter myself, hunt pigs with dogs and a .44 magnum rifle, and deer with a 7mm-08, a pretty versatile rifle. My best is a 320m, was stoked with myself, but I'm well aware it's basically spitting distance for a sniper! I'm hoping to get something like a tikka t3 .270 next, for a bit more reach. Just in case there're any more sport shooters out there...
Never experienced that even after over a thousand rounds. Sounds like a broken gun which can be very dangerous.
Seen those at gun shows. People pass these up as the sales are of "assault" style Some say the M1Garrand is the same because of the stock I have a lever action 30/30....recoil is moderate IMHO
It takes a special kind of person to want a .303 british. Sort of like a history buff. M1 Garrand is a .30.06 round which is pretty close to the size of a .303 but the .303 is slightly longer. Well if you consider the 30.30 to have a moderate recoil then you will probably like the .303 as light recoil.
Well, the current trend for some time is upon automatic firearms, especially those of high capacity. Not too many "newer generation" desires the "old school stuff" I even like the Mosin Nagant
I hear you. My tastes are pretty old school. The first rifle I bought on my own was a Carcano . I didn't think it was that great, but later I had a Mauser and a 303 (both great IMHO).
There was an Arisaka rifle that was maybe made by the same factory for the Japanese. I think that is the case - don't know much about them.
I wouldn't be surprise. The Japanese had cloned many weapons back then. They only had one decent gun designer back then, and his designs nor the manufacturing methods were up to par. Very few of their firearms were worthy
I'm a 33-year-old with a 1911 and a BPS (pump-action twelve-gauge), and if I were to get a rifle, I think an M1A (civilian version of the M14) is way cooler than the AR-15 platform. We're out there. I've always thought the Enfield was a cool rifle, but like anything that doesn't use a common ammunition size, I'd worry about the cost and availability of ammo. And if I were to get a WWII rifle, I'd personally start with an M1 Garand, but that's a very subjective/sentimental matter.
M1A and M1 Garand are both nice As for the AR platform, well it is a lightweight and spray a lot of ammo. Kinda fun when one doesn't have to change a mag too often The .22LR versions is great plinkering and inexpensive ammo
I feel about the AR platform exactly how I feel about Glock pistols: I respect their utility and practicality, but I don't find them appealing from a purely subjective perspective, and as a civilian in a non-war-zone, I have the luxury of worrying about whether I like a firearm from a subjective perspective.
My next will probably be an SKS - there are some nice modded ones for the $500 mark, or an "as is" for about $200