Do you have a favorite rifle to shoot?

[101combatvet]

AR for me.

[jetinteriorguy]

For simple fun either my Norinco AK47, or my Mini14 tactical.

[Hawg]

Marlin model 60 for a semi auto

[wjt4]

My "favorite" rifle to shoot probably is my WW2 era M1 carbine. Fairly accurate and doesn't beat up my shoulder. 2nd would be my 1873 or 1866 in .38 spl. that I use to shoot in cowboy action shooting, and then lastly my 1944 M1 Garand. That rifle is accurate, doesn't beat me up too much and just makes me feel proud to be an American!

[Ignition Override]

Interesting variety described here.

[JimCunn]

.357 Henry

[highpower3006]

Talking strictly about semi auto rifles, I tend to gravitate towards the more unusual stuff and I honestly couldn't choose between these:

[oldmanFCSA]

AR-50 50BMG target rifle. NightForce 12-42X56 Competition or 8-32X56 NXS as needed. These scopes replaced my 2 Leupold Mark 4 8.5-25X50 LRT scopes which are used on other builds now.

Main competitions are at 1000 yards - on a good day I shoot 4" 5-shot groups - normal days I shoot 8" groups - ALL groups are 5-shot groups.
I have shot my AR-50 out to 2 miles but do not attend those competitions due to physical limitations.

I'm currently shooting PECA-16 Swiss brass annealed with an AMP, CCI#35 or Genix primers (CCI#35 must be "Armed"), RL-50 or VV 20N29 powder, Lehigh 808 brass solid projectile.

Using a K&P 38" SS 416R barrel with a Match 0.554" chamber with custom throat to achieve 3000 fps with match loadings.

I shoot more 50BMG rounds than 223/5.56X45 which is embarrassing at times. I used to own 7 different AR-15 style rifles = down to 2 specialized AR-15's now, 1 in 223Wilde chambering 20" chrome-lined, other in 6mmX45 target Shilen SS bull barrel, both scoped appropriately (scopes cost 4X rifle build cost).

[robertsig]

One of my Vz.58's

[Ignition Override]

robertsig: my Czechpoint VZ-58 is a blast, 4,000 rds. used since it was "nib".


But so are my PTR-91, FAL and M1A, partly thanks to the extra power and so many images of them from photos in combat zones. or movie versions.

[highpower3006]

This:

[gemihur]

7mm Super Bower aka 7mmJDJ#2 or 7x307AI

Got the idea from this guy:
http://www.retro.co.za/gundex/articl...20accuracy.pdf

[44 AMP]

Lovely single shot. Not quite right in the semi auto rifle forum.

[taylorce1]

.22 lr 10/22 is always close to the top, also my Universal M1 carbine. However, my Ruger American .300 BLK with subs and suppressor is my all time favorite range toy. I know this is a semi-auto forum, but I've shot more rounds semi-auto and full than most people in 21 years of military service. When I'm paying for ammunition I prefer to slow things down.

The AR-15s usually don't see much range time.

[jetinteriorguy]

Originally Posted by highpower3006

Talking strictly about semi auto rifles, I tend to gravitate towards the more unusual stuff and I honestly couldn't choose between these:

Easy choice for me, the Gewehr 43 all day long.

[Ignition Override]

--Don't know how to shrink images--.
My FAL, "Aussie L1A1 on Imbel", technically "Century L1A1 Sporter" returned Yesterday from the premier US FAL gun smith, Mark Graham of ARS. The cost was moderate considering his vast experience.

He corrected a leaky gas tube (burrs in fwd. threads), precisely drilled the gas port, and found the barrel had No Washer (added the inch-pattern type)!
No wonder it shot way out of spec, far to the left. Naturally he headspaces after such work and tests all rifles.

It's a typical mixed-component clone of this British L1A1, with similar furniture:

The trigger is lighter/crisper than on a typical metric FAL and the sight post is clearly thinner.

Being fully- functional now (uses my "metric" mag, maybe "Inch" also?), due to Mark Graham's work, it ejects to 8-12', on gas setting #3. Shooting is while sitting on a club bench.

[Arizona Smithshooter]

My favorite go to rifle is my 20 year old M&P 15PS. It was Smith’s venture into a piston operated AR-15. It has been flawless through 1000’s of rounds and it’s still very accurate with my EOTech HWS. It will easily put rounds into a 2 inch target at 100 yds. It’s super easy to clean…no messy BCG to mess with.

I have DI upper that goes on the PS lower, but I seldom shoot it because it takes 3 times as long to clean it compared to the piston. It was a good $700 investment that I’ll give my grandson someday.

[Blue Duck]

The Ruger 10/22 is a favorite of mine, as far as .22's go.
The AR=15's are pretty good, but I don't use them much.
Have a couple of FAL's and I like them for what they are.

.308 is my favorite caliber, in both semi-autos and bolt guns and leveractions.

But since we are talking about semi's, my favorite for stand deer hunting, is my old Browning BAR in .308 win. So, basically, it's my favorite. I love the blued steel and walnut. It's heavy, but it doesn't have much recoil and it's low noise. It's not all that accurate but reliable, and accurate enough for 250 yards on deer anyway. I have taken quite a few deer with it in the last few years. It has sentimental value, because it was my Grandfather's last deer rifle. And then it went to my first cousin who hunted with it, until he passed away, and I bought it from his mother. I have killed two bucks back-to-back, on two different occasions with, and sometimes, I feel like my grandfather is looking down with approval and is glad the old rifle is still making meat for his grandson. So, yeah, it's my favorite.

[Red Devil]

Pretty simple choice.

"This is my rifle..."

Red

[MarkCO]

Originally Posted by Ignition Override

Interesting variety described here.

The responses are skewed. Some folks realized this was in the semi-auto forum and responded in kind. Others apparently missed that and picked their favorite without that restriction.

[NEPrepper]

I like shooting my .22 cause it's cheap