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The Germans used a hunting rifle.

The Americans used a target rifle.

The British used a war rifle.

I still got a couple of 03's with receiver sights, amazing how fast the can reloaded with 5 rd strippers . mb

Dunno about "best" but these were pretty prolific.

And, at distance, you can keep the mag fully loaded, while feeding the chamber by hand, i.e., it comes equipped with a magazine cut off. So, when your position is in danger of being overrun, you can switch to feeding from your magazine.

How did you come up with that bullschit?

Junk.

Back in 1973 I had a nice 03A3 full military. Didn't have much use for it then and had just enough heart not to build a rifle out of it. Sold it for $150. which I thought at the time was a lot of money and I bought a new Remington model 700 BDL 270 from Gibsons for $134. plus tax. I think I was 17 when I bought it. My 30-06 was built from a Springfield someone had already started the "sporterize". By that they had chopped the stock and thinned it up. Still had the peep sight on it. I gave $75. for it in 1979. I notice no mention of the model 700.

I have heard that since I was a kid, and I am an old grandpa now.

Seriously, forget the top load, or stripper clip stuff of 80 years ago or what Cooper preached 40 years ago.

The AICS mag fed rifles of modern tactical & sniper competition pretty much rule in capacity or speed in reloading.

Pure nonsense.

Mauser with a bunch of stripper clips

03A3's are impossible to beat.

Yep, it's an old saw about the three nation's battle rifles. Goes way back. Not sure if it's attributed to anyone in particular.

One you familiar with and can shoot well... What the fuqk is a 'deflave' anyway?

Without a doubt that was a battle rifle. What is your idea of a do all rifle?

Enfield is the best for rate of fire and on balance everywhere else.

I like mine.

Remington 700 with the original trigger. Point it at the enemy and just keep racking the action.

Unless you're a sniper, why in hell would you go with a bolt action in a fight? Unless it is heavy enough to club a bunch of dudes to their doom while you're trying to reload ..... stupid question IMO....