Allies Versus Axis: WWII Battle Rifle Shootout!

A friend of my dads who severed in the US army as an MP in a armour bat. 1958-65 (aprox). He said that when the change over came from m-1 to m-14 they hated it. The Garand was a very solid rifle while the m-14 had "lots little parts that would break or become lost". Gen. Paton has been quoted to say" that the M1 (Garand) was the finest battle implement ever developed". Now here is the real question Garand verse FN FAL. Maybe some older forces members can shed some light on this. All this vs that BS is BS unless it is field tested, not basement/range tested
 
Great read, thanks for typing that up ! I guess I should get myself an earlier Mosin Nagant, my 91/30 has about a 30 pound trigger pull and feels like dragging an anvil through mud.

I'm a little surprised the Mauser didn't beat the Enfield, but not by much. Just goes to show that I still don't know how to shoot mine properly :)
 
Glad everyone enjoyed it so far, I honestly expected to see a bit of banter over the outcome, but it's good to see everyone came away with the "I learned something" attitude. Again I'd love to see the same sort of lineup with modern handloads for the fodder, just to see what each of these platforms are capable of under "ideal" conditions.

Anyone come out of it with a new idea for "my next milsurp purchase is..."?
 
Well my next milsurp purchase is a Garand. But it's also my first milsurp purchase so does that count? :D

Wasn't to surprised with the outcome. From all I've been reading about military arms for the past 12 years or so, the Garand always seems to come out on top followed closely by the Lee Enfield and then the Mauser.

Great post, thanks very much! It was a very interesting read!
 
In 1939 the Type 99 “short rifle” appeared. This gun, which never completely replaced the Type 38, was chambered for a new 7.7mm semi-rimmed round that had already been used in some Japanese machine guns. It had a 175 grain bullet and gave similar performance to that of the British .303.
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Can you imagine if the British had decreased the rim themselves?......:yingyang:
 
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