For my first rifle there was only one choice: the Lee Enfield No 1 Mark III - not just because I already had the bayonet (which looks more like a rusty knife); this really is one of the best rifles ever made:
Then I bought a Carcano 6.5mm rifle, which was the Italian Army's infantry weapon during World War II. One of these was used by Lee Harvey Oswald to assassinate John F Kennedy. I've heard people say he couldn't possibly have fired three good shots in about 8 seconds (make that two good shots as the first round missed), and I've heard people say he could easily have done it. The only way to find out was to get hold of a Carcano 6.5, fit a telescopic sight and have a go myself.
Watch this space for the results. Then we'll know if there was a conspiracy or not!
Next I'll be getting an FN, because it's what I'm used to and because it's much better suited to modern warfare than all the assault rifles that followed it:
Rifle Shooter magazine
Fifty Caliber Shooter's Association
Weapons of the New Zealand Army
Rifle Manuals firingpin.com
gunbroker.com (a division of ebay)
Gallery of Guns
Auction Arms
Shotgun News nothing to do with shotguns!
Russian Guns and Firearms
South African Bisley Union
Dominion of Canada Rifle Association
Stock Exchange Rifle Club
London & Middlesex Rifle Association
National Small-bore Rifle Association
nra.org
NRA list of ranges in AR
Join the NRA
The Remington Society of America
Ammunitionstore.com
Southern Ohio Gun
Hoosier Gun Works
Martini-Henry FAQs
Surplus Firearms Parts & Accessories
Alexander Arms' New "Overwatch" .50 Beowulf review by Gunblast.com
British Army Rifles
7.62mm Tokarev Semiautomatic Rifle SVT40
Collecting and Shooting the 7.62mm Tokarev Self-loading Rifle (SVT-40) - Ammo
The Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III SMLE Rifle
Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 4 Rifle
Enfield No. 4 Mk 2 Range Report
Surplus Rifles at Southern Ohio Gun
Enfield 2A .308 NATO/7.62x51 Rifles at AIM Surplus
Romanian kit at Atlantic Firearms $400
Under Folder Rifle on US receiver $589
Under FOlder Rifle: Polish parts on US receiver with bayonet $629
Russian classic with fixed butt $819
AKMS Black Underfolder Polymer Rifle 7.62X39 at JKF inc $540
Kalashnikov backs weapons control - 26/06/06
Profile: Mikhail Kalashnikov - 26/06/06
M14 rifle
M-14 7.62mm Rifle The US Army selected the M-14 rifle in 1957
Collecting and Shooting the 7.62mm M14 and M1A Rifles
Accuracy International Portsmouth
Tac Pro Shooting Center US distributor for Accuracy International
7.62 mm L96A1 sniper rifle
M40A1 7.62mm a militarised version of the commercial Remington 700 sporting rifle
Review of Accuracy International AS50
British Army Sniper Rifles
SAS makes deadly debut with new sniper rifle - 02/12/02 L115A .338
Ultimate Accuracy Arms Lonoke
Bullseye Guns & Ammo
Fred's Military M14 Rifle Stocks
JKF Inc
Ohio Ordnance Works
Sarco Inc
Arkansas Gun Clubs
Mountain Valley Sportsman's Association, Hot Springs 300m rifle range
Central Arkansas Shooters Association
Sherwood - AR 72124 Phone: 501-666-9488 - 1000yd rifle range
Searcy - Fischer's Shooting Center, 911 S. Booth Road, Searcy, AR 72143. 501-726-4030 400yd rifle range
History of the 7.62mm Cartridge In 1953 the US 7.62 x 51mm T65 round was adopted by NATO as its standard rifle cartidge
History of the 5.56mm Cartridge The "5.56mm Ball cartridge M193" was officially adopted by the U.S. Army in 1964
Able Ammo
AmmunitionAmmo.com
Century Ammo at Impact Guns
Hatcher
7.62 mm caliber
7.62 × 51 mm NATO
The Gun Zone: .308 Win. and 7.62mm NATO Are Not Identical
Outdoor Superstore
.303 at Aim Surplus
.303 at J & C Sales
Shooters cheer the 'sunset' of assault rifle ban - 15/09/04
M4 Carbine Fares Poorly in Dust Test - 18/12/07
And here's the rest of the M4 story - 18/12/07
