Best military rifle for hunting....as is!

[Adam Helmer]

Mr. 16 gauge,

There are so many "best military rifles for hunting" currently available that you cannot EVER use them all in every deer season in the remaining years of your life. I like all the 7.5X55mm Swiss arms like the K31 and M1911s. All the 8x57mm Mausers are hard to beat. Toss in the 7x57mm M1893, M1895 and M98s for an encore. I like the MkIII (windage adjustable rear sight) .303 rifle and the Jungle Carbine. The tangent rear sights (ahead of the receiver) are fine for folks who like them. Millions of soldiers acquired the knack of using those sights. I almost forgot those wonderful 6.5x55mm Swedish M96 and M38 rifles. The peep sights of the P-17 and No.4 Mk1 are ok.

I never did determine which was best, so I carry a different "as issued" military rifle deer hunting each of the 12 days of our rifle deer season. Hope this helps.

Adam