02-20-2012, 12:22 AM
Ping or not, it's probably the greatest battle rifle used in major conflict when compared to the contemporary competition's rifles. The K-98 is a great rifle and in WWI it was one of the best. When your opponents have a platoon full of semi-auto rifles and your platoon is still cranking away bolt actions, however, I bet you would rather have a pinging semi-auto! So I'll keep my .270 Remington 700 for deer and keep my M-16A4 handy for a firefight. [Note - I would like to have a beefier cartridge in the M-16 but it's what we have.]
How about our WWII vets, what did you think of the M-1? Ever wish you had something with less "ping"?
