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September 2025 Q&A: All About Battle Rifles (Ad-free)
🕑 Added 2025-09-20 11:00:08 +0000 UTCNATO Battle Rifles book:
https://www.headstamppublishing.com/cold-war-battle
00:30 - What is a "battle rifle"?
03:02 - What is the specific definition of "full power cartridge"?
07:59 - Will the US 6.8x51 lead to more widespread battle rifle adoption?
10:54 - Full auto practicality in battle rifles (w/ FRTs and such)
12:40 - Favorite hypothetical boutique AR-10 chambering?
14:14 - Why no bullpup battle rifles?
16:04 - BM59 vs M14
18:46 - Do any militaries still issue battle rifles?
19:57 - SBR'd battle rifles and diminishing returns
22:48 - What is the ideal caliber
24:34 - Battle rifles in non-NATO cartridges
26:16 - Is the Colt Monitor a battle rifle?
28:24 - Soviet post-WWII battle rifles?
29:10 - Should NATO have adopted 7.5x54mm French?
31:05 - Would a 7.62x51mm AR-18 be viable?
32:56 - What if the .280 British had been adopted?
34:47 - Is "battle rifle" a useless term today?
35:25 - Interchangeable caliber rifles, like the SCAR program
36:36 - Battle rifles as a specialized tool like PDWs?
38:25 - Battle rifles in competition shooting
40:25 - Best & worst: SVT, MAS, G41/43, Hakim
43:25 - Earliest point a battle rifle armed force would have been viable?
45:10 - Best battle rifle scaled down, and best intermediate rifle scaled up?
48:15 - Why does the FAL drip so hard?
49:38 - Does experience of Ukraine lead to more battle rifle usage?
50:52 - Is the SKS a battle rifle?
Comments
Tom Briggman
Thanks much, I laughed and learned some very interesting things.
Forgotten Weapons
I put up a post here on Patreon soliciting questions each month, usually in the first week or two of the month.
Connor Murray
I just missed this Q&A and I’m sad about it since I had several questions I could have asked… I am finally a member, and I’m curious how I get in on the next Q&A if possible?
