{"id":27798,"date":"2025-09-20T08:01:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T13:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/20\/september-2025-qa-all-about-battle-rifles-2\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T08:01:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T13:01:05","slug":"september-2025-qa-all-about-battle-rifles-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/20\/september-2025-qa-all-about-battle-rifles-2\/","title":{"rendered":"September 2025 Q&#038;A: All About Battle Rifles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W2nVO4PhhMQ?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>NATO Battle Rifles book:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.headstamppublishing.com\/cold-war-battle\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.headstamppublishing.com\/cold-war-battle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>00:30 &#8211; What is a &#8220;battle rifle&#8221;?<br \/>03:02 &#8211; What is the specific definition of &#8220;full power cartridge&#8221;?<br \/>07:59 &#8211; Will the US 6.8&#215;51 lead to more widespread battle rifle adoption?<br \/>10:54 &#8211; Full auto practicality in battle rifles (w\/ FRTs and such)<br \/>12:40 &#8211; Favorite hypothetical boutique AR-10 chambering?<br \/>14:14 &#8211; Why no bullpup battle rifles?<br \/>16:04 &#8211; BM59 vs M14<br \/>18:46 &#8211; Do any militaries still issue battle rifles?<br \/>19:57 &#8211; SBR&#8217;d battle rifles and diminishing returns<br \/>22:48 &#8211; What is the ideal caliber<br \/>24:34 &#8211; Battle rifles in non-NATO cartridges<br \/>26:16 &#8211; Is the Colt Monitor a battle rifle?<br \/>Custom 7mm BAR video: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HsRUMLE9ZQ8\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/HsRUMLE9ZQ8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>28:24 &#8211; Soviet post-WWII battle rifles?<br \/>29:10 &#8211; Should NATO have adopted 7.5x54mm French?<br \/>31:05 &#8211; Would a 7.62x51mm AR-18 be viable?<br \/>32:56 &#8211; What if the .280 British had been adopted?<br \/>34:47 &#8211; Is &#8220;battle rifle&#8221; a useless term today?<br \/>35:25 &#8211; Interchangeable caliber rifles, like the SCAR program<br \/>36:36 &#8211; Battle rifles as a specialized tool like PDWs?<br \/>38:25 &#8211; Battle rifles in competition shooting<br \/>40:25 &#8211; Best &#038; worst: SVT, MAS, G41\/43, Hakim<br \/>43:25 &#8211; Earliest point a battle rifle armed force would have been viable?<br \/>45:10 &#8211; Best battle rifle scaled down, and best intermediate rifle scaled up?<br \/>48:15 &#8211; Why does the FAL drip so hard?<br \/>49:38 &#8211; Does experience of Ukraine lead to more battle rifle usage?<br \/>50:52 &#8211; Is the SKS a battle rifle?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! 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