“Tag: general purpose rifle”

The M1 Garand is one of the iconic battle rifles of the 20th century, but with some modification, could it be a great general-purpose rifle for the 21st? Here's our attempt to modernize the M1 Garand.

From the Sept. 1998 American Rifleman, Mark Keefe authored this article about the Steyr Scout rifle and how Jeff Cooper’s dream of a modern, “general purpose” rifle suitable for the rifleman, big-game hunter, soldier on a long-distance mission or law-enforcement officer was finally a reality.

We sat down with one of the nation’s elite combat veterans, now a renowned tactical trainer, and asked him to explain why his choice for the best home-defense tool is the “general-purpose rifle,” America’s favorite, the AR platform in .223 Rem.