September 2025 Q&A: All About Battle Rifles

NATO 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 6.8×51 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?
Custom 7mm BAR video: https://youtu.be/HsRUMLE9ZQ8

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?