Is there a reason every time I open a new thread half the people posting are being dickheads? This community is not nearly big enough for everyone to afford to be assholes to each other.
Favorite rifles for me are the M1917 Enfield and the Carcano (not the Carbine), and the SMLE. The best rifle is the one you can shoot the best, reload times and mag capacity and all the rest is completely secondary, at least for me.