You seemed to have left out the FAL! Not that the M1A is not an excellent rifle. I, like you wanted a 308 'Battle Rifle'. I was discouraged by the cost of M-14/ M1A mags and the fact that M1A receivers are cast unlike the Mil-Spec M-14. I am sure they will last a long time... but... I wanted forged. I found DSA
FALs the are the best FALs ever built, exceeding military standards. The FAL...