Even so, the 1853 Enfield was used by the entire British Empire, as well as both Nepal and the Confederate States of America. And when the British Empire needed cartridge-firing arms, the Enfield 1853 was (extremely) successfully converted to the Snider-Enfield, which remained in service until around the time of the Boer War- hence it’s inclusion at the No. 10 spot, instead of one of the other relatively obscure (to Non-US Civil War enthusiasts) muzzleloading rifles.
Yeah, I remembered that the Henry saw service after I’d already mentioned the Spencer. The Henry was called “that damned Yankee rifle that was loaded on Sunday and fired all week.”
I would, without hesitation, bet my life on my Winchester mdl 94 before and above anything else I own, but I don’t think of it as a “battle rifle”. My bad - I feel shame 
I have a metric FAL. I love it. I wouldn’t trade it for any other MBR.
That’s the way I feel about my Garand. Yes, the sonuvabitch is heavy, but with the smaller sights I snapped on it, I can blow the balls off a housefly at goodly yardages, and ruin someone’s day from far, far away. Couple that with adequate capacity, ease of reloading, potent caliber, and I have the whole enchilada.
Bastardo! I had an FN-FAL, but I sold it to make the payment on my first apartment. I figured I could always get another one. :smack: