In article 9a7dfb7d-29e0-4a16-8b97-15aeb6019f66
@j18g2000yqd.googlegroups.com, says...

On Oct 13, 5:31*pm, "J. Clarke" wrote:

* *Again, it comes down to accuracy of the rifle, skill of the
shooter. *And for a combat arm, robustness in the field. *In The Great
War, the Germans had a good hunting rifle, the Americans a good target
rifle, and the Brits had a good battle rifle.

So how many more Germans could Sergeant York have killed/captures if he
had been using a "good battle rifle"?

He had been: issued a P17, not a M1903

Which he promptly swapped for an '03.