Doesn’t the Lee Enfield have the fastest bolt action known to man? I’ve fired ten rounds from my No.1 MkIII* like nobody’s business without taking it from the shoulder.
But I do have a question: this liberal nutcake’s panicky screed aside, why don’t we see more open carry people toting some of the classics: Springfield, Mauser, Enfield, Garand, even Vietnam era SKS? Why do nearly all those shown carry AR-15 or variants?
I think the AR-15 variants are just popular these days but there are plenty of people who prefer the classics.
One of the big cases in Michigan in recent years was the kid who was arrested for carrying the M1 he got for his birthday. He won his court case BTW.
There are some straight-pull bolt actions (I.E. Schmidt-Rubin) which may be faster.
As far as the Enfield, Wikipedia states: "The current world record for aimed bolt-action fire was set in 1914 by a musketry instructor in the British Army—Sergeant Instructor Snoxall—who placed 38 rounds into a 12-inch-wide (300 mm) target at 300 yards (270 m) in one minute."
Good question. My first choice would be my SKS carbine (which the ignorant media refers to as an "assault rifle"). Still, I wouldn't hesitate to carry my No4 Mk2.