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Originally Posted by jester

So, something along the lines of the Mini 14 could come into service as a primary issue rifle to suppliment small arms.

As I said, light artillery could also be produced on smaller numbers in the 105 and 75mm howitzer class is WWII technology that again would be quite capable in a small manufacturing shop.

My guess would be something like a Mini-14 would be too labor and machining intensive compared to, say, an AK. For any post-nuke completely new design, I'd guess that even if people weren't just making straightforward AK clones, they'd draw more on that style of design (as well as the StG-44 and CETME/G3) -- but I suppose it depends on available machinery and other resources.

Artillery in other than existing calibers runs into a secondary choke point on the ammunition supply. I suspect that given the choice between building a small number of reproductions of WW1 vintage 75mm field guns and ammo for them and a much larger number of medium and heavy mortars with comparatively plentiful ammo, the latter path wins for just about all applications in a scavenger economy.