Nagant

The only reason the Mosin Nagant ever makes it onto Top However Many Badass Battle Rifles of All Time is that the Soviet Union collapsed of its own weight and they ended up sell a crapton over here in the surplus market for four double sawbucks each.

Soviet Union had never gone away, no one would talk about em.

The only reason.  Quantity has a quality of its own.

But they'd still would talk about the AK.  maybe more.  Because they'd still be used by the bad guys and they'd be as rare as hens teeth.  It would still make Lists even if no one you ever knew had ever even touched one.  Or touched the 7.62x39 ammo.

 But a clunky bolt action rifle?  Ho hum.  There are better bolt action rifles out there.  There are crappier bolt action rifles out there.  Get in line with all the other bolt action rifles.  You want a bolt that killed Nazis, pick the SMLE.