Commentary
The FG-42 as a Sniper Rifle?
The FG-42 was specifically made with a scope attachment on every rifle, and intended to serve as a marksman’s or sniper’s rifle. But how much of that actually happened during World War Two? And was […]
Sniper Rifles
Commentary
What’s Up With Norway and Military Scout Scopes?
Aside from the German widespread issue of the ZF-41 type scope, I have only come across three other military uses of long eye relief optics – and they are all Norwegian! One is simply Norwegian […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Rifles of Simo Häyhä: The World’s Greatest Sniper (w/ 9 Hole Reviews)
In light of the approaching Finnish Brutality: The Winter War match, I though we could take a look at the two rifles associated with the world’s most successful sniper: Simo Häyhä. Häyhä was born in […]
Semiauto Rifles
The Enigmatic Iraqi Tabuk AKs w/ Miles Vining
Today I am joined by Miles Vining from Silah Report to take a look at a selection of Tabuk pattern AKs. Tabuk was the name given to the whole family of domestically-produced Iraqi Kalashnikovs, which […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Czechoslovakia Recycles Mosins: The vz.54 Sniper
Czechoslovakia adopted a whole new slate of small arms in the 1950s, including the vz.52 pistol vz.52 rifle, and vz.52 light machine gun. They also adopted a new sniper rifle, developed by a Moravian designed […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Elmech EM-992: Croatia’s First Domestic Sniper Rifle
There was a fair amount of small arms production in Croatia during the breakup of Yugoslavia, but most of it was not particularly high quality. After the government of Croatia had become established, it looked […]
Bolt Action Rifles
French FR-F1 Sniper Rifle at the Range
The FR-F1 was adopted in 1967 as the French Army’s marksman or sniper’s rifle. It was based roughly on the MAS-36 bolt action system, but with a heavier receiver and 10-round detachable box magazine. It […]
Semiauto Rifles
Zastava DMR Showdown: M76 vs M91 at the Range
Time to compare the Zastava over-sized AKs! Today I’m out at the range for a comparison shutoff between a Yugoslav M76 and a Serbian M91, both Kalashnikov-based DMRs made by the Zastava factory. The M76 […]
Semiauto Rifles
An AK in 8x57mm: The Yugoslav M76 at the Range
Yesterday we looked at the history and mechanics of this Yugoslav M76; today we are taking it out to the range…
Semiauto Rifles
Zastava’s Heavy Hitter: The Yugoslav M76 DMR
In the 1970s, the Yugoslav Army decided that it wanted a semiautomatic marksman’s rifle, something akin to the Romanian PSL or Soviet Dragunov. Not having the technical data package to manufacture the SVD, the Zastava […]