WW2 Snipers
- Thread starter SonnyCJ12
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Chargerguy
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Roza Shanina
Had a friend (passed on now) who was a sniper in Korea with a Lee Enfield No4 (T). He still had one he kept, nice rifle to shoot. - dan
Are you asking about the rifles or the soldiers?
There was a documentary on the Black Watch snipers a few years ago... there's one quote from it that stuck in my mind... "That's your first one (kill)... now you stop counting."
I think that's the way it should be.
Falconflyer
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I like them all but the Mauser 98 and Lee Enfield snipers are my favorites.
gewehr76
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SVT40 Sniper and Mosin Nagant 91/30 PU are the most prolific WW2 scoped rifles. If your scope get damaged in the battle at least you can still use irons on both variants. While most other WW2 sniper rifles don't have that option.
Well come on now you have to learn the complete history about said firearms it’s pretty cool to learn about who used what for what. It’s how I became a bit of a history nut as well as a gunnut. And my firearms interests range from antique winchesters and colts to what ever the hell it is they come out with before I die
But my most admired ww2 sniper rifle systems are the no4 t enfields I own two one new in transit case with everything down to case for scope and all new plus’s I have another all original without transit case or case for scope but other than than just that she is all matching including scope it’s the one I shoot. I use to have two new in case as described but sold one to a very serious collector for some pretty serious coin
SonnyCJ12: The PU is really the only WW2 sniper rifle available to us at low cost and in large numbers and will likely be the favorite of most who base their opinions on range results. My own refurb PU constantly amazes me with it's performance with surplus ammo. Also, the simple fact that the Soviets were able to turn them out in such large numbers, at both main arsenals, reflects well on the design of the system. Contrast that with the British No. 4 Mk 1T, which was turned out in quite small numbers by a private company.
milsurpo
milsurpo
