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[–] • 6 pts

The Mosin Nagant is a fine rifle especially those built by the Finns. They command a premium on the collectors market. That "farmer" was a damned fine marksman and put that MN to good use against the Soviets.

PS. Yes, I own a Mosin Nagant 91/30 built at the Tula arsenal in 1942.

[–] • 1 pt

I have several of varying quality, from an early production Model 1891/30, converted Dragoon rifle (w/ the octagonal receiver), to a Finnish Tikkakoski made improved Model 1891/30, built on a receiver that was captured during the Winter War, with the Finnish model blade front sight, a "U.S. Magazine Rifle, 7.62mm, Model of 1916" by Westinghouse (that had been caliber converted, unfortunately), and a Polish Karabinek wz. 91/98/23 chambered in 7.92×57mm Mauser

[–] • 1 pt

anytime I see a guy with a collection or how much gold they saved so that their daughters would never be in need. I ask myself what will happen with all this stuff when no one's left to inherit because of muh women's rights and muh little princesses

[–] • 0 pt

Friend, that will never be a problem in this family.

[–] • 4 pts

The white death was no joke

[–] • 4 pts

White death or what one pissed off White dude with a gun is capable of. That does remind me to practice more with iron sights.

[–] • 8 pts

The difference between a man fighting to defend his home and people, and men acting under orders from distant bureaucrats to invade and take what is not theirs.

When everything you love is behind you, and everything you hate is in front of you, the rest of your choices and actions come amazingly easy.

[–] • 4 pts

Simo chose not to use any kind of scope because he had killed many Soviet snipers by spotting a glint of light on their scope, revealing their position. And he was so fucking good, he just didn't need it- firing a rifle was inbuilt for this man. Sneaking around was his life.

I'd like to know about the 500ish men he killed. What were they like? What rank, what accomplishments, what military honors, what battles did they fight in, etc.? Were they all dopey conscripts who wandered into his sights? Probably most of them. But I'm sure some of his enemies knew how to fight. Hell, a Soviet sniper eventually took Simo out with that explosive bullet that blew his face off. Amazing that he survived that.

[–] • 2 pts

I wonder what happened to .

[–] • 1 pt

I wish I wasn't too lazy to Google this

[–] • 3 pts

If you had you would have discovered that the actual final count was 506. Not 505.

[–] • 1 pt

Even better than that I'd know what happened!

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

A lot of the kills were with an SMG though.

[–] • 0 pt (edited )

True. Usually within 100 meters. And also with iron sights. Simo wasn't a big fan of pistols.

[–] • 1 pt

Think how scary you had to be for the Russians to call you 'The White Death'. You know, the name we usually used for Russia.

[–] • 0 pt

"White Death" has been suggested to originate entirely in Finnish propaganda.

During the war, the "White Death" was one of the leading themes of Finnish propaganda. Finnish newspapers frequently featured the invisible Finnish soldier, thus creating a hero of mythical proportions.

Among Finns, Simo was nicknamed, Taika-Ampuja = "The Magic Shooter", which is also close to the Finnish word for "sniper" = Tarkka-Ampuja.

Häyhä having the nickname, "White Death", first appeared in Finnish literature about the Winter War in the late 1980s.

According to interviews with Russian POW's, "White Death" referred to the severe killing frost of the deep forest in Finland.

[–] • 0 pt

Perkele!

[–] • 0 pt

To the Finns, he probably would have been, "Enkeli". To the Russians, he would have been, "Дьявол".

[–] • 0 pt

Are you Finn? I have about 30% Finn in me. Typical American Euromutt.

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All at once?

Thats a badass sniper, if its the story I'm thinking of, but let's not act like it was 500 on 1.

[–] • 1 pt

He did it in less than 100 days, averaging about 5 a day.