Sniper Rifles - Forgotten Weapons

S.R.E.M.: Britain’s Experimental WW2 Bullpup Sniper

September 15, 2025 Ian McCollum 30

Want to know more about the S.R.E.M. and other British bullpup rifles? Check out Jonathan Ferguson’s book on this subject, “Thorneycroft to SA80”: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/bullpup-rifle-book The Sniper Rifle Experimental Model (S.R.E.M.) was designed by the “Czech […]

AK4 TP: Estonia’s Modernized G3 DMR / Sniper

June 30, 2025 Ian McCollum 13

When Estonia received a large influx of small arms from Sweden they got both regular AK4 rifles (Sweden’s version of the G3) and scoped DMR models. The standard Estonian infantry squad had nine riflemen and […]

Våpensmia NM-149S: Norway’s Sniper Conversion of the Kar 98k

March 5, 2025 Ian McCollum 2

After World War Two, there were a lot of K98k rifles left in Norway. Like, a whole lot of them. So many that even in the 1980s they were still a popular basis for hunting […]

Estonian Snipers: Enfields in 7.62x54R and Arisakas in .303 British

February 26, 2025 Ian McCollum 14

In the early 1930s, the Estonian military and Estonia Defense League had a rather eclectic mix of small arms. The Army had three divisions, and split different types of weapons between them to simplify logistics. […]

Estonia’s Much Better Sniper: the M14 TP2

December 27, 2024 Ian McCollum 33

The first Estonian sniper rifle built on the M14 was the “TP” – a very poorly done model with a lousy scope, worse mount, and unhelpful stock. These were made in 2000, and in 2008 […]

SVD Dragunov: The First Purpose-Built DMR

December 3, 2024 Ian McCollum 27

The development of the Dragunov designated marksman’s rifle was spurred by the NATO adoption of the 7.62x51mm cartridge. The Red Army had standardized on a new suite of infantry weapons using the intermediate-sized 7.62x39mm round, […]

Estonian R20L DMR Clone at the Range

August 30, 2024 Ian McCollum 0

Today we are out at the range with a semiauto clone of the Estonian R20L “Rahe” designated marksman’s rifle. These rifles are based on the LMT MARS-H platform, with a few tweaks requested by the […]

Estonian R20L Designated Marksman’s Rifle in 7.62x51mm

August 24, 2024 Ian McCollum 8

Alongside their new 5.56mm R20 infantry rifles, Estonia has recently adopted the LMT 7.62x51mm MARS-H as its new designated marksman’s rifle; the R20L. These rifles were part of a single rifle contract, with the vast […]

Snipers Before Infantry: the Danish m/66 Sniper

March 4, 2024 Ian McCollum 5

The Danes adopted the M1 Garand after World War Two, and continued using it as their standard service rifle all the way until 1975 – and alongside it they used the M1D as a sniper […]

Mosin 91/30 PU: Soviet Standard WW2 Sniper’s Rifle

February 23, 2024 Ian McCollum 8

The Mosin M91/30 PU is the most recognized Soviet sniper rifle of World War Two, but it was not their first. It was preceded by the Model 1931 PE, the Model 1936 PEM, and also […]