Today we are out at the range with a 1943 Izhevsk M91/30 PU sniper rifle to see how it shoots…
For more, check out the 9 Hole Reviews video taking a 91/30 PU on their full 800m course of fire:
Semiauto Rifles
History of the Designated Marksman’s Rifle (Video)
Today Karl and I are looking at the history and evolution of the DMR concept. This is the idea of a squad force-multiplier in the form of a rifle with greater precision capability than the […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Presentation Walther VG-1 (Video)
We took a look at this rifle with a few photos a while back, but I do now have some video of it as well – a VG-1 last ditch rifle with an inlaid plaque […]
Lever Action Rifles
Vintage Saturday: Lever Actions in the Trenches
Russian soldiers in World War One armed with Winchester 1895 lever action rifles chambered for 7.62x54R. In addition to the gas masks and long bayonets, note the fellow at the back left reloading with a […]
Ian, the hat is not THAT much out of sync – several Military Districts in USSR wore that exactly type of brimmed hat during WW2, see https://heroesofstalingrad.fandom.com/wiki/PPSH-_41?file=1369863045739.jpg
So only the plastic-fantastic chin strap would be anachronistic…
All the shooting put aside, the veshmeshok is a great piece of kit. Almost unchanged since the Napoleonic era.