542 kills, and a good number of them with an iron-sighted M1928 Mosin-Nagant.
When asked in 1998 how he had become such a good shooter, he answered “Practice.”
That’s excellent advice.
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542 kills, and a good number of them with an iron-sighted M1928 Mosin-Nagant.
When asked in 1998 how he had become such a good shooter, he answered “Practice.”
That’s excellent advice.
Facinating guy to read up on, astonishing I haven’t heard of him before. Thanks for pointing him out.
According to wikipedia (I know, not always accurate…) this is the sort of rifle he was using;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mosin_Nagant_M28-30.jpg
Wilbur:
I believe you are correct. From everything I read about him, it appears that the secret to his success really was “practice,” and a good dose of really good fieldcraft as well. I don’t think he shot from exceptionally large ranges, and he certainly didn’t have a highly accurized rifle or match ammunition. The man simply knew what he was doing.
Is it just me or do those shorter Finnish M28-30 Mosin-nagants look like a potential scout rifle…. also nicer quality than the Russian version, and an unusual thing to take to a range day as well. I had no idea the Finns made their own (albeit a lot seem to have been re-configured Russian rifles).
I even found a decent FAQ on them;
http://www.mosinnagant.net/finland/finnfaq.asp