CLASSIC GUNS
The White Death
Winter War: Finland's Simo Häyhä was probably the most prolific sniper in history.
World War II saw the duel between Soviet sniper Vasili Zeitsev and his German counterpart Heinz Thorvald, which was the stuff that legends (and movies) are made of. Marine sniper Carlos Hathcock earned a reputation for disposing of Viet Cong and NVA officers. More recently, U.S. Army and Marine Corps snipers in Iraq and Afghanistan have proven the effectiveness of the single, precisely placed rifle bullet. Zietsev was credited with 242 kills, while Hathcock's total of 93 is just as ...
The White DeathRecent Articles
Browse All|
|
-
The Ultimate Enfield There is little doubt that during World War II the British fielded the best general-issue sniper rifle of the ... Read More
-
The White Death World War II saw the duel between Soviet sniper Vasili Zeitsev and his German counterpart Heinz Thorvald, which ... Read More
-
Rimfire Retrospective Hoo, boy. A more hazardous task comes rarely to scribes. We toil in climate-controlled rooms bereft of ladders, ... Read More
-
The Jäger Rifle Rifling first appeared in firearms around the latter part of the 15th century, but exactly how it came into being ... Read More
G&A Recommends
Browse AllShoot Better Faster
"Acceptable aim." I had to redefine that terms after the pronghorn episode. The buck had run into a distant valley, spurred by a shot from another ... Read More
About a One-Hole Muzzleloader
Generally speaking, the hottest part of a hydrocarbon flame is the area that appears white. It should be no surprise, then, that IMR named its newest ... Read More
- Stinger LED Rechargeable Flashlight Streamlight's new-model Stinger DSTM LED rechargeable flashlight allows users to select the switch location that best ... Read More
- 2005: Optics There must be a limit to what you can do with glass, but so far people who make riflescopes haven't reached it. Of ... Read More
- The Chinese Type 81 The standard-issue rifle for the Chinese People's Liberation army for the past 20 years has been the Type 81 assault ... Read More
- RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme Auto Priming Unit RCBS announces the introduction of the Rock Chucker Supreme Auto Priming Unit. This conversion will allow the users of ... Read More
Popular Content
Browse AllIdentification & Values, February 2008
Winchester Model 42 Q: In 1960 I traded a Remington Wingmaster 16 gauge and $10 for a Winchester Model 42 standard .410 pump. My brother had one, and I ... Read More