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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 ...
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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
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The White Death World War II saw the duel between Soviet sniper Vasili Zeitsev and his German counterpart Heinz Thorvald, which ... Read More
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Rimfire Retrospective Hoo, boy. A more hazardous task comes rarely to scribes. We toil in climate-controlled rooms bereft of ladders, ... Read More
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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
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