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Dial H For Hero

(2,971 posts) Tue Mar 15, 2022, 11:25 PM Mar 2022

Imagine you're a soldier invading Ukraine...and the Russians hand you this: [View all]

Last edited Wed Mar 16, 2022, 11:21 AM - Edit history (1)

For those not in the know, that's a Mosin Nagant M91/30 bolt action rifle. It's 2022, and he's been issued a rifle designed in 1891. Dude, you need to desert.

But wait! There's more! Here's a closeup of the weapon's scope:

It was made in Plant NKV #357 (Progress) in Leningrad in 1941, the same year Nazi Germany invaded the USSR. Not to worry, it only spent five years on the Eastern Front. I'm sure it's still a tackdriver.

If I'm invading a country using Javelins and MLAWs and you hand me a bolt action rifle as old as my great-great-grandfather, I'm going to be looking for the hidden camera.

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Source:

https://niezalezna.pl/433729-mosiny-oraz-ptrs-y-pamietajace-czasy-ii-wojny-swiatowej-na-wyposazeniu-prorosyjskich-wojsk-w-donbasie

These are Donbass separatists, not Russian regulars. Sorry for not making that clear.

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Imagine you're a soldier invading Ukraine...and the Russians hand you this: [View all] Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 OP

maybe they are more reliable than the new stuff nt msongs Mar 2022 #1

*Ukraine. WarGamer Mar 2022 #2

(yes, pls don't call it "THE Ukraine"....) lastlib Mar 2022 #6

Aargh. Corrected. What can I say, I'm old. Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #8

hehehehe... WarGamer Mar 2022 #9

you're cool, bro! lastlib Mar 2022 #10

It's just old fashioned. Igel Mar 2022 #13

Ukraine is the name of a sovereign nation, and the Ukraine is what Putin calls it L. Coyote Mar 2022 #33

Also, the word "The" is the property of a newly renamed ... JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2022 #46

Saw someone on Chris Hayes tonight gab13by13 Mar 2022 #3

Cabelas had a bunch of those a couple years ago for $100 each nt doc03 Mar 2022 #4

I also saw that GP6971 Mar 2022 #18

Maybe they could use your Enfield to fix the old RPGs? TrollBuster9090 Mar 2022 #32

If Cabelas is selling something for $100 they probably weren't paying the doc03 Mar 2022 #47

The corrupt Russian Generals have looted and gutted their own military... Thomas Hurt Mar 2022 #5

So let's hope that their nuclear capability wnylib Mar 2022 #34

Think China's tepid support of Russia is that they see a big market for upgraded weapons. Hoyt Mar 2022 #7

So insane, right? Russia is the home manufacturer of the most ubiquitous and well-designed assault.. brush Mar 2022 #21

If they don't mind getting paid in IOUs. TrollBuster9090 Mar 2022 #37

Asking for China's help certainly shows China just how WEAK Putin's military is MagickMuffin Mar 2022 #52

Well, you could only hope that you're a sniper.... Dan Mar 2022 #11

My understanding is that they make very good sniper rifles TheRealNorth Mar 2022 #12

I guess they sing the song, "Everything old is new again". BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #14

Lots of confirmed kills between these ladies in WW2, same rifle/scope WarGamer Mar 2022 #15

And who know, perhaps the guy is skilled, the rifle has been well treated over the last 80 years, Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #19

Stil pretty weird to see it in 2022... WarGamer Mar 2022 #20

Absolutely. For heaven's sake, it was replaced by the Dragunov in 1963! Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #22

I remember seeing those in the rusty relic section of the gun shop... WarGamer Mar 2022 #23

A nice WW2 issues M91/30 with original scope is around $1K to $2K these days. Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #24

wow... I haven't stepped into a gun shop since 99-ish. WarGamer Mar 2022 #25

HK91: $5K-ish. SP89: Up to $10K by itself. Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #26

I read somewhere that while the gun was reliably accurate, the Russian scopes during WW2 were not. TheRealNorth Mar 2022 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author Beartracks Mar 2022 #16

A friend of mine bought a Mosin Nagant a few years ago at a Big Five for $99.00. panader0 Mar 2022 #17

If it works... Retrograde Mar 2022 #27

The Ukrainians mod them up Celerity Mar 2022 #28

4th picture down NJCher Mar 2022 #42

I am in risk analysis, I know where to look for a quick dive when a topic is raised. Celerity Mar 2022 #44

I've been collecting military firearms (with a WW2 emphasis) for 40 years, hence my interest. Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #53

Don't knock it. BlueIdaho Mar 2022 #29

Link? Gaugamela Mar 2022 #30

Just added to the OP, I neglected to put it in originally. Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #48

A few other points . . . AverageOldGuy Mar 2022 #31

The photos are of Donbass separatists. Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #49

The "slings" appear to be "Y" harnesses, yagotme Mar 2022 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author TeamProg Mar 2022 #35

Got it 7.62 or 3.08 near equivalent. n/t TeamProg Mar 2022 #36

7.62x54R. In the same class as the .30-06. Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #50

7.62x54R. yagotme Mar 2022 #54

The New Uniform/boots And Beard DallasNE Mar 2022 #38

The Russian billionaires want the lower classes to fight for them, but they're not willing to spend C Moon Mar 2022 #39

Well, maybe it explains Putin's mentioning the Nazis calimary Mar 2022 #40

Any old weapon will do for point blank shots on women and children. BamaRefugee Mar 2022 #41

Fake news left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 #43

Getting a bit lost in your relative clauses ... Straw Man Mar 2022 #45

The photos are of Donbass separatists, not Russian regulars. Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #51

They dug into the museum for that one sarisataka Mar 2022 #55

As far as I could tell, the rifle itself was manufactured in 1945. M91-30's were typically quite Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #57