Gun Facts. Part Two.
By fullmj|McSChwoartZ
In the second part of my Gun Facts articles I will cover another legendary weapon.
The Mosin Nagant M 91/30 rifle.
In the late 80′s of the 19th century the Russian Army decided to replace it’s datet Berdan-Rifles with modern multi-feed rifles. The choice fell on a construction by the russian captain S. I. Mosin and belgian manufacturers Emil and Leon Nagant. The Mosin Nagant M 1891 was born. It was a long and reliable rifle with a 5 cartridge stripper clip loaded magazine. The Rifle was first used by the zaristic army and adopted by the red army after the october revolution in 1918.
It was in service until 1930, when it was replaced by the modernized Mosin Nagant M 91/30 Rifle, which basically was a shortened and less weighing version of the M 1891. The Mosin Nagant M 91/30 is by far the most popular version and the version we all know pretty well.
This easy to produce, reliable and very accurate rifle became the standard issue of red army rifle batallions. It could be equipped with scopes for sniping duty and a stilet like bayonet for hand to hand combat. Just like the Kar98k, the Mosin Nagant M 91/30 had its weaknesses in close quarter combat due to it’s length, weight and slow rate of fire. But nontheless it could easily match the characteristics of the Kar98k which many people falsely find superior.
Facts in Numbers:
Caliber: 7,62 mm
Length: 1,232 m
Barrel Length: 0,729 m
Weight: 4 kg
Muzzle Velocity: 811m/s
Magazine: Box with 5 Cartridges
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Another great post m8
Nice work and good to see a follow up to post number 1.
You will have the Beta hopefully now, so you can complete the set
Good read mate. You know your shit about guns
the one guy in the rare war picture looks like dcode ! i am calling wikileaks on this shit.