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The Swedish Mauser and the 6.5x55 round have both survived for well over 100 years and their popularity has spread in the US by experience and word of mouth

The post Historic Arms: The Swedish Mausers in 6.5x55mm — the crown jewels of Europe appeared first on Guns.com.

During the 1939-40 Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union, a hunter and farmer by trade by the name of Simo Hayha returned to his reserve unit and picked up 542 confirmed kills with iron sights.

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The M28/30 is a thoroughbred of a battle rifle that distilled the finer aspects of a target rifle into something truly exceptional on the battlefield.

The post Gun Review: The Finnish Model M28/30 ‘Mosin-Nagant’ rifle appeared first on Guns.com.

Speaking on CNN in response to Jay-Z and Beyonce's concert to support Hillary, Scottie Nell Hughes confused the Jewish phrase expressing congratulations with the Finn's favorite weapon of the Winter War.

The post Doh: Just throwing some ‘mazel tov cocktails’ here (VIDEO) appeared first on Guns.com.

In the annuals of renowned military sniperdom, many names stand out. Carlos Hathcock, Chris Kyle, John Plaster, Vasily Zaytsev, Simo Hayha, and so forth. Wait, Simo who? Well, pull up a chair and lets talk about that.

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Zero to sixty is how Finnish fury goes in battle and in 1939, the mighty Soviet Red Army found this out first hand. The weapon of choice for the hearty Finnish troopers? The Suomi.

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