Posted on 12/17/2022 1:19:43 PM PST by dynachrome
With at least 505 confirmed kills during the Winter War of 1939–40 between Finland and the Soviet Union, Simo Häyhä (1905–2002) has been labelled the deadliest sniper in history. Here, Tapio Saarelainen shares the story of the Finnish sniper and how he achieved his nickname 'White Death'...
During his 98-day reign of terror, Häyhä was unseen and unheard, yet was all the while targeting Russian soldiers with deadly accuracy, once even killing 25 men in one day. With snipers presenting such a high-value targets on the battlefield, Simo’s reputation as a marksman soon reached the Russian front lines; they referred to him as “The White Death”.
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And all that done with iron sights and what would be considered close range, these days.
Straight up Gangsta!
I read a book about him. Never used a scope, only iron sights.
Stated that he killed snipers by seeing the light reflect on their scope.
Remember when there were barrels of Mosin 91/30’s for $89.00 each?
Yep, got a Russkie one. I would love to have a Finnish built one.
“During his 98-day reign of terror…”
Stopped reading.
Great post, though. I’ll read about him in something else.
Ping.
Here’s one by a Finnish guy:
and a guide to Finnish rifles:
Yup. Big5 sporting goods store had them by the ton.
Have two M39’s, refined by the Finns.
ummm.... that link led to a porn site
Where I went they didn't even have them displayed on a shelf, just thrown into a barrel like they were umbrellas or something.
Gun porn
All things mosin, and many others here:
https://www.gunboards.com/forums/the-collectors-forum-mosin-nagant-hq.3/
Thanks.
Video by 9 Hole Reviews, a Finnish Mosin shot out to 1100 yards with the iron sights.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAnCjqX0IQA
Thanks very nice video.
He shoots very well.
If you like exceptional shooting videos check out a YouTube channel “Mark and Sam After Work”. It’s an Aussie guy and his wife shooting at extreme long ranges (out to 5000 yards in some cases) He hand loaded .22 Mag ammo and was getting hits on a 2’x2’ metal plate at 1000 yards. Very down to earth folks.
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