Guns Magazine - Feb 2011
Myth Meets Fact
World War II Sniper Rifles - how good were they?
Mike “duke” venturino & dave Emary photos: Yvonne venturino
A couple of very popular World War II movies would have viewers think that a sniper could put a bullet right through his enemy’s rifle scope. Such was shown in both Enemy At The Gates and Saving Private Ryan made in the 1990s. not! It’s hollywood nonsense.
UK![icon](autolinker/images/link6.gif)
No. 4(T)
USA![icon](autolinker/images/link6.gif)
M1903 Springfield (dated 3-42)
USA Remington M1903A4 (dated 4-43)
German
K98k![icon](autolinker/images/link6.gif)
AC42
German K98, BCD 45, (Krieger barrel)
USSR Mosin/Nagant Model 91/30 (Ishvisk 1944)