My only thought watching this was that he entirely neglected his shooting sling, and I mentioned this to some guys at work. Alehandro (immigrant from Finland, spectacular shooter, and spectacular security guy, and not at all his real name) commented via email (reproduced here with his permission):
Shoots close to a Winter War veteran... speed-wise. ;)Filed under "Things I Did Not Know".
I don't fault him for the sling deal -- most Finnish soldiers in Winter / Continuous War didn't. Simply because in a heartbeat you needed to use your rifle as a club when the Russians got into the trenches from the side of your position. Strict no-sling-wrapping is STILL an FDF rule -- you simply learn to shoot steady without it (sling is only used to carry the weapon, nothing else).
They say in a gunfight a gun makes a very poor club....unless its a Mosin nagant, in which case it makes a damn fine club!
ReplyDeleteMosin-Nagant- Bringing spears to gunfights since 1891, and winning!
ReplyDeleteDo not, I repeat, DO NOT piss off the Finns. They don't get even, they get WAY ahead... Just sayin...
ReplyDeleteOld NFO, amen. If you're lucky, they'll shoot you. If you're unlucky, they'll cut you before they shoot you.
ReplyDeleteSeems like an obligatory place to post the Mosin Nagant Humor Page
ReplyDeleteIn particular, "You can bayonet your foe on the other side of the river without leaving the comfort of your hole." Or "When out of ammo, your rifle makes a supreme war club, pike, boat oar, tent pole, or firewood."
Continuation War, although it may well have felt continuous.
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