From our friends at Tula comes this jewel:
(might be old news, but it's new to me!)
[youtu_be]http://youtu.be/UdvuZZOhW2U[/youtu_be]
Re: Russian .50 silenced sniper rifle.
2Mmm. There's something we probably won't see imported. Man I want one though!
Re: Russian .50 silenced sniper rifle.
3That suppressor...it's so epic. Ridiculous even.
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Re: Russian .50 silenced sniper rifle.
4This is why Tula holds a slightly elevated reputation among Mosin folks.
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Re: Russian .50 silenced sniper rifle.
7Bullpup design to save length, and manual action (straight pull bolt) to save weight.
Interesting design choices, even aside from the suppressor.
Did you notice the flimsy little bipod he was shooting off of? Looked a little silly.
Tula Arsenal was founded in 1712 by Peter the Great (Izhevsk is over 200 years old, as well). What a shame that the U.S. allowed its most historic military arms manufacturer, the original Springfield Armory, to lapse into disuse.
Interesting design choices, even aside from the suppressor.
Did you notice the flimsy little bipod he was shooting off of? Looked a little silly.
Tula Arsenal was founded in 1712 by Peter the Great (Izhevsk is over 200 years old, as well). What a shame that the U.S. allowed its most historic military arms manufacturer, the original Springfield Armory, to lapse into disuse.
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Re: Russian .50 silenced sniper rifle.
8The manual action is actually to keep it quiet. Self-loaders make a lot of bolt noise.Elmo wrote:Bullpup design to save length, and manual action (straight pull bolt) to save weight.
Interesting design choices, even aside from the suppressor.
Did you notice the flimsy little bipod he was shooting off of? Looked a little silly.
Tula Arsenal was founded in 1712 by Peter the Great (Izhevsk is over 200 years old, as well). What a shame that the U.S. allowed its most historic military arms manufacturer, the original Springfield Armory, to lapse into disuse.