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PaperclipPerfector  6mo ago (text post)   3442 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for June 7, 2024

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Opinions on different WW2 era rifles?

cackles in way-too-autistic-about-guns

The Garand is neat, the SVT-40 is cooler and I would argue a better rifle (fight me), the G/K.43 is interesting but ultimately a poor design, the G.41 is a terrible design, the No. 1 Mk. 3 is gorgeous but ultimately a mediocre rifle as is the No. 4 Mk. 1, the K.98 is nice but it has been dramatically overhyped by fanboys, the M91/30 Mosin is a piece of shit but I love it dearly, the M1886/M93 Lebel is a very cool rifle that I wish more people didn't know about so I could buy one for less than $1000, the Berthier does not interest me in the slightest, the MAS-36 has ugly metalwork but works like a champ, Arisakas are interesting solely because their action is so unbelievably fucking strong, and I have absolutely no opinion on the million fucking Carcano variants other than to say that Italian WW2 rifles hold absolutely zero interest for me.

If you're interested in starting a collection on the cheap I recommend going back in time to 2004. Otherwise, prepare to spend a lot of money.

the SVT-40 is cooler and I would argue a better rifle (fight me)

Fine: its trigger is significantly worse, its magazines aren't really interchangeable and its stripper clips are slower and more awkward to use, and its sights are far worse. Barrel's also too thin to get good accuracy without upwards pressure at the muzzle (which is also something sporterized No. 1s have problems with: the Garand has stocking problems too, but not to this degree, and there's less of an unsupported hole in the stock due to its internal magazine which would prove to be a problem in M14s) so inferior Soviet worksmanship (and even more inferior refurbishment) has severe consequences. Also, it cracks at the tang unless you have the heavier AVT-40 stock on it.

the G/K.43 is interesting but ultimately a poor design

Well, aside from its gas system, which is totally coincidentally lifted wholesale from the SVT-40. Shame its default settings beat the gun to death, not that it was a concern for the Germans at the time.

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