Loot maybe? I don't see other weapons in this photo -- could those white bands signify non-combatants?
Another good point.White armbands signify Russian forces. Ukraine uses yellow.
Different shooting styles based on gun designs. Squared to target and heads-up with chin on stock is quite common - hence the short stocks.Dang, I'll never understand how people can shoot those things accurately. I've tried, and if your eye is looking through the scope, your cheek is about 3 inches from the stock.
Apparently Russian snipers, many of whom were women, could do it successfully during WWII.
My guess is wide (i.e. chubby) Slavic faces.Dang, I'll never understand how people can shoot those things accurately. I've tried, and if your eye is looking through the scope, your cheek is about 3 inches from the stock.
Apparently Russian snipers, many of whom were women, could do it successfully during WWII.
I do agree with the Nature Boy.I’m taking all things coming out of that region with a huge bag of salt
appearently private ownership of rifles and shot guns was more cmmon than most folks think in Ukraine. Before SHTF it was reported that there were about ten privately owned long guns per 100 population with the majority being shotguns, but Semi autos with ten round magazine was allowed. Private persons did gold SKS for instance and M91 series rifles.
The Ukrainian Army uses a 7.62 NATO sniper rifle based on the AR-10 among other things. The also have some .338 Lapua bolt actions of some type. Ammo for either must be a PITA.
The seem to have a fair number of SVD in the original 7.62x54.
They seem to have plenty AK-74 and all sorts of butt stocks for them. I have seen pictures of several with something like a CAR-15 or M-4 stock on them.
lots of “open source” small arms intelligence out there if you look.
-kBob
I’m taking all things coming out of that region with a huge bag of salt
There is no moral equivalence here. One side are clearly the war criminals.I do know this Putin is not a globalist from the little I know of the man. Despise him yes, but this whole thing stinks on both sides of the border.
There is no moral equivalence here. One side are clearly the war criminals.
While many of our enemies have been skinny people wearing thin clothes, the Russian wear body armor. A 7.62x54R will penetrate body armor that a 7.62x39 won't. Also it works better against vehicles. If something like that happened here a 30-06 bolt action with AP ammunition might be good to have. Level 4 body armor will stop 3 rounds of 308 but only 1 30-06.From a Ukrainian Twitter feed just now:
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I've got one of those in my cabinet, though not the scoped version because they were pretty pricey back when 91/30 was cheap and easy to find.
From a Ukrainian Twitter feed just now:
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I've got one of those in my cabinet, though not the scoped version because they were pretty pricey back when 91/30 was cheap and easy to find.