Rifles of Simo Häyhä: The World's Greatest Sniper (w/ 9 Hole Reviews)

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In light of the approaching Finnish Brutality: The Winter War match, I though we could take a look at the two rifles associated with the world's most successful sniper: Simo Häyhä. Häyhä was born in 1905, joined the Civil Guard at the age of 17, and did his mandatory military service from 1925 to 1927. He was first issued an American-made New England Westinghouse M91 Mosin as a Guardsman. After being discharged from the Army in 1927, he returned to active Civil Guard membership while living and working on his family farm in Karelia. He developed a reputation as an excellent marksman, both in competitive shooting and as a hunter.
When the Civil Guard developed the M28-30 pattern of Mosin, Häyhä was once of many who opted to pay a part of the cost to have his own personal rifle to keep at home, and it is with his personal M28-30 (slight correction from the video: Simo's rifle was s/n 35281, and had Civil Guard inventory number S60974.) that he went to war when the Soviet Union attacked in November 1939, starting the Winter War. The 28-30 featured a new style of sights to replace the Russian Konovalov pattern. Henry Chan from 9 Hole Reviews will give us some insight into why these sights were so excellent. In addition, the barrels were free-floated and the stocks made from two spliced pieces of wood to prevent changing temperatures and humidity from impacting rifle zero.
In his 95 days of active service during the Winter War, Simo Häyhä was credited with 542 enemy soldiers killed - mostly with his M28-30 Mosin Nagant (although he did also use the Suomi SMG and LS-26 LMG at times). He finally ran out of luck on March 6, 1940 when he was hit in the face by a Soviet exploding bullet. He was in a coma for 6 days, and spent several months in hospital, where some 26 surgeries were necessary to reconstruct his jaw - and he was permanently disfigured. His name is permanently linked to snipers worldwide, and also to the Winter War legacy "Kollaa kestää" - "Kollaa holds". He lived a quiet bachelor life as a farmer after the war, breeding hunting dogs and occasionally doing things like taking the President of Finland moose hunting. He passed away peacefully in 2002 at the age of 96.
For much more detail on Häyhä's life and practical shooting advice, I recommend "The White Sniper: Simo Häyhä" by Tapio Saarelainen:
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@brottarnacke 3 жыл бұрын

It's worth noting that despite his injuries he lived until the age of 96!

@Narcan885 3 жыл бұрын

And he spent most of his life out in -40 degrees ..... prone in the snow, running, crawling... They don't make men like that anymore

@63Baggies 3 жыл бұрын

Very very hardy people....

@Colaglass 3 жыл бұрын

@@Narcan885 They do, it's just that the loudest ones today are the weakest, kind of like dogs.

@ffnovice7 3 жыл бұрын

@@Colaglass dogs evolved to what they are because of people. Pets reflect their owners

@deanfirnatine7814 3 жыл бұрын

Death was probably a little scared to come for him

@egg5474 3 жыл бұрын

Everybody gangster till the snow starts speaking Finnish

@dscrappygolani7981 3 жыл бұрын

😁😁... Or the trees Vietnamese.

@postit5725 3 жыл бұрын

Commie eradicating weapon

@RNKel1 3 жыл бұрын

Or the streets Russian? Like WW2?

@bradleyjericho8597 3 жыл бұрын

Or the roof's Korean 😅

@LazyLifeIFreak 3 жыл бұрын

or the tree's germanic.

@jukkaenarvi1226 Жыл бұрын

My parents found three old military rifles hidden in their hause. This was common in Finland after the war. I adopted the rifles and one of them is similar to the civil guard rifle what Simo used. Even the serial number is very close. My rifle has a serial number 60674 and Simos rifle has 60974.

@sharpright6887 Жыл бұрын

@Jukka Enarvi. That is super cool and exciting! Hopefully they are in good working order and you are able to shoot them from time to time.

@scotttyson7970 7 ай бұрын

Cool

@bretwhitmore8855 7 ай бұрын

You are a very fortunate person to have such classic and well-built tools in your collection!

@lohikarhu734 3 ай бұрын

@jukkaenarvi1226 Hei Jukka...se on tosi hyvää! Melkein suomalainen canadasta

@panzerabwerkanone 3 жыл бұрын

"Beware the man with one gun. He can probably use it." - Jeff Cooper.

@farokhbulsara4890 3 жыл бұрын

Well said

@diugki 3 жыл бұрын

I think no one knows how exactly this phrase is.

@THX..1138 2 жыл бұрын

Actually Simo also had and used a submachine gun for something like 30 or 40 of those confirmed kills..... This guy was the real John Wick when it came to killing Russians 🤣

@bigbob1699 2 жыл бұрын

I think he would be deadly with a pile of rocks .

@bravo6959 2 жыл бұрын

@@THX..1138 I heard it was 200

@mattisvov 3 жыл бұрын

"I wanna fight in the continuation war." "They blew friggin' your face off!" "It's just a flesh wound..."

@kc9602 3 жыл бұрын

"Tis but a scratch!"

@BigThree4Ever 3 жыл бұрын

"I've had worse."

@ponyboy481 3 жыл бұрын

I walked it off im good to go

@Kumimono 3 жыл бұрын

"Half a face. And nothing wrong with my eyes."

@Mortablunt 3 жыл бұрын

"I don't need a face to use a gun."

@vincentalmerico6165 3 жыл бұрын

Simo Häyhä with the most disgusting no-scope montage of 1939

@marseldagistani1989 3 жыл бұрын

Some of those kills were made with Suomi KP/-31

@daweqa2406 3 жыл бұрын

@@marseldagistani1989 actually it was top of those +500 kills with rifle. Estimated like 300 kills with kp 31

@marseldagistani1989 3 жыл бұрын

@@daweqa2406 OK most of those kills were made with Suomi KP/-31

@neeldeshmukh124 3 жыл бұрын

@@marseldagistani1989 why would you keep going lmao

@marseldagistani1989 3 жыл бұрын

@@neeldeshmukh124 eh. Because I can

@iikkakonola 3 жыл бұрын

As a finn, I am humbled by the detail and the amount of work you must've put in making of this video. As usual, I state "suomi mainittu, torilla tavataan!" meaning something like "Finland got mentioned, everyone meet at the city town Square" 🇫🇮

@jamespolnick5302 3 жыл бұрын

@Andrew Phillips as a Canadian who enjoys pulla, cross country skiing and saunas i can get behind this comment.

@2vcrew782 2 жыл бұрын

As an American my most prized rifle I keep loaded next to my bed is my Finnish M39 😊 I want to be buried with it. My AR15 is a second place.

@iikkakonola 2 жыл бұрын

@@2vcrew782 you should probably give it to your son or daughter, or even a nephew instead of getting it buried - it will be more useful for them : )

@2vcrew782 2 жыл бұрын

@@iikkakonola Yes sir. I have several rifles and three boys. They will all get them. Not getting buried with me. Just an expression to show my love for them.

@Harrier_DuBois 2 жыл бұрын

@@2vcrew782 Don't give guns to kids

@richardanderson2742 3 жыл бұрын

The fame of Simo unfortunately overshadows an army full of outstanding marksmen that were extremely effective in frightful conditions. A significant number of Finns in this time period would be the top sniper in most other countries. Even putting Simo's achievements aside, the Winter War highlights the difference between an army filled with men acquainted with firearms from an early age and an army comprised of men that handled their first firearm a matter of months ago. While the Mosin action is a committee design with too many parts, its loose tolerances made it better suited to use in the frozen north than a more precision based design, which to a certain extent is also true of the use of a rimmed cartridge. I have two very late production M39 rifles that are a pleasure to shoot and a few of the original Russian M91 rifles that all I can say is "what were they thinking?" The Finns did an outstanding job with what they had in an incredible short time period.

@HappyBeezerStudios 3 жыл бұрын

Shows in how to this day the finns use the RK62 and RK95, which are based on the AK platform. And other northern countries do the same. The swedish AK 5, is another rifle modified for climate, but based on the FNC.

@petesheppard1709 3 жыл бұрын

Good point; Recognition for heroism and notable accomplishments requires someone seeing and reporting them. Real heroes are quick to point out that many others did as much, if not more, but simply weren't observed doing so.

@hardrada8637 3 жыл бұрын

You think Russians didn't grow up with firearms & hunting ? Have you been to Russia ? They are no different to the Finns ... Only difference was that Finns were fighting for freedom from Communism & Russian citizens were already subjugated by it, so had little taste in Defending it ...

@todorkolev7565 3 жыл бұрын

clearance instead of tolerance... And it's not a gunmanship question, it's a tactics question. You put some dudes in a bunch in a camp - it's easy for a sniper to come and start picking them off. Whether those dudes are good shots or not is irrelevant.

@Seriona1 3 жыл бұрын

@@hardrada8637 You forget that this was after the Purge and years after Stalin's government who banned firearms as fast as he could. So you do have a generation of soldiers who have no combat experience from officers who have no combat experience pressed into service who may have at best a week of firearms training.

@Tekdruid 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: The Winter War ended on the same day Häyhä woke up from his coma. Coincidence? I think not.

@bikerdude923 3 жыл бұрын

Häyhä: wakes up Russians: *hears boss music intensify*

@MaamyyraGaming 3 жыл бұрын

@@bikerdude923 "This isn't even my final form"

@I3urton 3 жыл бұрын

@@bikerdude923 “They are rage, brutal, without mercy. But you. You will be worse. Rip and tear, until it is done.” - "Okay, okay, we're ending the war"

@m-rSmith 3 жыл бұрын

Do you watch a lot of Russian TV channels?

@oberonmeister 3 жыл бұрын

Soviet HQ: "C'mon boys, just one final push, we can still do it!" Intelligence: "Simo Häyhä has just regained consciousness." Soviet HQ: "Awwww for fuck's sake God fucking dammit!.. (pause) Whatever! Who needs this ass-freezing shithole anyway? Let's wrap it up boys!"

@jiivasko 3 жыл бұрын

In Finnish Army slang 28/30 was/is called ”Pystykorva” - The spitz. Because front sight sideplates are like ears of the spitz.

@MrEazyE357 3 жыл бұрын

You mean the dogs?

@Hevethee 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrEazyE357 Yep

@keimolantio 3 жыл бұрын

"Pystykorva" =en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Spitz

@hece35 3 жыл бұрын

And appropriately Simo had one Finnish Spitz in the 60's photo of him.

@Leonidae 3 жыл бұрын

@@hece35 after the war he became breeder of Spitz.

@johndallman2692 3 жыл бұрын

5.7 sniper kills per day. To put it another way, about 1 per hour of daylight.

@gxthblxde 3 жыл бұрын

That's the correct avg you know your history 👍

@VradTP 3 жыл бұрын

Well it ain't such hard if you manage to dodge all the bullets coming your way.. Russian doctrine at the time were mass attacks, which are very slow to commence in snow.. Now imagine to being your flanking sniper hide and see a huge wall of Russians slowly struggling onward across your field of fire...

@emptyforrest 3 жыл бұрын

and that are only the confirmed kills. due to weather or other reasons there was plenty of times where the kill couldnt be confirmed.

@emptyforrest 3 жыл бұрын

@Luther Blissett quite sure no german ever crossed off simo on thier kill list. becaus germany wasnt the enemy in that war, it ewas actually the opposite. they where friends. also it wasnt trench warfare. it was guerilla warfare. and as for how they confirmed it? no clue. most is probably accounts from simo himself.

@ridingwithdavid739 3 жыл бұрын

Not Sniper kills...kills by a sniper, the vast majority of his kills were with a Kp machine gun.

@navywolf1753 3 жыл бұрын

Some guy in the United States is going to look through his Mosin collection after watching this video, take out his Finnish Mosin, and have a heart attack when he sees the serial number

@HappyBeezerStudios 3 жыл бұрын

Can only imagine the amount of people moving to Finland just to look for Simo's Mosin.

@gurglejug627 3 жыл бұрын

yeah because the USA is the only country in the whole world and only an American could possibly have it. FFS, the arrogance and ignorance of many/most of the last couple of generations of Americans puts a once great nation to shame.

@navywolf1753 3 жыл бұрын

@@gurglejug627 I said it as more of a joke than anything else, but lots of surplus Finnish Mosins were imported to the US in the 1980's, so it isn't out of the realm of possibility. It's probably just as likely the rifle was lost/destroyed, or is owned by someone in a different country. I think your hostility is a bit unwarranted here.

@RobinCernyMitSuffix 3 жыл бұрын

@@navywolf1753 even if it's meant as a joke, Gurgle summed it up pretty accurately. And as he mentioned, the arrogance and ignorance of americans by now is so high that it's just plain annoying. And as mentioned in the video, the rifle was never recovered by the finnish forces from the battlefield. So either some russians took it, some farmers, got scrapped or it is still there. The probability that it ended up in the US is basically not there.

@marvelousdex9678 3 жыл бұрын

@@RobinCernyMitSuffix Euros seething about America, more at 5 o' clock.

@johndaltrocanto 3 жыл бұрын

Sako makes to this day outstanding precision rifles

@DaDaDo661 3 жыл бұрын

I believe the Canadian Arctic Rangers new rifle is a Sako. Very nice looking

@johnkelinske1449 3 жыл бұрын

@@DaDaDo661 It is.

@mbsb1376 3 жыл бұрын

@@DaDaDo661 It's small, cute, fits right in my pocket.

@Rqoiz 3 жыл бұрын

@@DaDaDo661 Isn't it a Tikka? A sub brand of Sako?

@scottcrawford3745 3 жыл бұрын

@@DaDaDo661 Tikka. T3 CTR. Laminated stock. We call it the "C-19".

@JuhaEerikki 3 жыл бұрын

As a Finn I wish to present my sincerest thank you to Ian and Forgotten Weapons for this excellent and humbling video about our history.

@jp4hunt543 3 жыл бұрын

About Simo, the man, the soldier and sniper. Only those who have combat time and especially those who deployed behind enemy lines, know the sheer terror of it. The smallest team i deployed in behind the lines were 5 in number. I remember still the fear of it, every single moment, gut churning fear. You cannot sleep properly, even though your mates are on watch. Your team mates are your entire existence... and you live for your team, that is your safety. Simo initially deployed with a spotter, but later became a solo sniper. As a lifelong hunter, I know why. His skills were MUCH higher than any other person going out with him. For how he operated, a spotter is a serious liability. He did not want a team member's life in his hands. Simo did this for a long time. I never got used to the fear. He must have gotten to a space where he accepted it and learnt to use it as another tool in his skillset. Super human stuff. We salute him for being a superb marksman, but you can see here, he was MUCH, MUCH more than that! Snipers are unique people... and i am not surprised that the very best of them all was a Finn. I have shot against them in international competition and although we managed from time to time to win medals, the Finn marksmen usually dominated! Superb people, superlative marksmen. Yet another fantastic insight from Gun Jesus!!

@paulshayter1113 3 жыл бұрын

As a Finn are you familiar with Lauri Allan Torni? A true bad ass.

@JuhaEerikki 3 жыл бұрын

@@paulshayter1113 Yes for sure, aka Larry Thorn, quite an amazing guy he was. Some interesting videos about him in YT as well. And there was a movie starring John Wayne if memory serves me right.

@deanfirnatine7814 3 жыл бұрын

Simo is revered around the world for his almost superhuman ability, he will be like Achilles, thousands of years from now military men will still know his name

@paulshayter1113 3 жыл бұрын

@@JuhaEerikki Yes the John Wayne movie was The Green Beret. Lauri Torni/Larry Thorn was an amazing man doing everything he could to fight the Soviets/communists. Is he well regarded in Finland or do most Finn's not know who he is/was. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery which is a revered place in the U.S. and I bet most people would be dumbfounded to know that a man that was a Waffen SS officer was buried there.

@therearesomewhocallmetimot9497 3 жыл бұрын

Russian Soldier *gets sniped* Says to comrade: " Ivan, I think I am Finnish-ed"

@anotherrandomtexan25 3 жыл бұрын

Sigghhhhh... take your damn like

@punchysonichu5395 3 жыл бұрын

Why would a Russian soldier speak English?

@gyneve 3 жыл бұрын

@@punchysonichu5395 Because the joke only works in english.

@sofishticatedgaming4417 3 жыл бұрын

@@punchysonichu5395 so a Chinese, a Russian, a Korean & an Iranian walk into a bar...BRB just got to go learn 4 languages so I can tell you this joke.

@7by62 3 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9hnnbinza6xgWQ.html

@conanholmes8620 3 жыл бұрын

Dude was no scopping before no scope was a thing, absolute legend.

@cxpKSip 2 жыл бұрын

The scope would attract unwanted attention and/or fog up in finland, so iron sights it was.

@123edwardzpad 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for bringing Henry in and having him go over the sights. This is another outstanding review and history, thank you again..

@njones420 3 жыл бұрын

Little surprised there is no link to his channel... kzfaq.info/love/srKsXEAqCbZyVrCibkgpwQ plus as a Brit, I like his accent (Hong Kong? It's like an English accent, but without any regional bits) :)

@123edwardzpad 3 жыл бұрын

@@njones420 Thank you. I just subscribed at 9 hole reviews.

@jarink1 3 жыл бұрын

@@njones420 Yes, Henry is from Hong Kong. It's really fun listening to him.

@Finwolven 3 жыл бұрын

I watched his Mosin video a few weeks back, absolutely brilliant shooter. Simo would probably nod with approval. Or take him hunting.

@warrenokuma7264 3 жыл бұрын

Yup. Thanks!

@PosranaRegistrace 3 жыл бұрын

Nubs: Mosin is a terrible rifle in no way good enough for a sniper Random farmboy from Finland: *Hold my beer*

@larsmathiesen8999 3 жыл бұрын

Well sisu, sauna and properly applied screams of vittu and perkele is all you need.

@MrSeriousW 3 жыл бұрын

*hold my scope

@matteagle42 3 жыл бұрын

To somewhat quote Ian: the worst bolt action rifle (of the major powers) of the war. Hähyä was just amazing.

@Azguella 3 жыл бұрын

Most if not all of Mosins were fixed to be more usable then the crap shoot condition that they were in which was the reason why they didn't suck ass like normal Mosin does

@vladimirmarkov2047 3 жыл бұрын

You probably wanna say: hold my snow.

@5thtimeaccountdeleted.206 3 жыл бұрын

A unit of Russians were walking through the Finnish woods and they heard a voice shoutout "One Finnish solider is worth ten Russians". And so the Russsian officer in charge ordered them to attack and after a short gun fight no Russians return. The next day more Russian soldiers are marching through the woods and a voice shouts out " One Finnish solider is worth a hundred Russians" and so the officer again, orders them to attack. After several hours of gun fights and a few explosions no Russian soldiers return. The next day, in anger, the officer returns to the same spot with a thousand men and as he expected a voice shouts out "One Finnish soldier is worth a thousand Russians" and so the officer orders a bombing run on the near by woods and then an artillery barrage and then orders his men to attack, after a few days of intense fighting a single solider returns from the woods with a bandage over his eye and using a branch as a crutch and he turns to his officer and says "Don't send in any more men, it's a trap, there's two of them".

@SLON-sh2jg Жыл бұрын

Absolutely true story, not worthy of mistrust. I also readily believe that all conversations were in English.

@supertruckertom 6 ай бұрын

And they're high on methamphetamines.

@cheesenoodles8316 3 жыл бұрын

The most important part of a snipers rifle, is the sniper.

@3DMegadoodoo 3 жыл бұрын

The rifle is more important than the sniper. Without it he would have to quietly sneak up to the target and manually push the bullets in.

@secularnevrosis 3 жыл бұрын

@@3DMegadoodoo I say that Cheese is right. Give a bad rifle to an exceptional sniper and he will hit his mark, without the enemy seeing him. Give an exceptional rifle to a bad sniper and he will get killed.

@johnaranjo2059 3 жыл бұрын

The white death. Forgotten weapons. And 9 holes. 2021 is looking up already

@andersjjensen 3 жыл бұрын

Yup. It doesn't get more bad ass and knowledgeable at the same time than that... plain and simple..

@McK9999 3 жыл бұрын

Simo was my Great Grandfather's 3rd cousin. He's a family hero. Your comment made me smile. Cheers

@gaylordpantamime 3 жыл бұрын

I smell burt toast am I dreaming?

@metalboo8491 3 жыл бұрын

@@andersjjensen How about a musical tale about the white death, by Metal band Sabaton?

@andersjjensen 3 жыл бұрын

@@metalboo8491 It already exists :P

@KirillTheBeast 3 жыл бұрын

Continuation War: (begins) Simo: You guys DO know I can crank up those numbers even higher, don't you? Everyone else: Please, don't...

@gaylordpantamime 3 жыл бұрын

Simo noooo

@Dark_Plum 3 жыл бұрын

everyone else: Simo OP, pls nerf ;)

@NotACutie 3 жыл бұрын

Aw, that helpless little whimper is such an invitation to crank up a killcount...

@JohanLind 2 жыл бұрын

My grandfather fought in the Winter-war as a Swedish volunteer. He got through that ordeal but he never ever spoke about his experiences during that time... "Finlands sak är vår!"

@jerkkub 2 жыл бұрын

There were many Swedish volunteers in the war and we Finns are very grateful for them and will never forget!

@rottenwings Жыл бұрын

Skål for your grandad 🙌

@thelonerider9693 3 жыл бұрын

Had heard of Simo but not the full story. When you got to the part where he was shot I was so glad to hear he survived, and to see the picture of him with his dog. After what he did for his nation and its people including trying to re-enlist after being horribly hurt, the guy deserved a break. I hope he lived to a ripe old age.... looked it up confirmed he passed away in 2002 he lived to 96.

@informitas0117 Жыл бұрын

Surviving an explosive bullet to the face is unbelievably hardcore.

@UnclePutte 3 жыл бұрын

He was a master of fieldcraft. It would have been interesting to go hunting or hiking with him.

@jolmerbolleman6601 3 жыл бұрын

Seconded, however I know that he would completely run me into the ground. Way back at age 19 and peak condition, I went hunting with a group of Finish veterans in their 80s and 90s. They were polite enough not to laugh in my face when I collapsed after returning to the camp.

@LordOceanus 3 жыл бұрын

in his later life he became a very successful moose hunter and would take many important individuals including at least one prime minister of Finland hunting

@Redmenace96 3 жыл бұрын

good gravy! How do you compete?! interesting? yes.

@musiksagorswe7200 3 жыл бұрын

I dont think so. Not much talking on that trip of I know my Finns 😂

@johnkelinske1449 3 жыл бұрын

@@musiksagorswe7200 You live in their land as they do, what else can they be?

@dickgherkinstien2016 3 жыл бұрын

Shows what one determend man and his rifle can do

@JimmyMcCbob 3 жыл бұрын

and when you ladies leave my island, you will all be able to do the same thing

@bwhog 3 жыл бұрын

Remember that an important part of sniping is the tactics. The best rifle in the world is useless in the hands of someone who doesn't know how to approach a target and how to retreat unseen. It is these sorts of skills in combination with his outstanding marksmanship that made Simo such an amazing sniper. He was deadly accurate while also being nearly invisible to his foe.

@thatjimboguy5005 3 жыл бұрын

Every time I put ice cream in my mouth, I think "this is just so the Russians won't see my breath, and I better get some more ice cream in there quick before my breath warms up". Sneaky Sneaky...

@ffnovice7 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh I'm eating strrbrry stater bros ice cream right now

@g0679 2 жыл бұрын

I like to pack it on the ground in front of me.

@georgeshaw2565 2 жыл бұрын

lol

@MisterTingles 3 жыл бұрын

-36,0° No-scope

@Hellsong89 3 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there.

@claudiaborges8406 3 жыл бұрын

Clever-ass guy 🤣 lmao

@eddyguizonde401 3 жыл бұрын

welp, today you win an internet. congratulations

@giddesk 3 жыл бұрын

Perkele

@meansartin 3 жыл бұрын

Well played, sir

@Gunbudder 3 жыл бұрын

Simo Hahya was a legend. When asked how he could perform such amazing and seemingly impossible feats of accuracy, his reply was to just practice shooting.

@JCGver 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think I could come up with a more finnish answer.

@TPWX 3 жыл бұрын

There is a dedicated museum for Simo Häyhä and the Battles of Kollaa in Southeast Finland near a place called Simpele. IIRC, some of his personal post-war guns are on display there. The museum curators know A LOT of him and the place is definitely worth a visit. Went there last summer and it was an astonishing place.

@Erajormaz 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! As a Finn, already quite deep into history of Simo, learned many new things about the rifle. You did his memory a fair justice! Fun fact: SAKO arms manufacturer was established after Finnish Independence and Civil war on 1919, and its business started with modernizing the Russian rifles just like this one seen in the video. SAKO = Suojeluskuntain Ase- ja Konepaja Oy = Civil Guard Gun and Machining Works Ltd. However it was part of Civil Guard not more than two years, and eventually rebranded as SAKO in 1930s.

@adamhafiddin9564 3 жыл бұрын

Gun jesus talking about the sniper jesus's rifle

@chevysuarez7306 3 жыл бұрын

What? I thought Simo Hayha was gun jesus's apostle

@bigusdickus4210 3 жыл бұрын

true

@TheErilaz 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think that the Russians called him that.. 😂

@Aaron-mv1kd 3 жыл бұрын

Sniper moses, simoses hayha

@TheMrPeteChannel 3 жыл бұрын

I'm the 400th like!

@711jastin 3 жыл бұрын

The fact that a farmer took half a thousand enemy lives, and they literally used all their resources, including a sector bombardment on a single man didn't stop him, was one hell of a legend.

@---mr5iu 3 жыл бұрын

Dude got shot in the face with an explosive round and still didn't die. Are we sure this guy was human?

@Anino_Makata 3 жыл бұрын

@@---mr5iu To be fair, from what I heard, it wasn't a direct hit. That being said... taking an explosion to the face is pretty badass.

@alexair1 3 жыл бұрын

This farmer was a Suojeluskunta (Finnish paramilitary organization) member since 1922 and served in army in 1925-1927. By the time the war began, he was an excellently trained shooter.

@dduckman1423 3 жыл бұрын

In the old days most soldiers were farmers.

@YuriyKuzin 3 жыл бұрын

no no you are wrong, they bombarded Finns only with "bread baskets" (if you not familiar it is russian propaganda)

@TJS3 3 жыл бұрын

Really good info here. Finnish winter has some details that makes scope reflection big issue, sun shines from really low reflecting every shiny thing miles away and below zero temperature seems to give it away even more. Guess Simo learned this by hunting.

@georgesakellaropoulos8162 Жыл бұрын

It would be pretty easy to fashion an objective lens shade to reduce the reflection of the sun. This would not do anything for the other supposed shortcomings of scope use mentioned, but it would solve that problem.

@LRRPFco52 Жыл бұрын

He said he would have used a scope, but just didn't have access to one. This was from Finnish Sniper instructors interviewing him before he passed. I have one of his spent cases from one of his firing positions from the Battle of Kollaa, mounted on a Plaque.

@kaizermierkrazy6886 3 жыл бұрын

505 russians were harmed in the making of this video.

@g0679 3 жыл бұрын

@@drcornelius8275 Conscripts? Volunteers? I bet the volunteer bounty was handsome.

@dude34150 3 жыл бұрын

505+ only 505 are noted he may have many more I doubt he does not have more

@alainerookkitsunev5605 3 жыл бұрын

Soviets* many Ukrainians (and other nationalities within soviet union) died during winter war fighting for the soviet union.

@cortex8239 3 жыл бұрын

@@alainerookkitsunev5605 Fine *Europeans. You happy?

@alainerookkitsunev5605 3 жыл бұрын

@@cortex8239 i mean, calling all soviets russian is like calling all americans californian... Right?

@Kr-nv5fo 3 жыл бұрын

"Finland, over the course of a couple of years would gain it's independence." A very nice diplomatic explanation of 1917-1920.

@PeTTs0n88 3 жыл бұрын

Just like his mention of the Russian revolution. Slightly... turbulent... times.

@SecondMoopzoo 3 жыл бұрын

Ian doesn't like talking about war.

@arttukirjavainen1119 3 жыл бұрын

@@SecondMoopzoo Especially if there are politics involved (there always is) and I respect him for it.

@NephilBlade 3 жыл бұрын

Do not mention the Social Democrats starting a civil war.

@johnkelinske1449 3 жыл бұрын

@@SecondMoopzoo Few people do that understand it.

@derbananenbaumler9482 3 жыл бұрын

Simo Häyhä was such a legend, we even lerned in german history class about him.

@nickivonderdurrenlache6909 3 жыл бұрын

Dann ist euer Geschichtslehrer definitiv motivierter als unserer

@ohnenamen2843 3 жыл бұрын

Dann hat dein Geschichtslehrer coolere Interessen, als meiner

@JonVonBasslake 3 жыл бұрын

*Häyhä. I saw the thumbnail had the same misspelling...

@bobthompson4319 3 жыл бұрын

Ummm what? What um what you guys sayin? Lol J/K guys.

@derbananenbaumler9482 3 жыл бұрын

@@nickivonderdurrenlache6909 wir haben mehr die militärischen als die politischen aspekte durchgenommen. Sowas wie: Fall weiß, Der winterkrieg, Stalingrad, Kursk, Bagraton und noch viele andere schlachten im Westen und in Italien/Afrika. War geil 😂

@felixcat9318 3 жыл бұрын

What a superb video this is, an absolute goldmine of factual and historical information, a masterclass in what made the rifle so well suited to the task of sniping using iron sights, and an introduction to another highly recommendable presenter and channel. The details of the book was the icing on the cake (or, given the topic, the snow on the upper handguard!).

@pckoha57 Жыл бұрын

- Vladimir - Yes, Dimitri. - Have you ever heard of a Finnish sniper? - The "White Death"? - Yeah, do you think we'll find him? - I think this is a legend that the Finns invented. - Is it, Dimitri? Dimitri? DIMITRI!!

@LRRPFco52 Жыл бұрын

Russians don't even know about the Winter War. They are taught that fascist Finns invaded poor Russia. There are maps of this in the Central Red Army Museum in Moscow, with huge blue arrows coming from Finland down into Russia.

@TaVa767 3 жыл бұрын

4 A.M, the perfect time to watch this

@justforlaughs6182 3 жыл бұрын

2 AM for pacific time 🙂 but anytime is a good time to watch his vids

@Chronosol 3 жыл бұрын

This comment hit way too close

@giobby66_cnl43 3 жыл бұрын

11:01 am central europe

@arivera4195 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, 05 here

@leefithian3704 3 жыл бұрын

8 p m guam

@colonelbeanbagsfishing1488 3 жыл бұрын

Certainly earned his place in history.

@markferguson3745 2 жыл бұрын

The free floating barrel is genius level simplicity.Somehow, it's always surprising and refreshing to see practical ,field ,design issues translated to production weapons.

@sevenproxies4255 3 жыл бұрын

The soviets send a vastly numerically superior force to Finland. Simo: "Perkele! The Soviets saw fit to grace us with a target rich enviroment!"

@johnkelinske1449 3 жыл бұрын

@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine Makes no difference, you have that many enemy on the front they have a much better chance of overruning you than you do of killing them first.

@maltegodkas4931 3 жыл бұрын

@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine The issue was Stalin's hubris, his utter refusal to be outdone by Hitler had him force his general to copy blitzkrieg instead of a simple invasion straight to the capital. Blitzkrieg does not work with slow tanks in the meter deep snow of the Finnish forest. Still doesn't excuse close to a million well-equipped soviets with thousands of tanks and a large air force losing against a country with no actual mobilized army, the Soviets were simply outmatched against the willpower, bravery, and strategic genius of the Finns.

@davidm.4670 3 жыл бұрын

@Seven Proxies Translate / explain ? "Perkele" = I am unfamiliar with Finnish ...

@leopolderhardsberger2727 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidm.4670 it's pretty much a universal swearword. It probably comes from the old name of the most powerful pagan god and is considered the most "powerful" swearword in the Finnish language.

@davidm.4670 3 жыл бұрын

@@leopolderhardsberger2727 AH! Thanks ! 'Most powerful pagan god' however leaves me a little uncertain as to which pantheon or' rater' ( my ignorance...) I would guess Finnish - but know not name...

@Jaggaraz218 3 жыл бұрын

Corrections and info by a Finnish history enthusiastic: Häyhä was promoted to Vänrikki so a second lieutenant not a lieutenant, you can see his rank on that photo. Häyhä also had an impressive kill count with a Suomi KP submachine gun, I guess the exact number of kills is disputed but it was around 200, so he did kill over 700 people, not just over 500.

@juslitor 3 жыл бұрын

What can be said for certain is that he had plugged 150 ivans before christmas -39

@josepirl1 3 жыл бұрын

A true Patriot.

@snoobahjj2089 3 жыл бұрын

@Jani Cavèn no they arent, 542 with rifle + 200 with Suomi KP/m31 when he was squad leader

@RaptorJesus 3 жыл бұрын

Alright, that just makes him sound like some sort of "Legendary Character" from a videogame, where any weapon in his hands gains a +20 to accuracy or some nonsense, so you give him a machine gun to game the system.

@ArchmageOfAnarchy 3 жыл бұрын

There's a long gun and then there's a L O N G gun.

@graham1034 3 жыл бұрын

And the bayonet is ridiculously long too, assuming they use the same one as the Soviets. It's a nearly 2' long spike.

@kainhall 3 жыл бұрын

@@graham1034 4 foot rifle..... 6 foot with bayonet . also, because of the extra length..... x54r hits WAY harder than a 308 or 30-06 from a ~22 inch barrel..... found on most hunting rifles and stuff like a 98 kurtz . longer barrels dont mean more accurate but they CAN mean a few 100 more FPS

@clamum 3 жыл бұрын

Long gun is looooooong

@DenGuleBalje 3 жыл бұрын

@@kainhall Higher velocity means flatter trajectory, so more accurate. No?

@dan725 3 жыл бұрын

man I'm happy 9-hole reviews is getting recognition! Such a massively underrated channel!

@Chiller01 3 жыл бұрын

He didn’t have a scoped rifle but his field craft was as good as his marksmanship allowing him a situational advantage over his enemy.

@johnkelinske1449 3 жыл бұрын

You know your terrain and can estimate range as good as he seems to have, you don't need a scope.

@davidm.4670 3 жыл бұрын

@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine Sigh - now US current Govt wants to ban firearms fools ...

@thomasborgsmidt9801 3 жыл бұрын

Remember this next time you keep missing: Nope it is not the rifle - it is you!

@Zack_Wester 3 жыл бұрын

depends on the gun. some guns are just plain awful. or the gun was not taken care of before you got it and now will forever be crap (presuming your not interesting in going over each and every part and replacing it).

@corpsman1980 3 жыл бұрын

Unless your gun in a Soviet Made Mosin Nagant ... those are pure shit.

@corpsman1980 3 жыл бұрын

@toeff7852 the assertion stands today. Mosins are garbage, and Russian soldiers didn't have any other choice for a rifle. Your argument is lame.

@HGrey-et4vl 3 жыл бұрын

Its that age old thing, as much as you can only be as accurate as the rifle mechanically is, the rifle can only be as accurate as your marksmanship is

@torg2126 3 жыл бұрын

@@HGrey-et4vl Russian sniper rifles were half way decient, normally. Everything else had garbage QC

@easy_eight2810 3 жыл бұрын

It's funny how the sniper with the most amount of kills happens to be the master of no scopes too...

@gearloose703 3 жыл бұрын

Accidentally no scoped the soviet army... sounds legit

@Zack_Wester 3 жыл бұрын

@BlueDracolich 13 I mean the Finnish had to cycle there MG crews because they could have them on the gun for to long or they would get paralysed by PDSD from all the soviets they killed in such a short order. even some soviet officer noted that. after wining some land in a battle where the fins had next to no loses or there corps was removed by finish operatives. won enough land to bury our dead.

@guisardyannick2973 3 жыл бұрын

A Chinese sniper in Korean War was also no scope, 214 kills in 32 days, and he was also using Mosin Nagant

@PaulVerhoeven2 3 жыл бұрын

Forest land, forest distances.

@corpsman1980 3 жыл бұрын

@@guisardyannick2973 somehow I doubt that.

@StrangerOman 3 жыл бұрын

It's nice that Forgotten Weapons showcasing 9 Hole Reviews. It's always a pleasure to see fav hosts appear in others fav projects. :) It also was a blast to watch Ian join 9 Hole Reviews Pick One series.

@BaDArxz 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder how much Simo’s actual rifle is worth. However, with such a extensive kill record I get a feeling that it may be haunted

@samusuomalainen8726 3 жыл бұрын

It is lost, no one knows where it is. I think some1 Russian took it, maybe...

@BaDArxz 3 жыл бұрын

I want to believe it’s still out there in those fields

@bondrewdthelordofdawn3744 3 жыл бұрын

It's legendary level weapon

@thr0ne1997 2 жыл бұрын

i have no idea about colder than -10C weather, but i imagine losing that shit in a foot of snow while it's snowing seems like a pretty good way for something to be lost forever.

@apstuxa 2 жыл бұрын

It has +100% more dmg to commies and +5 to sneak

@blahorgaslisk7763 3 жыл бұрын

"Something like that" is about as close as most non Fins will come to pronouncing Finnish names if we're just reading them, so good job Ian. While we can joke about the language there is nothing to joke about when you look at their war against the Soviet Union in the Winter War or during the Continuation War. Simo wasn't the only hero who stepped up in those wars...

@Jannem 3 жыл бұрын

That’s true. We had many legendary men. For example Aarne Juurilainen who was valled The horror of Marocco Lauri Törni who later mover to US and served in Vietnam under a name Larry Thorne. And many more. Including both of my grandfathers.

@yanzaloon4246 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jannem *Aarne Juutilainen

@Jannem 3 жыл бұрын

@@yanzaloon4246 Jep. Juutilainen. 😊

@clamum 3 жыл бұрын

The Finns are a tough people. Love that they stood up to a much larger, overwhelming enemy. Badass as fuck. Love Finland! 🇫🇮

@townie6644 3 жыл бұрын

So glad he didn't pronounce Simo name as haaaaayhaaa like weird history

@thewintereaglefly 3 жыл бұрын

Ian's grandsons will be so lucky, they're gonna have and entire library's worth of interesting stories to listen to

@Ylinatsiperkele 3 жыл бұрын

I dont think he has kids

@TerrellThomas1971 3 жыл бұрын

He has to have a woman first...lol

@nickmcwilliams685 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ylinatsiperkele yeah but that would be awesome.

@veetilappalainen6622 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ylinatsiperkele thanks for a nice song!

@Kyle-gw6qp 3 жыл бұрын

He's dead now.

@mr.c.3760 3 жыл бұрын

I've rewatched this 3x, absolutely great content, thanks Ian!

@f1r3hunt3rz5 2 жыл бұрын

He had the most impressive K/D ratio of all snipers. Hot damn.

@animalxINSTINCT89 3 жыл бұрын

5 kills PER DAY!!!! Simo Hayha waking up every morning, "There I go, killing again"

@PaulVerhoeven2 3 жыл бұрын

Only because Mosin had 5-round magazine. Imagine what he could do with a 30-rounder in AR15 against De... oops.

@animalxINSTINCT89 3 жыл бұрын

@@PaulVerhoeven2 hahaha that's so funny. Fantasizing about murdering people of the opposition party TOTALLY doesn't make you look like fash even more and and it ABSOLUTELY doesn't further the narrative that gun culture is massively toxic and dangerous to democracy......he said very sarcastically

@PaulVerhoeven2 3 жыл бұрын

@@animalxINSTINCT89 Was 1861-1865 murder? I am afraid you are pushing, again. And keep your murder fantasies to yourself.

@PaulVerhoeven2 3 жыл бұрын

@@animalxINSTINCT89 A racist, anti-freedom, pro-government-control of everything, statist party accuses others to be fascists, what else is new?

@animalxINSTINCT89 3 жыл бұрын

@@PaulVerhoeven2 keep telling yourself that when the FBI comes knocking at your door for posting about your online murder fantasies. Please keep that energy

@Afrohare 3 жыл бұрын

Episode on Häyhä? Katos perkele! Edit: Your pronunciation of Tapio Saarelainen was very good! Häyhä is a different story, it's nigh impossible for English-speakers to get right.

@dscrappygolani7981 3 жыл бұрын

Hey -Ha?

@laretus 3 жыл бұрын

@@dscrappygolani7981 Ha as in Haddock, Y as in a sound that doesn't really exist in English unfortunately and another Ha as in Haddock.

@vl672 3 жыл бұрын

not only for English-speakers)

@Ironpine27 3 жыл бұрын

@@dscrappygolani7981 Nope. The *ä* is pronounced like the a in hang, but I can't even explain how to pronounce the y.

@jonipaananen9304 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ironpine27 The y is a very quiet j is the best I can come up with

@plumbs7199 3 жыл бұрын

My Grandfather or Tuffa fought in the winter and continuation wars and was severely injured by a shell in 1944 which ended his military career . Thank you for such a good review! Finland through Sissu was kept free !

@jaykingsun7093 3 жыл бұрын

Oh great idea Ian. I'd like to see more videos like this about snipers and the rifles they used. Billy Sing is one worth looking into. His story hasn't been covered much.

@Karlosangeles1 3 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was a counter sniper in the Winter War,also from the White Guard.(we have speculated if he was maybe one of the guys who was protecting Simo against Russian snipers who were aggressively hunting him.)He was one of three out of five brothers that fought the Russians and the only one to come back alive.His younger brother was killed at Tali-Ihantala,the older we have no idea what happened to him.They were inspired by their uncle who was a Civil guard cavalry officer who had fought Cossack`s on Finnish soil two decades prior(not sure the exact year,maybe 1919).They were all fighting communism before it was a thing.

@sargatanas91 3 жыл бұрын

As old sentence says - Only nazi/fascists fights against communists.

@ninaakari5181 3 жыл бұрын

@@sargatanas91 as old sentence says only evil dictatorships fight agains Finland

@IamOutOfNames 3 жыл бұрын

@@sargatanas91 All the sane people fight against communists.

@nFINITELooP 3 жыл бұрын

I watched the m39 review by Henry and Josh. Henry is a beast at the range

$@friccadyfraccady$

@friccadyfraccady 3 жыл бұрын

I looked into Simo quite a bit when I was younger (because incredibly cool dude, awesome story!) and though I couldn't tell you which was the source, or even if it comes from a documentary or a book, I'm fairly sure I recall the story being that his rifle actually did have a mounted scope initially. Supposedly on one of the very first encounters with russian snipers, he noticed the lens glint and was able to quickly dispatch the enemy, subsequently removing his scope so he wouldn't die a similar death himself. Was I misinformed, perhaps, or can someone corroborate this? It is of course possible that my mind is playing tricks on me, it was probably around 20 years ago that I was heavily into this subject, but it did stick out in my mind as I watched this glorious video.

@TheToxicNomad 3 жыл бұрын

You omitted some very interesting things, including the fact that the Soviet soldier who took his jaw off, was then apparently killed by Hayha before he succumbed to his wound, and the figure of his kills with his other weapons, which takes his tally even higher into hard to believe territory.

@TexasGreed 3 жыл бұрын

I just imagine the guy waking up and yelling NOT EVEN CLOSE BABY!

@eetupiirainen9939 3 жыл бұрын

SIMO HÄYHÄ NEVER DIES!

@theultimatederp3288 3 жыл бұрын

More like:"....ow." Finns being stoic and all that.

@1234fivedude 3 жыл бұрын

Dude was like "LOL nice try"

@Handles-Suck-YouTube 3 жыл бұрын

See, that is not in the Finnish national character. He'd wake up, have a coffee, and ask the staff when he could return to duty. After all, you can't let an explosive bullet to the face keep you away from work.

@PeTTs0n88 3 жыл бұрын

He did have a few... hundred... confirmed kills with SMG's as well. Pretty clever sight design on that 28-30 by the way, nice to see.

@juhokuusisto9339 3 жыл бұрын

It was around 700-800 kills, when you combine the rifle and smg kills. I wonder how many kills average soldier had in the WW2. Machinegunners and artillery had probably the most, but they didn't count those.

@GaldirEonai 3 жыл бұрын

@@juhokuusisto9339 I think he's only outscored by a very specific subset of B-29 aircrews.

@devonlord99 3 жыл бұрын

@@GaldirEonai ‘Bockscar’ is always forgotten because ‘Enola Gay’ had the funnier name

@juhokuusisto9339 3 жыл бұрын

@@GaldirEonai Oh right, there were those two big booms.

@MrZimpauttaja 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ian for the video. Very well and accurately told story of Simo Häyhä and his service rifle. Learned a lot. Thanks again.

@badbrig 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent quality clip. Really well researched and so well delivered! Well done!!

@shawnr771 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool. Thank for the history lesson. Thanks to Henry from 9 Hole. That was a well informed presented presentation. Look forward to seeing more collaborations.

@Magnumi 3 жыл бұрын

When asked: "What did you Simo feel when shooting the Russians?" He replied: "Recoil".

@deathlis 3 жыл бұрын

This made me laugh.

@keimolantio 3 жыл бұрын

That is actually a true story

@andraslibal 3 жыл бұрын

That is very Finnish

@IamOutOfNames 3 жыл бұрын

There's another one when he was asked how he got so good with a rifle: "Practice."

@jratava 3 жыл бұрын

The quote is more on the lines of "I did my duty and fulfilled my orders as well as I could. There would be no Finland if not we had all done so."

@chriscaarnold 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Cleared up a few historical questions. You have made so many great and very interesting videos. Thanks from the UK for taking the time to make such interesting and high quality content.

@happyhaunter_5546 3 жыл бұрын

This is video of the month for Jan 2021 easily. Really great work Ian Henry and team!

@LightningRider9371 3 жыл бұрын

YOU'RE IN THE SNIPERS SIGHT

@schattenlaufer2191 3 жыл бұрын

The first kill tonight

@kyleh3615 3 жыл бұрын

Ahh It takes no time for Sabaton to show up

@msbae 3 жыл бұрын

TIME TO DIE!!!

@Mace2.0 3 жыл бұрын

@@msbae YOU'RE IN THE BULLET'S WAY

@Mikachu90 3 жыл бұрын

SAY GOODBYE

@kasperv967 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool history, love when you get some input from Henry as well!

@Matt_Barnes 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for all your awesome research and presentations!

@edisonvirtanen2404 2 жыл бұрын

I read from one of the last interviews made from Häyhä in mid 90s that even nearly 90 years of age he had very accurate eyesight. Everyone can only imagine what it was during the war.. Thank you for the videos Greetings from Finland

@seethenero2555 3 жыл бұрын

As soon as I saw Simo Häyhä, Ive never clicked fast enough until now

@rodeanalfanteforcadela7645 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@bensears7499 3 жыл бұрын

Yep. I took the scope off mine.

@gxthblxde 3 жыл бұрын

@@bensears7499 nice comment

@bensears7499 3 жыл бұрын

@@gxthblxde I need to explain that I got a brass stacker mount and saved the pins I removed. No modification. I am very careful to leave collector guns original for historical reasons. With this rifle and my JRA m14 mount, I had the windage maxed out and could not get either mount centered with the bore. Both rifles are wearing their original configuration again. I am silly not to be careful when buying the m14 because the amount of money to accurize one is way more than an ar-10. I still really dig the rifle though.

@g0dzilla_au 3 жыл бұрын

nice to hear about this legendary sniper's rifles, thanks

@JurisKankalis 3 жыл бұрын

Very good storytelling and a lot of new facts about the White Death - the real legend of (almost) my neighbouring country (only Estonia sits between my country, Latvia, and the great sisu country).

@bryankirk3567 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ian for another bout of probably lots of (10000000.1 hours of) research, into a man of such tenacity. When the camera focused on the sights, my memories went into overdrive.

@xysto2522 3 жыл бұрын

Waking up to this video is fantastic! Thanks, Ian!

@roughneckmp 3 жыл бұрын

The White Death - The OG No Scoper

@k3D4rsi554maq 3 жыл бұрын

Post no one.

@christopherreed4723 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Ian, for opening up the handguard of that Finnish Mosin. Some time ago I read about a Russian method for accurizing their Mosins. It involved cutting back the wood slightly under the receiver and handguard, and inserting two pieces of dense felt soaked in linseed oil. One went between the receiver and the stock, and the receiver was then screwed down hard. The other was wrapped around the barrel at a specific point where it would support the barrel, but not interfere with the harmonics. As the linseed oil dried, it polymerized and solidly bedded the receiver and barrel. I've always wanted to try that on a Mosin, and now have a little better idea of where on the barrel to wrap that felt.

@tian320i 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian. Your videos always lead to other rabbit holes.

@issackliener3065 3 жыл бұрын

Finland in 1939: Our nation is so small, The enemy so much, How can we ever, Find space to bury them all.

@kaikrist 3 жыл бұрын

How can we ever win? One Russian at a time.

@hamm6035 3 жыл бұрын

Its the man not the rifle. Courage, determination, and heart.

@JPGoertz 4 ай бұрын

A great video from a great channel! Thank you!

@yotubebossbossproduc 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely one of my favourite videos of yours! And I've watched a lot of your videos!

@oscarn- 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, this was really interesting video! I’ve been inundated with facts of Häyhä all my life, but this was completely filled with new information. Thanks Ian!

@Strelnikov403 3 жыл бұрын

Can you possibly do a special on the rifles of Francis Pegamagahbow? He was a Canadian scout and the most successful sniper of the First World War. Like many other Canadian sharpshooters, he kept his Ross MkIII after the CEF switched to Enfields, as it was substantially more accurate. Any excuse to mess around with a Ross is worth it!

@TheTheRay 3 жыл бұрын

That Henry was cool. Thanks for that segment.

@Fed.Smoker 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Henry’s expertise on here.

@spockspock 3 жыл бұрын

Scopes are a pain in the ass in cold weather, open sights and the increased contrast from snow and 🌫 overcast helped me bag many a jackrabbit.

@doorattachment6926 2 жыл бұрын

Ian your knowledge about weapons are just amazing.

@naybobdenod 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this video. Very informative. Greetings from the UK John.

@moshlundgren 3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating as always! Thank-you all at Forgotten Weapons! :)

@DanielEleveld 3 жыл бұрын

Simo was responsible for over 6.5% of the casualties the Red Army suffered at the Battle of Kollaa. On top of that they had to devote massive resources to taking him out, failing to do so right up till the last week of the Winter War. Not to mention the men lost trying to counter him were among the best they could afford to risk

@Tjalve70 3 жыл бұрын

If I remember right, they also used artillery to try to take him out. I would not be surprised if this was the only time artillery has been used to try to take out a single man.

@faustovieira 3 жыл бұрын

He was basically the Michael Jordan of the Winter war, i.e. when the opposite team only had one guy covering MJ, he would completely dominate the field. When they had two guys covering MJ, they were able to slow MJ down but the rest of the Bulls's team would benefit from having one less player covering them.