Why is the Mosin Rifle the Scariest Weapon of World War

[@PeterNebelung]

I have a Swedish Mauser, with a barrel of 29.1 inches. Added a decent scope and had the bolt turned down. Shoots very well, capable of better than I could do with it. 6.5x55mm cartridge, very decent ballistics.

[@GeorgeSemel]

In World War II, the Swedes were considered the best Sniper Rifles of the War, fitted with German Optics of the period. I hunt a lot with the cartridge.

[@roberttaylor7451]

How the fuck can you show all of these reverse films showing the bolt handle on the left.

[@palsyddad]

Probably because they stole the footage from someone else.

[@DrJeffDrJeff]

@@palsyddad Most of the clips would be by Iraqveteran8888, from their Mosin torture test video.

[@JayBee-cr8jm]

Russians are left handed. Duh.

[@geoh7777]

@@JayBee-cr8jm You missed the chance to say "leftists."

[@JayBee-cr8jm]

@@geoh7777 Dang. That was good. You win the internet today. Well done.

[@travischapin886]

I'd rather see the videos the right way, not reversed to show a left handed rifle, which the Mosin was never made to be left handed.

[@kylegreene1356]

He's a bottom feeder who steals clip footage to yap over with lame chicks with guns, did you expect integrity and attention to the real firearm? Not here. Not here.

[@CTCLures]

I was like what freaking time line am I in 🤣🤣

[@seanmalloy7249]

Watching the video and seeing the rifles in right-handed, then switching to left-handed whenever they're fired, then back again, is one of the most disrupting things I've seen in a video here on KZbin that's supposed to be a documentary. Particularly the one shot of a Mosin with both the bolt handle and a scope on the left side.

[@rockymountainlockpicker9606]

As a lefty I’m all for it

[@RottenAnimal]

The tip of the bayonet was flat and can be used as a slot screw driver.

[@mick312]

Having both in my safe. Mauser all day.

[@1944Jakob]

And which surplus "Gun Show" ammo is cheaper and easier to obtain?.... I have several of each but use my M44 Nagant to go plunking.....Nagant 35 bucks....Mauser 400 bucks

[@jl8543]

Mosin Nagant was never left handed..

[@Se7enBeatleofDoom]

I think this video uses Metal Gear Solid 3 and Far Cry 2 as historical references.

[@jamesdowdall3113]

They're showing mirrord images. I sometimes see that on YT vids.

[@worry2much]

I've fired 1 MN in my life and frankly that was 2 times too many,the bolt took considerable effort to operate I had to palm the bolt so hard that it bruised my hand. I'm amazed that your average Russian soldier survived enemy contact. The second thing is the ammo. The ball of fire that came from the muzzle was quite impressive. I didn"t know the Russian had a battle rifle/flame theower combo.

[@josephmarino3045]

That's why it's nicknamed the Russian boomstick!

[@aitoralvaro9461]

No solo sobrevivieron al contacto con el enemigo, si no que además ganaron la guerra.

[@shawnfecke4322]

Using this rifle out to 2km is more for volley fire and saturation of a target "area" than for point targets. I couldn't see a single soldier at 2km, but 500, or 5000 soldiers armed with this rifle can create what is known as a " beaten zone". An area saturated with enough bullets to either inflict casualties on an opposing for, or deny safe access to that enemy force.

[@karoltakisobie6638]

True. Volley fire was accepted tactic from very beginning of firearms and it was used well into ww1 when MG were already available but not everywhere. British used it often, so did Italians and Russians.

[@ianmclaughlin8987]

I love the Mosin for its simple disassembly for cleaning, no other rifle I know of comes apart with just two screws to pull the barrel.

[@notreallymyname3736]

You still need a tool to reassemble a Mosin safely. There's a reason the issued multitool has a firing pin protrusion gauge built into it. A punctured primer is bad news with a rifle like that. Sure, you can field strip it without one, but the bolts on those things get nasty if you're not tearing it all the way down once in a while.

[@calincampbell5637]

You don't need a tool for reassembly. The firing pin is clocked by setting it flush with the back of the hammer, then turning it in line with the alignment marks. My rifle has never had an issue with this method. Maybe a different story with a non-matching bolt.

[@notreallymyname3736]

@@calincampbell5637 That's actually a fair point. My 91/30 has a replacement firing pin, so my whiteness mark doesn't quite line up with the cocking piece. I had a punctured primer blow my hat off with that rifle, so I make sure to check protrusion every time I touch a Mosin.

[@goatman3828]

How right. The Enfield, Springfield, and the Garand never even registered as quality rifles. But that Russian Mosin, well that was just a legend of quality and craftsmanship. Easily overshadowed every other rifle of the 2 world wars.

[@southerncross3638]

Russian soldiers used to piss down the barrel to neutralize the corrosive powder.

[@Gary-zq3pz]

Better than both...a '38 Winchester model 70. A refined variation of a Mauser 98k(WW1 issue). Too expensive for military use, though.

[@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus]

The pre-64 Model 70 is indeed a fine rifle. I still like the later series with the push-feed and the small extractor in the lug. They’re a very clean and well supported breech setup and I’ve rebarreled a few. You can set them up with minimal case head overhang and no extractor cut.

[@GeorgeSemel]

The Winchester M-70 is a hunting rifle and a good one. I have several. The problem for wincherster was that they lost money on ever single one they made- that why the gun was redesigned in '64. The last couple of years 1960 to 63 the rifles showed it, the milling machines were worn out and well they didn't have the cash to replace. Still while not as refined the Post 64 rifles shot well. Then CNC came along and the M-70 classics came about those are fine rifles, and the ones being made right now are some of the best 70 ever produced. Mauser 98K is a very expensive action to make. Mauser still makes them and the still make sporter rifles too- There will be some sticker shock.

[@Not_Puro]

98ks werent in ww1 lmao

[@snowwhite7677]

The Mosin. It's 7.62x54r ammo has been manufactured & exported for over a century & is available on all 7 continents & the North Pole. A rifle is of little use with no ammo.

[@pearseoconnor5507]

Cannot watch this all backwards. A left handed Nagant, FFS. Drove me nuts.

[@DonHavjuan]

The Mauser is exponentially better.

[@robwalsh9843]

Lee Enfield> Mosins are handy. Lee Enfields are efficient.

[@jeffbrowning4684]

If you want a competition rifle, buy a Mauser. If you want a hunting rifle, get a Springfield. If you need a combat rifle, get yourself an Enfield. I can't swear to who said it first, but it comes from c. WWI France.

[@dobraydien7242]

Ya obviously you havnt shot one very much. If you did you'd know the bolts jam very often.. most were built half assed to fill war quotas, and in soviet Russia, it was do or to the gulogs. It was Finnish that made mosins worth a damn.

[@worldtraveler930]

What people Fail to Understand is when the 3 line rifle has a bolt that jams up it is Almost Exclusively due to the fact that someone hasn't properly cleaned all the cosmoline out of the action of the gun!!! 🤠👍

[@aitoralvaro9461]

Ah, no sabía que Finlandia ganó la guerra. Pensé que la habían ganado los rusos con todas sus cosas mal hechas y sus soldados mal entrenados.

[@yurig2212]

Western Europeans talking about firearms are adorable.

[@patrickdunning6886]

Most of the best firearms in the world were invented by Western Europeans anyway. Rifling itself was invented in Germany that's why the West has been on top for centuries.

[@kemestr]

Bayoneting the concrete clip hurt a little bit sure they used to be cheap but good luck finding the rifle for less then 400$ in good shape in 2024

[@worldtraveler930]

I second that motion!!! 🤠👍

[@citymagnum4734]

Well... one or two videos of left-handed shooters with left-handed rifles may be just a coincidence. But ALL of them?

[@aitoralvaro9461]

Utiliza imágenes ajenas. Me sorprende que tanta gente comente lo mismo. No, no son fusiles para zurdos, son imágenes no autorizadas(al usarlas en espejo, no lo pueden penar)

[@fmike15]

The mosin was scary because of the lack of metallurgy in the Soviet Union.

[@ФедяКрюков-в6ь]

Haha

[@Independently_Minded]

It drives me nuts that you have almost all the images and videos inverted to make it seem the rifles are designed for left-handed operation.

[@ranger-pd5gc]

Is it just me, or did anyone else notice the industrial plant behind the target? Talk about "hazardous work conditions"...

[@GeorgeSemel]

You may be familiar with it through video games. I was given one in 1963! I shot my first deer with it, too. Mine came out of Tula in 1938! Once you learn the manual of arms for the rifle, mine came out without the little tool kit; there is a wrench in that kit that you can adjust the headspace. Mine shot ok and then even better when one of my dads employees took it from me, he told me let me work on it a bit. He knew his way around a rifle, The trigger was way better and he stabilized the stock, It when from an 8 inch gun to just a tad over 2 inches at 100 yards. I still have it. The Russians do things a bit different, he make arms in numbers, they are simple do to they draft men into service, and they don't spend a lot of time on training, The Americans on the other hand in WWII would draft men and they would spend a year training a new Division long with being much better equipt too. A lot of two way radios. This also reflected on loss rates for the two armies. The Russians had it bad in WW-II and a good bit of it was due to internal leadership.

[@mosinmeister25]

Which tool in the kit adjusts the head space?

[@worldtraveler930]

The one that looks like a teardrop with teeth on one side. 🤠👍

[@mosinmeister25]

@@worldtraveler930 That's the firing pin gauge.

[@aitoralvaro9461]

Así y todo, ganaron la guerra. La real, no la de Hollywood y su día D.

[@MrKotBonifacy]

"Three lines" (hence Russian popular name for it, "triekhlinyeyka", meaning something along "three lines thing") are 0.3 in. Russia back then used inches, but instead of this "half-half-half" division system used in UK and US (i.e. half of an inch, half of the half, i.e. 1/4, half of 1/4, i.e. 1/8 - and so on) they made it decimal. And on a ruler there are major lines for full inches, and smaller lines for tenth of it - so "three lines" meant "three tenths".

[@b0tay]

thumbs down for mirror images of rifle shooting. If your making a informative video, do it right!

[@brucethecurmudgeon8538]

Where are the left bolt Mosin's? I have owned about 20 of them and none are ever left bolt.

[@OnlineAdjunct]

Apparently the Mosin was made for left-handed users. Either that or the videos are reversed to the mirror image. That's irritating.

[@pimiento3428]

2:45 nice

[@ryanchan2302]

Could u do one on the Springfield, arisaka, or the kar98k?

[@gearchallenge7555]

Did you reverse (mirror) the videos to avoid giving credit to the original producers?

[@StumpkillerCP]

The Mosin-Nagant was scarry in WWI . . . had it been used much. By WWII it was much, much less scary. What it was was rugged and serviceable in all conditions. I have a M91/30 arsenal reconditioned (unknown when) that is very, very accurate at 100 yards (1-1/2" at 100 yards in the bullseye). I also have a Finnish M39 that is handy enough I have twice taken whitetail deer with it. Great "tweak" sporterization of the M1891 for military service. BUT, if I was in battle or attacked I'd grab my British No. 4, Mk 1/2 (also arsenal reconditioned (in 1955)) without hesitation. 10 rounds in the mag w/5 round stripper clips, fast bolt that doesn't stick out at 90 degrees. Better trigger pull. Just as rugged. Two safeties. Shorter. Just slightly less accurate. A little less recoil. But if I was fighting house to house . . . a MUCH better choice. (And much surplus brass is reloadable).

[@kentr2424]

Why did you show so many clips backwards?

[@ravenhhca]

Why is every one lefthanded?

[@ung427]

The Kar98 k from Pub-G? Is this an AI generated video? I notice a hell of a lot of wrong footage.. like, "That 30-06 being produced, not 7.62 Russian".. and Hey, why is Demo-Ranch shown in the reverse-mirror image, hey why is the Hicock45 shown in reverse mirror-image, hey why is... etc..etc..etc...

[@1944Jakob]

This is one butt-ass ugly rifle. However, its simpilicty, ruggedness, and easy access to inexpensive ammo make it a great survival weapon. This weapon has been in use since the 1800's

[@alancranford3398]

I dislike complaining about your hard work but most of the images were reversed. Mosin rifles were right hand only--and that's not the only rifle reversed, I saw many Mosins at a public rifle range where I supervised range operations for a dozen years. The rifles were popular due to low-cost rifles and cheap ammo. Qualify control was sometimes a problem, and one rifle showed signs of excessive pressure; I noticed that the receiver and bolt had different serial numbers and suggested that the headspace be checked. I don't know if the owner followed up on that, but if a bolt was swapped it could have changed the headspace and created excessive chamber pressures.

[@wyosundancer]

apparently BulletSword never edits.

[@HathHatiyarandwar]

Can someone put build timestamp

[@jamesdowdall3113]

I read in a magazine that talkd about the nagant & some were made in America. Bet thats kinda unknown & not mentiond.

[@1944Jakob]

Yes there was....I believe it was Remington and Westinghouse made them before their Revolution but couldn't make payment so the US Govt bought them to keep Westinghouse and Remington from bankruptcy and issued them to the NY National Guard.

[@jamesdowdall3113]

@@1944Jakob that's interesting.

[@NikolaosKorelis]

I believe that the best rifle of wwll is the lee Enfield

[@jerryk4400]

Stop stealing content from other creators!

[@jamespeterson4125]

Well, it isn't the Scariest Weapon, and you don't know what you are talking about. It is a strong weapon, but poorly designed. This is the type of channel I block.

[@defenderoftheadverb]

Many, if not most, of those reference vids are reversed.

[@patosentado9665]

Red Orchestra and Enlisted

[@mosinmeister25]

I've spent thousands of hours playing that game.

[@patosentado9665]

@@mosinmeister25 Best weapon sound in a game ever

[@paulvarga9696]

A simple gun to the arm conscripted peasants Having owned one I prefer just about any other military bolt action rifle with the possible exception of the Lebel but it was adopted 5 years before the Mosin

[@robertwoodroffe123]

Creepy trigger 😂

[@travhammer]

I know it... I'd carry it

[@resurrectiongarage1506]

I own a mosin nagant rifle and used to own a Mauser, honestly I wasn’t impressed with the Mauser, it felt just like a poor version of modern sporting rifle. My nagant was far more accurate once you figure out the sights, it is night and day better than the Mauser in terms of reliability, seriously it was like comparing a Toyota Corolla to a yugo for reliability. The Mauser definitely had a better fit and finish and ran smoother. I used to shoot the nagant all the time, but any more it gets an occasional trip to the range but I still love shooting that thing. I first learned of them after inheriting a poorly sporterized one and was curious about what it was like originally so when I saw a fresh batch of imports for $75 I bought one, this was back in 96. Since then I have probably put around 10,000+ rds through it. I used to buy the 880 round battle packs quite a bit. Bottom line if I had to choose one bolt rifle for an apocalypse that would be it

[@keerpeech1]

Why are you stealing content from 'Weapons geek'?

[@bremnersghost948]

Is it though? Don't get me wrong the MN is a lovely Rifle to shoot but Both, Lee Enfields & Mausers have killed far more people than the MN ever has.

[@FLARGblarg2]

Lol many more Africans and Indians sure

[@namvet_13e]

The reversed (mirror image) video is very annoying.

[@iremarian]

ce arme au fosta in competitie pe langa mosin nagant

[@chrismair8161]

Lee / Enfield.

[@keerpeech1]

he will not do it, while 'weaponsgeek' channel do it. Because he stealinv content from that channel and translate it without permission from author.

[@LBrawn]

it is one of the shittist rifles ever made

[@herbscott1827]

Overall, an informative video, however you made a few mistakes during the presentation by displaying a handful of images that were not reversed. That is poor editing and detracts from the total quality.

[@johnschofield9496]

Dang, half your video is backwards !

[@cannissolis]

To the narrator, the word 'rifle' has an l sound at the the end not a w, as does staple. The word 'the' does not start with a d, words such as twentieth do not end with f. Etc. So tired of people too lazy to educate their diction and pronunciation.

[@johnnywilson7799]

Not the scariest

[@NeuKrofta]

The mosin is trash

[@dominicwroblewski5832]

Why is the bulk of your video reversed ? I could only watch less than half of it before I clicked off.

[@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus]

Just why are they all shown reversed? I’ve owned them all and the M98 is better in most ways. The Lee-Enfield trumps most bolt action battle rifles for functionality with the exception of the Schmidt-Rubin Karabiner 31, which is also fast and a tackdriver. You can blow out the X-ring of an ISU 300m target all day long with the K31 fitted with diopter sights. I have seen old Swiss guys shoot perfect 10 round scores at 300m with iron sights using the older, long Schmidt-Rubin 1911 too. It’s also a very powerful cartridge, the 7.5x55 Swiss which can deliver 30’06 performance.

[@HenryH.-jy8ux]

i am, truly, the first one

[@danyeager7561]

Left-handed bolt? Is this what happens when you reference video games as a primary information source. Oh, wait, I see that the bolt handle can be switched at will. Should I block this channel?

[@jeffbrowning4684]

The camera is mirrored. The bayonet is on the wrong side, too.

[@terryallen6005]

These things are cool

[@annon231]

Yeah.......WHY ? "Why is the Mosin Rifle the Scariest Weapon of World War" English as a second language clickbait title.

[@CubaLibre69]

Garbage

[@kylegreene1356]

2:25 horrrrrrrrrse-shit. I hit 1500 with my mosin on iron sights consistently in a grapefruit sized grouping. Nope.

[@calincampbell5637]

Video or you're lying