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* While long out-paced in fire-rate, bolt action firearms have high reliability and first shot accuracy compared to more advanced semi and full automatic weapons. |
* While long out-paced in fire-rate, bolt action firearms have high reliability and first shot accuracy compared to more advanced semi and full automatic weapons. |
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* The Mosin-Nagant rifle: A design over a hundred years old (and you might get a rifle that physically ''is'') and outdated for a large portion of its service life, but it's cheap, built to withstand the Russian winter, simple enough for a conscript to use, takes cheap ammo (As not only was enough made for the rifles, it is still in common use today), has all the power of a full power cartridge, and is fairly accurate. |
* The Mosin-Nagant rifle: A design over a hundred years old (and you might get a rifle that physically ''is'') and outdated for a large portion of its service life, but it's cheap, built to withstand the Russian winter, simple enough for a conscript to use, takes cheap ammo (As not only was enough made for the rifles, it is still in common use today), has all the power of a full power cartridge, and is fairly accurate. |
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* There's no shortage of fancy muzzle devices for sale for the AR15 platform with cool spikes or dragons attached to them, yet it turns out [http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/06/jeremy-s/ar-15-flash-hider-shootout/ the best for hiding flash] is the plain looking, dirt cheap (often free with barrels), standard issue for US rifles A2 Birdcage. While a poor compensator |
* There's no shortage of fancy muzzle devices for sale for the AR15 platform with cool spikes or dragons attached to them, yet it turns out [http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/06/jeremy-s/ar-15-flash-hider-shootout/ the best for hiding flash] is the plain looking, dirt cheap (often free with barrels), standard issue for US rifles A2 Birdcage. While the A2 is a poor compensator (it was never intended to be one) one of the best devices [http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2014/11/jeremy-s/556-muzzle-device-shootout/ for all around performance] in all areas for judging a muzzle device (recoil, muzzle climb, flash hiding) is ''also'' a cheap, standard issue, simple looking muzzle device. |
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