Comments by "Anders Juel Jensen" (@andersjjensen) on "Spanish M43: The Worst Sniper Rifle Ever Made" video.

  1. This may look like crap, but the base is still a Mauser. It would not hold up to the definition of a sniper today, as those routinely push head-shots out to 1000m and beyond. But when this was in it's heyday the requirement could've been closer to "consistent torso shot at 800m and consistent head-shot at 500m" which, despite the crude looking effort, the rifle can absolutely produce if the barrel isn't worn to smithereens. The Spanish economy wasn't exactly stellar at the time, so if the procurement branch went with "if it's stupid and it works, it ain't stupid!" I can certainly get behind that. I've handled a lot of military equipment that looked like dog shit in moonshine in the Danish army in the 90s too. But it worked the way it was supposed to. And that's what matters in an army. In my book military decisions can never reflect badly on the factories/arsenals who manufacture for them. The army never goes "Make this really appealing to gun nerds with deep pockets! Caress every little detail with the greatest care" Channel your inner artisan and let the firearm spirits guide you!". They go just "Must do X, Y and Z. The cheapest gun that fulfils those requirements gets the contract. And if you can make it unappealing to steal it that's actually considered a bonus.".
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  2. It's a sniper rifle. It can stab people reliably at up to 1000 meters if it's zeroed correctly. And if you run out of ammo it can still stab people reliably at about 1.3 meters. That's a drastic drop in range but still more effective than throwing your empty shell casings at them...
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  3. I think the lack of speed holes in the scope makes it a no-go... But then again, with Elbonia you never really know...
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