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Snipers Before Infantry: the Danish m/66 Sniper (Ad-free)
🕑 Added 2024-03-04 12:00:02 +0000 UTCThe Danes adopted the M1 Garand after World War Two, and continued using it as their standard service rifle all the way until 1975 - and alongside it they used the M1D as a sniper or DMR rifle. The Danish Home Guard decided to upgrade those M1D rifles in the 1960s, however, and looked to H&K for an answer. In 1966 they adopted a model of the G3 with a 4x Hensoldt optic under the designation m/66. Today I'm at Bear Arms looking at a clone of the m/66 built by Kilo Guns on an original Danish parts kit and original surplus scope...
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Mrgunsngear
It's so wild how many militaries around the world used 3.5-4x scopes for sniper/DMR rifles for decades when so many more effective options were available
Jesper Carlsson
Sweden adopted the AK4 in 1964.
Guido Schriewer
when did norwegians and sweds adopt the hk's? sure earlier than the 70s. I assume some influence of their northern neighbors there. rather short standard g3 service time before the c7s .
