Sniper Rifles of 1942 - WW2 Special

Even the best sniper needed a reliable and accurate rifle. During the Second World War, all warring nations fielded designated sniper and marksman rifles, but different manufacturers had different ideas, from optical sights to breech-loading mechanisms, to gas-piston systems. Some preferred traditional bolt-action, others favored the new semi-automatic approach. Join us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/HARDWARE_019_DE Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost Between 2 Wars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/ Hosted by: Indy Neidell Director: Astrid Deinhard Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński Community Management: Ian Sowden Written by: Markus Linke, Indy Neidell Research by: Markus Linke Edited by: Iryna Dulka Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman Sound design by: Marek Kamiński Source literature list: http://bit.ly/WW2sources Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com Image sources: John Brantley from Flickr Bundesarchiv IWM Q 80267 Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound: Easy Target - Rannar Sillard Other Sides of Glory - Fabien Tell Not Safe Yet - Gunnar Johnsen The Inspector 4 - Johannes Bornlöf Weapon of Choice - Fabien Tell Underlying Truth - Howard Harper-Barnes Dragon King - Jo Wandrini On the Edge of Change - Brightarm Orchestra A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.