The “G’s” With Fire Power By: Evan Anderson

Have you ever imagined the ferocity of the rifles used in WW2? On the Wyoming final expedition, the nothing but G’s got to test the strength of the Russian WW2 Mosin Nagate. After firing rounds from a .22 rifle, the few accurate people such as Isaac Vaisberg, Isaac Inglis, Ben Sacks, and I got to shoot the Mosin. Derek and Wes, our staff, were probably the best with the rifle. Derek shot straight through his second hole with his third shot. And Wes owns the same gun, so of course he is good with it. He shot a small piece of wood all the way down range. We were allowed to fire a few rounds from this rifle. This gun is a beast. It was extremely powerful, loud, and had a fairly good kick to it. When it fired, a storm of smoke would fly out in front of you chasing the bullet. It was hard not to close you eyes. The logs we used as targets were more then enough to stop the .22s but when you take a Mosin round to it, the log stood no chance. The bullet went straight through and plunged into the hill a ways back. If not held right, the rifle could prove potentially dangerous to the handler. A few people did have aching shoulders after firing. Not long after our first try with the rifle, the G’s came back for more, hoping to get one more chance with the rifle. Of course we got that chance. We just couldn’t get enough. A question frequently asked was, how did soldiers fire the rifle without blowing out there eardrums?? We were wearing earmuffs and it was still loud! They must get used to it was our answer. A sense of satisfaction came over the group when the Mosin was fired, and everytime we left we were happy and ready for our next challenge.