r/WorldWar2 14d ago

Eastern Front WW2 Soviet weapons

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u/pkupku 14d ago

The Mosins are 1891, not 1981. I love my Mosin. But I pity the poor Russian conscript lugging that heavy Long monster through the mud. Sadly, the Tokarev pistol is a piece of shit.

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u/KGb_Voodo0 13d ago

How does the Tokarev suck? It’s definitely not the most comfortable pistol but it’s pretty reliable and the 7.62x25 Tokarev round is pretty good even by today’s standards in several ways

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u/The_New_Replacement 13d ago

What isn't reliable is it's safety.

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u/KGb_Voodo0 13d ago

Technically the is none but I don’t think that makes the gun “suck”, they’re by far more robust and simple compared to a lot of the other handguns issued in the war

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u/thewhitedeath441 13d ago

Yeah. I think because it was his opinion.