Weapons of Finland: Artillery of Finland, Cold War Weapons of Finland, Finnish Anti-Tank Mines, Mortars of Finland, Rifles of Finland, Sak

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Artillery of Finland, Cold War weapons of Finland, Finnish anti-tank mines, Mortars of Finland, Rifles of Finland, Sako TRG, Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1901, ZU-23-2, 7,62 ITKK 31 VKT, 100 56 TK, Suomi KP/-31, Rk 95 Tp, 20 ITK 40 VKT, Jatimatic, Rk 62, Valmet M76, 57 55 J, Lahti L-39, Sarpac, 152 H 88, Valmet M82, 130 53 TK, Lahti L-35, Kk 62, Lahti-Saloranta M/26, 7.62 Tkiv 85, 55 S 55, 155 K 83, 155 GH 52 APU, Maxim M/32-33, 130 K 90-60, 95 S 58-61, Panssarimiina m/36, 81 KRH 71 Y, Panssarimiina m/S-39 and m/S-40, Panssarimiina m/39, 120 KRH 92, Panssarimiina m/44. Excerpt: Sako TRG-22/42 sniper rifles were developed by the Finnish firearm manufacturer SAKO of Riihimaki. The TRG-22 is designed to fire standard .308 Winchester ammunition, while the TRG-42 is designed to fire more powerful .300 Winchester Magnum and .338 Lapua Magnum ammunition and therefore has a larger action and barrel as standard. The rifles are available with olive drab green, desert tan, dark earth or black stocks, and are also available with a folding stock. Normally muzzle brakes are fitted to reduce recoil, jump and flash. The Sako factory TRG muzzle brakes vent sideways and are detachable. Generally TRGs are outfitted with a Zeiss or Schmidt & Bender PM II telescopic sight with fixed power of magnification or with variable magnification. Variable telescopic sights can be used if the operator wants more flexibility to shoot at varying ranges, or when a wide field of view is required. In 1989 Sako Ltd. (Riihimaki, Finland) introduced the TRG-21 precision rifle as a sniper rifle model chambered for the .308 Winchester cartridge. A more hunting orientated variation of the TRG was later introduced as the TRG-S M995, which uses the same receiver (short action) and bolt (different bolt handle) as the TRG-21 with the exception that the receiver is open...