jto2009usmc
Member
- Joined
- Mar 17, 2009
- Messages
- 25
.308!
Last edited:
"Top Sniper" Questions
- Thread starter nachosgrande
- Start date
- Status
HarleyFixer
Member
Gunny Hathcock held the record for the longest confirmed kill (2460 yards) until a Canadian sniper bested that in Afganistan.
n00b
Member
And remember that 2460 yard shot was with a machine gun .50-caliber M2 Browning Machine Gun (ofcourse it was modified). That is just amazing!
Jenrick
Member
USSR: You are correct, it had been a long day when I posted. What I was getting at was that the military doesn't use match ammo, and even the good stuff that's not plain old MG ammo still isn't match ammo.
-Jenrick
-Jenrick
woodybrighton
member
snipers regularly come in and out of fashion. when the british army was facing off against the red hordes in germany sniping was out of fashion.
exactly what precsion marksmanship is going to achieve against the soviet horde ordered west to kill anything in its path with the kgb at its back to encourage it I don't know
Falkands brought it back into focus very keen on it now buy a copy of sniper one for an insight into modern britsh sniping.
if there isn't an officer intrested in sniping and snipers the battalion will not employ its snipers effectivily if at all one CO I had thought snipers were irrelevant.
got severly annoyed when a set piece attack on exercise went to rat**** in less than half hour with all his command group company commanders platoon commaders senior ncos became casualities battalion ended up being commanded by the newist 2nd lt.
when questioned why he was'nt shot 2thought it would be cruelier to leave him in charge sir"
got to love the laser tag sets
to be fair learned his lesson and got behind getting more snipers
exactly what precsion marksmanship is going to achieve against the soviet horde ordered west to kill anything in its path with the kgb at its back to encourage it I don't know
Falkands brought it back into focus very keen on it now buy a copy of sniper one for an insight into modern britsh sniping.
if there isn't an officer intrested in sniping and snipers the battalion will not employ its snipers effectivily if at all one CO I had thought snipers were irrelevant.
got severly annoyed when a set piece attack on exercise went to rat**** in less than half hour with all his command group company commanders platoon commaders senior ncos became casualities battalion ended up being commanded by the newist 2nd lt.
when questioned why he was'nt shot 2thought it would be cruelier to leave him in charge sir"
got to love the laser tag sets
to be fair learned his lesson and got behind getting more snipers
helz_mcfugly
Member
join the military and post back on here after you get your issued rifle.
nachosgrande,
I am not sure how much you like to read but there is a great book that will answer most of your questions. The title is "Shooter". It is an autobiography of a USMC sniper in Iraq. (Gunnery SGT. Jack Coughlin). The book was a very good read and I would suggest it to any one that is interested in the military/sniper arena.
Here is a link [http://www.amazon.com/Shooter-Autobiography-Top-Ranked-Marine-Sniper/dp/0312336853]
Adam
I am not sure how much you like to read but there is a great book that will answer most of your questions. The title is "Shooter". It is an autobiography of a USMC sniper in Iraq. (Gunnery SGT. Jack Coughlin). The book was a very good read and I would suggest it to any one that is interested in the military/sniper arena.
Here is a link [http://www.amazon.com/Shooter-Autobiography-Top-Ranked-Marine-Sniper/dp/0312336853]
Adam
- Status