The Sniper movie with Tom Berenger was based on the “shot” by Carlos Hathcock. But here’s an excellent comment in the comments section:
POST: Mythbusters tried the scope shot and declared it busted, I’m probably the 600th person to say so.
REPLY: Mythbusters didn’t go to Marine boot camp and do two tours in Vietnam.
I saw that movie. It also had Billy Zane. Was Carlos the guy who left a feather after his kills?
I love the post and reply...classic.
That was the episode where I really started becoming skeptical of Myth Busters. There are been numerous episodes where I think they really need some good engineers on their team.
I used to like Smash Lab because they were just flat out better than Myth Busters.
Nor did Myth whatever win the Wimbledon Cup 1000 yard match. Carlos’ marksmanship was beyond unbelievable.
What myth busters fail to take in consideration was distance. They preformed there shots at 30 yds, this was to close. The velocity was to high and the bullet had not fully stabilized. There were experiments done many years ago and it takes at least 100 yds to stabilize a 30 cal. 173 gr. bullet. To high of a velocity causes a bullet to fragment. A slower moving bullet will stay together and penetrate deeper..
POST: Mythbusters tried the scope shot and declared it busted, I’m probably the 600th person to say so.
REPLY: Mythbusters didn’t go to Marine boot camp and do two tours in Vietnam.
Reply: Mythbusters never heard of Simo Häyhä
Ever wonder what the results are like for the fella who's the recipient of such a shot?
