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U.S. special forces, Kurdish rebels hunt Islamic extremists (SNIPER UPDATE)
ContraCostaTimes.com ^
| Sat, Mar. 29, 2003
| BY JONATHAN S. LANDAY
Posted on 03/29/2003 8:45:49 PM PST by 11th_VA
Edited on 04/13/2004 3:30:50 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Peering through his scope, he steadied the black barrel of his rifle against a spine of rock, waiting for his spotter to pick out their quarry in the shadows of the ravine below.
"There are three deer on the small switchback. Can you see them?" queried the spotter, hunched behind his partner, focusing his own telescope. "See the cave? Follow it up to the switchback."
(Excerpt) Read more at bayarea.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaedaandiraq; ansaralislam; embeddedreport; kurds; northernfront; peshmerga; puk; sniperattacks; specialforces; warlist
More photos on the original story link ...
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posted on
03/29/2003 8:45:50 PM PST
by
11th_VA
To: *war_list
FYI
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posted on
03/29/2003 8:48:25 PM PST
by
11th_VA
(Let's Roll)
To: 11th_VA
Funny looks like a MK 19 and they are 40 MM.
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posted on
03/29/2003 8:52:44 PM PST
by
dts32041
(Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun, the caliber of which does not start with a "4".)
To: 11th_VA
"U.S. Special Forces fire 25mm grenades" That would be 40mm grenades...
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posted on
03/29/2003 8:56:18 PM PST
by
alphadog
(die commie scum)
To: 11th_VA
Hope these Kurds remain such good allies.
To: 11th_VA
The shot fell shortThat's it no beer for a week.
To: 11th_VA
The rock-chuckers can run, but they'll only die tired.
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posted on
03/29/2003 9:05:54 PM PST
by
SENTINEL
(Proud USMC Gulf War Grunt !)
To: Squantos; harpseal
.50 cal bump!
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posted on
03/29/2003 9:08:29 PM PST
by
Travis McGee
(***PACIFISTS ARE THE PARASITES OF FREEDOM***)
To: 11th_VA
LET me at the sniper job.
We hunt priarie dogs out to 1000 yards. 3" kill circle. A man silloute should be much easier at 2000 yards.
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posted on
03/29/2003 9:10:02 PM PST
by
CHICAGOFARMER
(Citizen Carry)
To: 11th_VA; Libertarianize the GOP; Free the USA; knak; MadIvan; PhiKapMom; cavtrooper21; ...
Thanks for getting this on the list!
There cannot be many of these terorists left!
We have been pounding them since the first night when we sent 50 + Tomahawks to greet them!
OFFICIAL BUMP(TOPIC)LIST
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posted on
03/29/2003 9:21:07 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(Nuke Saddam and his Baby Milk Factories!!)
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
Pingpingping!
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posted on
03/29/2003 11:55:58 PM PST
by
Rose in RoseBear
(HHD [... wondered when we'd hear about the AC-130 ...])
To: Travis McGee; harpseal
Well old Ronnie has done the troops one better IMHO with his new payload rifle upper reciever in 25MM. Same range as a .50BMG round with the umph of a 25MM HE round :o)
http://www.smallarmsreview.com/pdf/payload.pdf
Cut and paste the PDF link above for a better read on the new toy.
Stay Safe !!
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posted on
03/30/2003 12:53:32 AM PST
by
Squantos
(Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.)
To: TEXASPROUD; Eaker; glock rocks; chookter; AAABEST; Joe Brower
FYI # 12
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posted on
03/30/2003 1:00:34 AM PST
by
Squantos
(Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.)
To: Squantos
Too cool!!!!
Stay safe; stay armed,
Eaker
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posted on
03/30/2003 8:15:53 AM PST
by
Eaker
(64,999,987 firearm owners killed no one yesterday. Somehow, it didn't make the news.)
To: Squantos
KEWL! The side blast must be fearsome.
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posted on
03/30/2003 1:09:12 PM PST
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: Travis McGee
Yeah the text relates that Barrett had to add 2 additional recoil springs to the existing 2 on the front upper. On my 82A1 the small wedge that secures the recoil springs is plastic. I wonder if he has to make that small piece from metal now with the additional springs and recoil that they soak up ?
http://www.smallarmsreview.com/pdf/payload.pdf Indeed the brake on that pig will educate ya quick if ya don't spot from behind the shooter vs beside him......or her :o)
Stay Safe !
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posted on
03/30/2003 1:25:45 PM PST
by
Squantos
(Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.)
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