Posted on 09/18/2022 11:35:14 AM PDT by PROCON
I was going to say I didn't know they piled it that high in Boston. Seriously though, those boys have a strange and expensive hobby I wouldn't indulge in. Just tweaking out-of-the-box rifles gets steeper the more you let it sit on your mind ("Maybe if I got this part in titanium" etc. etc.).
What is the ONE shot World Distance Record???
That would be much more impressive than a 69 shot record....
And you *are* correct to pay tribute to the guys who *did* serve there...IMO (not that my opinion means much when it comes to warfare) they were badly betrayed by their leaders in DC and,as a result,suffered *much* more than they should have.
“...to listen and watch for impacts from missed shots...”
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A position akin to javelin catcher.
The Bill Clinton administration had a designated javelin catcher. What was that guy’s name again?
Wow!
A match M-14 is capable of much better precision than that - in 1976 I fired my Marine Corps match M-14 at a standard 12 bullseye at the Puuloa Rifle Range in Hawaii and fired 34 consecutive V-ring bullseyes. I don't think that anyone has beaten that record since then.
We used iron-sighted M14s for 1,000 yard competition back then.
I also carried an M-14 the whole time that I was in Vietnam - would not accept the M16 when that damn thing was pushed on us.
That should be long enough to circumvent Gates of Hell’s body guards.
69 hots 1 kill
100%. I am referring to the GI M-14. They can definitely be accurized. Synthetic stocks, hand loads, a good barrel and trigger can dramatically improve their performance. Army was still fielding them to a degree in a designated marksman role in Iraq.
Obviously not a ‘Nam vet (dad was, i’m a generation later) but the first generation of M-16’s to land in country were apparently horrible and got guys killed. Sounds like you were there in ‘66-‘67?
In addition, the M-14 was a better rifle for Drill and Ceremony.
Lucky? Did you even take the time to read the damn article? Probably not.
1,092 MOA up and 17 MOA left. Do you even know what an MOA is in regards to rifle scopes?
Here, check out the rifle and notice the scope alignment.......
Read the article......It's an easy read
Exactly. I’m not impressed that he got it in 69 tries. 10 would have shown skill. 69 is just pure luck.
Sorry. I was (and am) reading several other articles. I got into it as much as my interest allowed. 😎
My post was just me “thinking out loud” as a response to the responses I saw here.
I was with some folks yesterday that were Consistently shooting .22 long rifle at
10x12 inche Plate from 300 yesterday.
At Will,Consistently...!?!
I know it’s my turn Next.
He wasn't shooting for groups Hartley, he was shooting for one target hit from 4.4 miles........
Here I though you might have read the entire article. Silly me.......Sheesh!
Sounds like Saturday in Chi-raq
Exactly,,,
Caliber Please.
Go ahead, throw your lead 4.4 miles. Doubt you'll even come within 200 yards of something you can't even see..........
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