Posted on 08/22/2021 10:13:42 AM PDT by PROCON
Snipers rely on specialized training, accurized, high power rifles and quality optics to reliably hit targets that are often mere specks on the horizon.
Here's What You Need to Remember: The technology does have a few downsides. If EXACTO {Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance} does use a laser designator to mark a target that laser is visible under the right circumstances, alerting those being targeted. Even worse, the laser beam will point directly to the the person lasing the target. The system will also need a long-lasting power supply, as a sniper may need to wait for hours for the opportunity to take a shot.
One of the most challenging roles in ground units is that of a military sniper. Military snipers must take long distance shots with precision rifles, often doing a fair amount of math in their heads to make a bullet reach its target. A new guided-bullet technology, however, promises to make longer distance shots a little easier by installing guidance systems in bullets.
The mission of the sniper is to take out targets at ranges farther than your typical rifleman, from five hundred yards out to two thousand yards. Snipers rely on specialized training, accurized, high power rifles and quality optics to reliably hit targets that are often mere specks on the horizon. These targets typically include anything from specialized enemy troops (engineers, heavy weapon operators) to command, control, and communications targets (radio operators, officers.) Snipers may also engage material targets, such as antennas, aircraft and light vehicles.
In addition to mere distance, snipers must contend with the technical limitations of their weapons and physics to make long range shots. Once they exit the barrel, bullets immediately start slowing down as gravity begins to exert an influence. This causes bullets to travel in a gradual downward arc.
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No substitute for stealth and tactics.
Air friction vs gravity.
“Once they exit the barrel, bullets immediately start slowing down as gravity begins to exert an influence.”
True statement but misleading. They slow due to air resistance.
Democrats will ban it because someone could lose their eyesight from the laser
True...Gravity removes velocity from the x component and adds it to the Y component, but most reduction in velocity IS from the air resistance I would think.
Hi.
So it’s the third week in November. Ive been in a tree stand for three hours (1/2 hr before sunrise).
The weather was typical for Virginia that time of year in Cumberland county. Cold, foggy and wet.
For this outing I’m using a Remington 870 with double ought. I also brought some slugs along and my Ruger GP 100. (Bear country).
Nothing so far, so I’m thinking I’ll sneak a little coffee out of my Thermos, when I hear russling in the brush. Not 25 yrds away...
Just as I readied to take a shot, I farted.
5.56mm
Good we will need as many of them as we can get ..if and when we get serious about taking our government back.
Thanks for sharing your hunting story, it really stunk. 🤣🤣🤣
Takes all the fun out of it but if it works why not!?
I wonder how many of those the Taliban now have?
LOL!
5.56mm
“Once they exit the barrel, bullets immediately start slowing down as gravity begins to exert an influence.”
Umm, gravity is NOT what slows the bullet down. It is aerodynamic drag that slows it down. At two hundred yards, the bullet will drop about 2 inches from the barrel elevation.
This would work. If captured the Taliban would have to figure out how it works as the sniper would be dead. Issue fewer bullets. They won’t need them.
https://talonprecisionoptics.com
I was going to ask why he chose buck shot over slugs. I will have to wait till he recovers from your comment.
If fired level. Scoped rifles aim bullets “above” the bore line. A rifle zeroed at 200 wards and fired level will have the bullet rising out to 100 yards or so, and dropping onto target.
Above line of sight. rather. It uoh know these things.
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