[Atlas Sneezed]

It has an adjustable Kevlar stock, a thick stainless steel barrel, a mounted telescopic, day/night scope and is bolt action, rather than semiautomatic, like other sniper rifles.

The anti-gunners at the NYT just had to get this factually deceptive dig in on semi-auto rifles, didn't they? Sure, there are a few obscure and collectible semi-auto rifles advertised as "sniper" (e.g. HK PSG-1) but 99%+ of all military and police sniper rifles throughout modern history have been manual loaders like a bolt action. Just because a couple of goons in DC shot people with a semi-auto, and the media called them snipers, does not make a Bushmaster into a sniper rifle, any more than a kid drag racing his modified Integra makes it a race car.

[SAMWolf]

[ArrogantBustard]

Great! An article about real snipers... Those two convicted terrorists that murdered a bunch of people in NoVa and Maryland are not snipers, even though the presstitutes abused the term by applying it to them.

[CHICAGOFARMER]

Sgt. Randy Davis, one of about 40 snipers in the Army's new 3,600-soldier Stryker Brigade, from Fort Lewis, Wash

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We are a group of Priarie Dog shooters who can appreciate Sgt. Randy Davis of the Army's new 3,600-soldier Stryker Brigade, from Fort Lewis, Wash.

We use AR 15's with 24" bull barrels in our frequent trips to the dog towns. Typical ranges for us is 200 to 800 yards. Sgt Randy Davis is very good at what he does. It is an easy shoot out to 1/2 mile (880 yards) considering the size of his target and the equipment we use.

Prairie Dogs kill zone at 800 yards is the size of a dollar bill.

I would bet that Sgt Davis would be an excellent canidate to join our Prairie Dog hunting in the summer.

Good Shooting Sgt Davis, and keep up the good work. When you get home for good from the war zone you will have a hobby you can shoot for the rest of your life.

PS the longest kill in 2002 for a Priarie dog was 2200 yards (1 and 1/4 mile) Of course this shot was dead air of morning and set up the night before, and it was not our team.

*Our tack driver*

[Khurkris]

I am glad these Soldiers are doing their jobs. I do not like their being ID'ed with name and pictures down to hometown and family size.

[Happy2BMe]

Beautiful post!

Sending the turbins flyin!

Just love this post.

"In the month since he arrived here on his first combat tour, Sergeant Davis already has eight confirmed kills — including seven in a single day — and two "probables."

[OKSooner]

"Most snipers are familiar with firearms even before joining the armed forces. Sergeant Davis and Specialist Wilson grew up on farms, and both owned their first rifles before they were 10. They fondly remember hunting deer as youngsters."

[af_vet_rr]

As the gunman rose from the shadows to fire, Sergeant Davis said he saw his head and then the distinctive shape of a Dragonov SVD Russian-made sniper rifle. The sergeant drew a bead on the shooter with his weapon of choice, an M-14 rifle equipped with a special optic sight that has crosshairs and a red aiming dot.

This jumped out at me - just goes to show that well-designed equipment and weapons can last for decades. In such a high-tech age, we are still using 50 year old weapons, whether they are M-14s or B-52s.

[Varmint Al]

Here is a larger picture.