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Anyone know what the sniper (post 37) has wrapped around his weapon, what it's made of, and its purpose?
49 posted on 04/17/2004 8:46:57 PM PDT by GretchenEE (Want to see more US soldiers stay alive? Drench them in prayer!)
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To: GretchenEE
Anyone know what the sniper (post 37) has wrapped around his weapon, what it's made of, and its purpose?

Yep. It's strips of *Sniper veil* a*veil*able [sorry!] in colours ranging from rocky/sandy, as per the Swiss one shown below, to the more greenish ones the Brits and Russians issue. And if you don't like the green colour of one for use in Afghanistan or Iraq, just leave it out in the sun a few days, then dye it with MRE coffee or messhall tea.

The Canadians and Dutch have them in varying colours, too, as do the South Africans. The Marine in the pic uses cloth veil strips for camo on his rifle. I like tan masking tape strips.


50 posted on 04/17/2004 9:03:58 PM PDT by archy (The darkness will come. It will find you,and it will scare you like you've never been scared before.)
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