USMC Sniper stops insurgents from 950 yards

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[Born Conservative]

bttt

[Quilla]

When my son was 13 or 14, he handed me a book, Marine Sniper, and said "Read this Mom, you'll love it!" The Carlos Hathcock story is incredible.

[iso]

And some contractors and soldiers use them too . :-)

[LowCountryJoe]

Teufelhunden bump

[newsgatherer]

Still, the new rifle comes with some drawbacks. For one, it's heavier. The new rifle outweighs the old by 2 pounds. Some shooters still like the old rifle. "I'd rather shoot the M-40A1," said Sgt. Andrew C. Giermann, a reconnaissance and surveillance instructor with I Marine Expeditionary Force. "It's lighter than the M-40A3, making it much easier to maneuver." "The M-40A3 is more of a defense weapon," said Staff Sgt. Van Seelay, chief reconnaissance and surveillance instructor with I MEF. "It's basically a bench-rest weapon, and the M-40A1 is an offensive weapon because it's a lot easier to employ."

Reminds me of back in 1963 or so when we made the switch from the good ole M-1 to that new fangled thumb biting M-14.

Me, I liked the 20 round clips, so the M-14 and I became fast friends real quick.

[kittymyrib]

When I read the headline, I said, "Bet he's a Texan!" Lots of Latino surnames in this article, too. They make great soldiers, and El Paso and San Antonio have good reason to be proud of their sons.

[ajolympian2004]

Been thinking about this some more ... and trying to relate 950 yards distance wise to something here locally. Damn!!! to think that someone can have you in their sites from over a 1/2 mile a way and your as good as dead is amazing.

I'd love to hear more stories about our sniper teams in Iraq and Afganistan.

[Stoat]

As the Southern Republican's daughter said, "Nice grouping, Daddy!" The ballistic accuracy of that weapon is awesome, the Marine's marksmanship incredible!

Tax dollars well-spent, bump.

Agreed, and I think that articles such as this help to improve public awareness of what our armed forces do, and with this greater understanding comes a greater willingness to support our troops.  Hopefully we can rebuild our armed forces back to pre-Clinton levels without endless budget cuts....our armed forces are a GREAT investment and I think that more and more people are realizing this.

As the Southern Republican's daughter said, "Nice grouping, Daddy!" The ballistic accuracy of that weapon is awesome, the Marine's marksmanship incredible!

Tax dollars well-spent, bump.

[Stoat]

And some contractors and soldiers use them too . :-)

It's a great rifle, and in this case I'm glad that it's in the hands of a good guy  :-)

[4everontheRight]

Only thing missing...video! I love to see our service men and women in action!

[MEG33]

Indeed they do!..

Texas mourns the deaths of over a hundred Texans who have died serving our country in the war...and among those who gave all are those with names from Mexico and other countries south of the US.

[MEG33]

Indeed they do!..

Texas mourns the deaths of over a hundred Texans who have died serving our country in the war...and among those who gave all are those with names from Mexico and other countries south of the US.

[Stoat]

Reminds me of back in 1963 or so when we made the switch from the good ole M-1 to that new fangled thumb biting M-14.

Me, I liked the 20 round clips, so the M-14 and I became fast friends real quick.

I think that in recent decades, our military has been more open to change and quickly adopting new technologies than they may have been in times past.  Sometimes you need to carry some extra band-aids while you get used to the new things though  :-)

Thank you for serving our country  :-)

Reminds me of back in 1963 or so when we made the switch from the good ole M-1 to that new fangled thumb biting M-14.

Me, I liked the 20 round clips, so the M-14 and I became fast friends real quick.

I think that in recent decades, our military has been more open to change and quickly adopting new technologies than they may have been in times past.  Sometimes you need to carry some extra band-aids while you get used to the new things though  :-)

Thank you for serving our country  :-)

[MHak]

No, close, but the Canadians have it in Afghanistan

2430 Meters or 7987.5 feet as opposed to 7500 feet for the Gunny.

Still impressive both ways!

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[Eagle Eye]

You mean having girls with guns?

Yeah, I'm game!

[Eagle Eye]

Check out past medalists. You'll find a very healthy representation from the Army and Army Reserve.

There have been some Olympics where the Army alone won more gold medals than some countries, and not just in shooting competitions.

[Elephino]

Get 'er done!

[Stoat]

Only thing missing...video! I love to see our service men and women in action!

Raw footage of Fallujah Fighting

 

[DBeers]

"Who's your Daddy?"

[oh8eleven]

When I finally spotted them along a tree line, I realized how far they were but it was surprising how easy it was.

    
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