Marine sniper credited with longest confirmed kill in Iraq

.Marine Corps News ^ | Jan. 02, 2005 | Cpl. Paul W. Leicht

[Gunrunner2]

"Come on, everybody knows these stories are being made up to sell the war to the public. "

I definitely smell ozone. . .and I hear the approach of the Viking Kitties.

[HMFIC]

The competition range for Marines using the M16A2 is 200, 300, and 600 yds with open iron sights. Standing, kneeling, and prone. And as a competitor in Far Eastern Div matches, myself and many many others EASILY max out 20/20 in the bull at 600 yds. With a scope and my 03A3, I'd pop that ass at 800 EASY. With modern rifles or the .50BMG, one can reach out and touch at 1000-1200.

[RaceBannon]

LOL!

What is the Islamic equivalent of "Hold muh beer!"

HOLD Muh Camel!

Hold Muh Hashish!

Hold Muh Hookah!

Hold Muh Coffee!

Hold Muh Coos Coos!

Hold Muh INfidel!

[Clioman]

Like the t-shirt says..."U.S. Snipers -- Making Martyrs At A Thousand Yards." I love it.

[Quilla]

One of my customers recently described an event in Baghdad where his son, a Navy Seal, shot and killed an enemy sniper who had been harassing our troops with a 1036 yard shot.

Awesome Alabama boy bump.

[FreedomPoster]

>>Expecially when the enemy just stupidly stands out in the open looking for a sniper!

One thing that has always amazed me when viewing vidclips from Al-Jazeera and other combat cameramen for the Islamokazis, is their poor basic soldiering skills. Mortars not dug in, as in this case apparently, firing from the hip, etc.

[CDHart]

What's TMI?

Carolyn

[txrangerette]

Think of tortenboxer as a sniper wanna-be here on Free Republic. But he is just so ineffectual, because our counter-sniper teams immediately shredded his britches. Has he run away yet? With his shredded britches flapping in the breeze? Lucky as all getout that this isn't actual combat, and he can live on in his cartoon-character world...

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Wow - The image just made me shudder. LOL!

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Incoming FReepmail

[mental]

Does anyone know if a mere civilian can get that type of rifle? I imagine that set up (rifle, scope) is expensive.

I'm not a firearms expert, but I think the Marines custom build their sniper rifles.

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

GET SOME!!!

Semper Fi,

[6ppc]

Extreme accuracy bump!

[Wilhelm Tell]

I shoot a Schmidt-Rubin, which is probably as accurate as a good Swedish Mauser. I have been thinking about getting an AR-15 or a M1A. Leaning to getting an M1A. What are your thoughts on .223 vs. .308 for 600 yard shooting?

I think the snipers give the military good value for the dollar. One well-trained sniper and his spotter and several thousand dollars in equipment. They have to have a high kill per $ ratio.

[FateAmenableToChange]

Does anyone know if a mere civilian can get that type of rifle? I imagine that set up (rifle, scope) is expensive.

Sure. It's a Remington 700 in .308 with a heavy bbl. And practice.

The Win 70 and the Ruger 77 are also apparently very nice platforms for long range shooting.

[AppyPappy]

I agree with Torten. No way Marines can do this. The terrorists have nothing to fear from the Marines. Marines don't even get practice shooting their weapons during training. (wink, wink)

[wallcrawlr]

I love reading these stories about the success our snipers are having.

The enemy pays rewards for killing our snipers so putting personal information out there is questionable...but I dont know how to go about properly censoring the article when posting here..?


and for you Tortenboxer...you are an idiot.

[Wilhelm Tell]

You forgot, "Hold muh goat!"

[Gunrunner2]

Yeah. . I'm thinking tortenboxer ran away after getting his butt whipped. . .but then again, he might be the sort of pervert that likes that kind of thing.

At any rate, he is a coward.

[6ppc]

Come on, everybody knows these stories are being made up to sell the war to the public.

Ok newbie...you have no idea what you are spewing about! The 1000 yard benchrest guys regularly shoot five shot groups under five inches and the world record is under two inches...how wide is YOUR a$$?