[miliantnutcase]

This sounds bad, but they wouldn't use women and children for shields if we just shot through them. =-\

[MHGinTN]

Pix, where are the pix of the L96A1 sniper rifle?

[Oztrich Boy]

the rifle can shoot groups of 7.62mm bullets in a 51mm radius at 550 metres.

Ain't the metric system wonderful?

[RunningWolf]

If America ever fell completely, I would fight for England.

think Magna Carta

[RunningWolf]

two Taleban sentries less than 250 metres away

Less than 250 metres away and that is sniping? They were right in pretty close unless they had a good get away plan..

There is a whole lot more to their story going on there than their marksmanship IMO

[Ajnin]

As we collapsed our position we knew we were getting flanked and were ambushed and pinned down with small arms for a bit," said the corporal

Something definitely seems to be wrong with allied sniping these days. In the past, whenever I've read about some western sniper getting into a fix, it has been because he has met an equal. Now days, our snipers seem to be getting spotted and harried by what ever incompetent that runs their way.

[Lion Den Dan]

L96A1 is a 10 or 12 shot magazine fed weapon, not a single shot. Accuracy International states rifle is fitted with Henshold telescope, not that this makes any difference.

As far as shooting through human shields goes, the 7.62 ball will go through a couple of shields out to 500 meters. If we did shoot through them, their use would soon become unpopular.

[jws3sticks]

They levelled their bolt-action, single-shot rifles at two Taleban sentries less than 250 metres away.

A couple of issues on this posting:

1. "bolt-action, single-shot rifles" don't have storage for additional bullets, like the single-shot 22 cal I had when I was 14 years old. There you load each bullet by hand for each shot. These rifles have magazines to hold additional shells. Noted, they are not "automatic rifles".

2. Why shoot the sentries? Why not wait for those being guarded? Seems like a small kill, with all due respect, as they say in "Jolly Ol' England".

[TweetEBird007]

Sentries have got to be a very low grade target.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

The marines counted down from five, in unison, and the crack of four bullets rang out as one...

I wept that was so beautiful.

[VOA]

bump

[Repeal The 17th]

"...before work can begin, it has insisted that a 6km safety zone
is established ... marine commandos have cleared a 3km area ...
they patrol into position, dig a hide and wait. They fire off only
a few shots before withdrawing ... They are backed up by a
troop of marines who hide nearby..."
--
Its going to take an awfully long time to clear
the other 3km of the perimeter with this strategy.

[Hot Tabasco]

The two sentries fell down dead. Confirmed kills: two,

I like the hunting regulations in Iraq: Open season on game, no permit required, no bag limit, no tagging of the carcass required and you don't have to clean your kill..........

[Minutemen]

Lets not start to blubber, Real men dont use their wives & children as shields!