To: Stoat
Nice, but Carlos Hathcock did the same with a 50 cal. in Vietnam.
22 posted on
03/07/2008 9:40:34 AM PST by
Tolkien
(There are things more important than Peace. Freedom being one of those.)
To: Tolkien
This rifle weighs 15 pounds. That .50BMG weighed how much?
26 posted on
03/07/2008 9:43:25 AM PST by
B4Ranch
("In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way." FDR)
To: Tolkien
He wasn’t lugging an M2 through the brush.
A 7.62mm bolt action was his tool.
48 posted on
03/07/2008 9:54:52 AM PST by
SJSAMPLE
To: Tolkien
Yes, but he was an American.
54 posted on
03/07/2008 9:56:46 AM PST by
elhombrelibre
(a) After 4 March, Hillary will wish she'd been caught with Monica. b)Obama more left than Teddy.)
To: Tolkien
See this link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_H%C3%A4yh%C3%A4
167 posted on
03/07/2008 11:12:27 PM PST by
elhombrelibre
(Obama more Left than Teddy. The perfect combination of earnest and absurdly empty pol.)
To: Tolkien
Hathcock used a standard Ma Deuce on its tripod mount with the Unertl scope for hits out beyond 2000 yards. I believe it was a Remington 700 that did the rest of his work. Truly he set the standard for ALL modern snipers.
177 posted on
05/04/2010 1:22:41 AM PDT by
dcwusmc
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