[Daffynition]

It's impossible to compare yesterday to today It’s almost like comparing your 1980’s television to today’s HD plasma flat screen.

I think he used a Winchester Model 70 .30-06 using an 8-power Unertl scope. Primitive by today's standards. **Once he put a round through a Viet Cong’s sniper scope while the two men were looking at each other, several hundred yards apart. The bullet went through the enemy’s scope and into the sniper’s head.**

*White Feather* took down the infamous *Apache*, a female Viet Cong sniper. Gunney possessed legendary skill at stalking his targets for days, inches at a time. Going without food or water.

**At his retirement ceremony, he was given a plaque with a bronzed Marine campaign cover mounted above a brass plate that reads: “There have been many Marines. There have been many marksmen. But there has only been one sniper—Gunnery Sergeant Carlos N. Hathcock. One Shot. One Kill.”

God Rest his soul. He died too young.

[21twelve]

Hathcock was asked by a typical reporter something like “Does it ever bother you - the people that you have killed?”

“The one’s I’ve killed!? No. The one’s I missed sure bother me though. How many of my brothers did they go on to kill because I missed?

[Toadman]

I had the pleasure of meeting Gunnery Sergeant Hathcock. I asked him two questions.

1. Which shot was most satisfying?
Carlos: That damn Apache (he said it with real venom in his voice and elaborated he gave her another one “for good measure”).

2. You had 93 confirmed, how many would you estimate unconfirmed?
Carlos: I never really thought about it much but I think it’d be safe to say over 300.

Rest In Peace Marine.

[JudgemAll]

Those scopes had the mounts adjusting the aim, which I hear has its advantages in robust tracking, but sheesh, by today’s equipment, it is primitive as heck