Lurkers from Fox News Channel - Hire FReeper BlueCollarMan as Your Sniper Profiler! (vanity)

FreeRepublic and bluecollarman's 10/8 sniper profile post ^ | 10/8/2002 and 10/24/2002 | bluecollarman (with posting by FreedomPoster)

[H.Akston]

I salute the heck out of Bluecollarman. Possibly only Jerry Falwell was even a close second -- he knew that "Muhammad was a terrorist", several days ago!

[H.Akston]

I salute the heck out of Bluecollarman. Jerry Falwell was a close second -- he knew that "Mohammad was a terrorist", weeks ago!

[potlatch]

Maybe they used the tripod early on, before they cut a hole in the car trunk. I've only used camera tripods, but you couldn't stand one up in a car trunk!?

[TheLion]

Thought it was a bipod. Some other freeper came close to the profile also. There was a congrat thread yesterday on this.

[potlatch]

What is a bipod, I'm not familiar with that?

[TheLion]

Only two legs, I think. Seen pictures around here.

[TheLion]

The bipod could, I think be used....it isn't that high.

[potlatch]

Doesn't sound like a two legged thing would give accuracy to a gun resting on it. I'm a woman who'se never hunted, so I'm not familiar with this stuff.

[cinFLA]

You're a Marine, and you're buying the reporting that a "tripod" was used? How many rifle tripods have you seen in use?

It was almost required due to his position in the trunk.

[TheLion]

The third leg, so to speak, would be the shoulder or hand that is firing. That provides the balance. From what I have seen, the legs are only about a foot in length. They may be adjustible? Maybe someone here knows. Some of the threads on the snipers weapon have pictures.

[potlatch]

Thanks for the info, I learned something new!!

[TheLion]

"I learned something new".....thats why I come here for news and information.

[potlatch]

Yea, politics, and 'guns'! LOL

[BlueDragon]

Bi-pods are used by some, but rarely. They are used (if at all) most often, around my locale, by the cattlemen shooting ground squirrels. The squirrels make a very small target, and one needs to stay back aways (like 100-200 yrds) for the little critters to feel safe enough to come out of their holes and run around.
Most all bipods are fairly short legged, which require for their use, the rifleman to either lay prone on the ground, or use a stationary object as a rest. All of the above can equate with greater accuracy, which is why the varmit shooters pay the extra dollars, and expend the extra effort and hassle to use a bi-pod. Otherwise, the common military uses have been mentioned by others on this thread, already. All in all, the ground squirrels seem to be fairly well holding their own, in this one-sided, small arms conflict.

[Twodees]

How many rifle tripods have you seen in use?

I kinda doubt the tripod reports since the fool was shooting from the trunk of his old beater. Some dufus reporter heard someone mention a bipod and he translated that (via echoes in his empty noggin) to tripod.