Posted on 11/30/2004 2:32:35 AM PST by iso
It's the average good American 'Joe' that serves his country like this very fine Marine that makes America so great. Contrast this to the double-latte fisted, sporting yellow sunglasses and spouting anti-American rhetoric elite - gee, did I just describe Kerry?
hehe! I've found that many ladies are spectacular marksmen (markspeople?) If more ladies would investigate gun ownership the crime rates against women would plummet....and we might be lucky enough to have a few less criminals on the streets as well. A win-win situation all 'round.
He's one impressive man. Whew!
Wasn't it a Russian woman sniper who killed one of the most notorious German snipers during WWII? Thought I saw something on the History channel about this.
Nice shooting!!
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Great Thread!!!
Sorry, I'm not familiar with this event, but it sounds interesting for sure. Women often score brilliantly in shooting competitions so I don't doubt that it could have happened.
Agreed, but it's not my thread. You might want to send a thank you to iso who started it. I'm sure that your words will be very much appreciated. :-)
It's too bad the mainstream press slime will never print good news.
Same mount and 82A1M we had in EOD teams......:o)
Good story....thanks for posting it.
Can someone tell me about the 7.62 rounds that are used
in this rifle, are they the standard NATO or do they
use a special round?
You're welcome and thank you for your kind words :-) You may also wish to send a thank-you to iso for starting the thread.
Thank you for serving our country :-)
"The 7.62 mm round covered the 950 yards in a flash, slamming into the chest of the first insurgent."
I support this form of gun control.
It appears that they are special, as indicated in the article I posted::
"It's designed to shoot beyond 1,000 yards, according to Lance Cpl. Gunther Johnston, an armorer with 1st Recon Bn. It uses special rounds - the M118LR, chambered in 7.62mm. The M-40A3 uses the rail system, allowing snipers to change out a fixed 10-power scope for an ANPVS-10 night scope. "
Does anyone else get a small vicarious feeling of pleasure every time they read of another terrorist getting just what they deserve?
I bet it is standard NATO ammo, but manufactured specially for high quality.
Sounds like you're mixing up details on the alleged sniper duel in Stalingrad between a Major Konings of the Wehrmacht and Russian "super-sniper" Vasili Zaitsev. This was featured in the book "Enemy at the Gates" (and in fact that one little passage is what they built the entire movie "Enemy at the Gates" around) but other authors have said they don't think that actually happened, they can't find documentary evidence to support it.
The Red Army, however, did have a number of female snipers in WW II who performed spectacularly.
}:-)4
Texas mourns the deaths of over a hundred Texans who have died serving our country in the war...and among those who gave all are those with names from Mexico and other countries south of the US.
My brother says that the Hispanic soldiers make damned fine fighters.
It was actually ajolympian2004 who referenced the Russian female sniper, not myself. Although I saw the movie and liked it, I think that there's also a chance that there may have been more than one event of this type. Unfortunately, I don't get cable so I can't pursue ajolympian2004's reference to a specific History Channel program
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