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Matt's shot in a million
The Sun ^
| Fri, Apr 4, 2003
| NICK PARKER
Posted on 04/04/2003 10:18:02 PM PST by pragmatic_asian
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To: SauronOfMordor
Aaaaah, good point. I wonder if he may have been refering to the clicks on his scope. 35 clicks up would be approximately 8 inches in elevation and 56 clicks left would be about 14 inches left. Now that sounds more like it.
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posted on
04/05/2003 4:09:14 AM PST
by
Ajnin
To: kstewskis
Q: "How do I get to Carnegie Hall?"
A: "Practice, man, practice."
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posted on
04/05/2003 4:11:49 AM PST
by
error99
(this space for lease)
To: pragmatic_asian
That's playing the wind. Curious if it was a fade or a draw. Probably a "Controlled Fade"
To: Fred Mertz
I take it as the one incontrovertible fact in this article that the shooters hit their targets. After that, the specifics are subject to "adjustment" and/or faulty communication between the shooters and the reporter. It seems to me that the 35' of elevation would be a mite excessive, as just one example.
I have no idea what the extent and magnitude of record keeping is these days, but it is natural for some exaggeration to creep into these feats after the fact ... kind of like how that big bass gets bigger each time the story is told.
But who cares? What is important is that two shooters got two verified hits "over near the horizon". That should be enough.
Or two kills at point-blank range, for that matter. That's the only thing that counts in combat. All the rest is for the war story sessions afterwards for those who will buy the beers to hear it. :)
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posted on
04/05/2003 4:37:27 AM PST
by
logos
To: bang_list
(+)
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posted on
04/05/2003 5:07:31 AM PST
by
patton
(DUCT TAPE! Get the DUCT TAPE!)
To: KneelBeforeZod
Awesome... PLUS TWO for the GOOD GUYS!
FWIW, I saw a news report of a sharpshooting military training school down south; the deadly range of these guys was cited as TWO MILES! Remarkable talent put to GOOD USE. |
To: pragmatic_asian
"It was a terrible shot! I was aiming for the horse" The Magnificant Seven
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posted on
04/05/2003 5:35:53 AM PST
by
bert
(Don't Panic !)
To: *bang_list
Precision Marksmanship BANG!
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posted on
04/05/2003 5:41:21 AM PST
by
xsrdx
(Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas)
To: MHGinTN
Ping to some of that shooting we were speaking of.
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posted on
04/05/2003 5:54:47 AM PST
by
Living Stone
(He who shoots and runs away lives to shoot another day.)
To: Lancey Howard
Good question. It really, really strains credibility. Sure does.
Normal people will shake their heads and go on to the next news item.
You go right ahead and obsess on all the reasons why it can't be true.
(There sure be a lot of immature neurotic/obsessive/compulsives posting these days.)
To: the_doc
"Is this article believable when it claims a windage correction of 56 feet for a mere 800-yard shot?"
Pretty obvious you have never fired a rifle. Or hit a golf ball.
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posted on
04/05/2003 6:32:17 AM PST
by
lawdude
To: Myrddin
"Betws-y-Coed" means a "prayer house in the wood".
You spoilt my fun. I thought it meant "party girl in Ithaca";)
To: pragmatic_asian
Silent souls leave .308 holes.
To: pragmatic_asian
I've actually been to Betwys-y-Coed,or as many call it,Betty Coed.
It's a beautiful town and obvciously produces some great people.
What a feat!!!
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posted on
04/05/2003 6:41:52 AM PST
by
Mears
To: Publius6961
(There sure be a lot of immature neurotic/obsessive/compulsives posting these days.)And you wasted your time typing this why?
Take a pill, Bunky.
To: pragmatic_asian
For all of us arm chair sniper experts, give Matt a break. First, were taking about a reporter regurgitating the facts. Exactly how much of the news is accurately reported? If the reporter wasnt familiar with weapons and sniper tactics/training, you can bet your ass he didnt get it right! Second, were not talking about some old fashioned telescopic sight on a musket. Todays equipment and superb training puts the military and police sniper community at the top of their game. Speaking for military snipers, their results are right up there with the best smart bombs and for a fraction of the cost.
Desert Storm snipers learned a lot from plying their skills in that environment. A desert is pretty trackless. There are few visible objects to establish scale. And, yes, wind direction and sometimes speed can be estimated nearly the same way its done in winter with snowdrifts. Everything you see in the desert seems farther or greater than in most other environments and 7.62mm is just fine for all this.
So, lets just give Matt credit for one hell of a shot
and, his associate for another one immediately following.
To: Living Stone
1 for one. ( )
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posted on
04/05/2003 8:03:09 AM PST
by
MHGinTN
(If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote Life Support for others.)
To: kstewskis
I hear a lot of people who say they want to do something and then never do it. I have said the same thing on too many occasions. I have a hunting lease that no one uses for hunting. It's a hot range and I still haven't used it for anything like what happened in this article. I can shoot to 400 yards if no one else shows up.
If you are serious about learning how to shoot like this, go to www.shooterready.com. The website will teach you all you have to know. Unfortunately, the tutorial will have you working out math problems more than shooting.
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posted on
04/05/2003 8:21:11 AM PST
by
Shooter 2.5
(Don't punch holes in the lifeboat)
To: lawdude; Redleg Duke
Pretty obvious you have never fired a rifle. Or hit a golf ball. See #33.
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posted on
04/05/2003 8:35:33 AM PST
by
the_doc
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