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85-year-old U.S. Army sniper veteran proves he hasn't lost his skills @ 1,000 yards
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Posted on 12/06/2013 3:01:42 PM PST by virgil283
He may be 85 years old, but when Army sniper veteran (Battle of the Bulge) Ted Gundy was given the chance to show off the skills he used in World War Two, he proved he still could....(video 5min.)
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TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: 85yousarmysniper; army; banglist; gundy; sniper; tedgundy; veteran; worldwartwo
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To: virgil283
Thanks for posting this - made my day.
To: virgil283
It's interesting that this elderly veterans retained skills will be used as proof against all veterans, that we remain dangerous individuals, and thus when the feds gather us all up and involuntarily detain us, the current population of the USA will mostly accept it.
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posted on
12/06/2013 5:35:03 PM PST
by
sarasmom
(Extortion 17. A large number of Navy SEALs died on that mission. Ask why.)
To: virgil283
Wow. Great story. Sending this to a vet friend who shot the Remington 700.
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12/06/2013 5:41:25 PM PST
by
Jane Long
(While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
To: Farmer Dean
“That must be some really good ammo,plus there’s the wind at 1000yards.Most shooters,even good ones,can’t even get on the paper the first time they try 1000 yard shooting.’
Too be honest, he had superb coaching, telling him what windage to hold, and he knew the distance.
The windage is the hardest part.
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posted on
12/06/2013 7:25:58 PM PST
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marktwain
(The MSM must die for the Republic to live. Long live the new media!)
To: virgil283
The two most widely used sniper rifles by the U.S. in WW2 were the M1903A1 (M1941) Sniper's and the M1903A4 Sniper's. The M1941 was a modified M1903A1 National Match Springfield rifle topped with a Unertl 8X scope. Some 2,500 of these elegant sniper rifles were built by Marine armorers at the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot. Iron sights were retained on this rifle.
The M1903A4 Snipers was a modification of the M1903A3 rifle. The sniper rifle removed the iron sights and added a 2.2X Weaver 330 (M73) or 330C (M73B1) scope on a Redfield mount with 3/4-inch rings.
Dedicated sniper grade ammunition was not available foe WW2 snipers and so they used selected lots of 168-grain M2 Armor piercing ammunition. Post war, the M72 National Match cartridge with a 173-grain bullet was used for sniping.
Mr Gundy probably used a hand loaded M72 equivalent with a Sierra 175-grain Match King bullet for his shots from the replica M1903A4 at 1,000 yards.
To: taxcontrol
A 5” group at 1,000 yards..... just d*mn!!!! That is what - 1/2 a mil live shot !?!?!?!? That is some really good shooting. Not to take anything away from Mr. Gundy's prowess, but "good equipment forgives a lot of sins."
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12/06/2013 9:59:18 PM PST
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papertyger
("refusing to draw an inescapable conclusion does not qualify as a 'difference of opinion.'")
To: marktwain
Windage is always a problem.Even with the wind flags,youre still doing an estimate.
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12/07/2013 9:54:34 AM PST
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Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: virgil283
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12/07/2013 10:45:15 AM PST
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IbJensen
(Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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