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The Astonishing Way a Deadly Accurate Sniper Killed Six Taliban Insurgents...
The Blaze ^
| March 31, 2014
| Jason Howerton
Posted on 04/01/2014 6:17:03 AM PDT by BulletBobCo
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posted on
04/01/2014 6:18:28 AM PDT
by
US Navy Vet
(Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
To: US Navy Vet
Lucky shot at that range. He could probably hit center mass all day long but I don’t see how it’s possible he even knew where the bomb trigger was. Still, it’s a heartwarming story.
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posted on
04/01/2014 6:22:35 AM PDT
by
saganite
(What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
To: BulletBobCo
Seems to be discussing our tactics and solutions and should not be published.
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posted on
04/01/2014 6:32:12 AM PDT
by
edcoil
(Not a single republican was ever a slave owner. They were all democrats.)
To: BulletBobCo
What a heartwarming story!
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posted on
04/01/2014 6:32:16 AM PDT
by
Gamecock
(If the cross is not foolishness to the lost world then we have misrepresented the cross." S.L.)
To: BulletBobCo
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posted on
04/01/2014 6:33:26 AM PDT
by
angcat
To: saganite
Yeah, hitting the switch would be luck. Would the vest even be "armed"??? Then again, I guess these guys aren't too into safety...
I'm wondering if the impact of a bullet is enough to detonate the explosives? I know it takes a pretty good kick to initiate modern stable explosives. But I'm thinking a round from a .338 Lapua mag would be as likely as any to do it.
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posted on
04/01/2014 6:35:23 AM PDT
by
ThunderSleeps
(Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
To: BulletBobCo
Makes playing with Tannerite seem kind of small time.
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posted on
04/01/2014 6:36:43 AM PDT
by
CrazyIvan
(Obama phones= Bread and circuits.)
To: Gamecock
—What a heartwarming story!
Well... Briefly
Then the heart started to get colder
Alone with the rest of the bodies
To: BulletBobCo
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posted on
04/01/2014 6:40:46 AM PDT
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DickBrannigan
(When did logic become reversed, and right became wrong, and wrong became right?)
To: DickBrannigan
The ultimate in gun control.
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posted on
04/01/2014 6:45:25 AM PDT
by
tractorman
(I never miss a chance to tweak a liberal.)
To: ThunderSleeps
>>> I’m wondering if the impact of a bullet is enough to detonate the explosives?
In order for C4 to explode, there must be a combination of heat and pressure.
You can set a brick of c4 on fire, and it will burn all day on the ground without exploding unless you stomp on it as well.
So yes... I would say this is possible. Bullet contact with metal causing a spark, or the kinetic energy of the bullet entering the jacket combined with the pressure could easily do the trick.
It is less likely that he actually hit the switch with the bullet so that the firing mechanism engaged.
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posted on
04/01/2014 6:45:59 AM PDT
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Safrguns
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To: Safrguns
Maybe there was a “dead man” switch on the bomb vest!
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posted on
04/01/2014 6:53:29 AM PDT
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catman67
To: ThunderSleeps
If it was an incendiary round, it surely would have triggered explosives. A lot of snipers load incendiary rounds in the BMG (.50 cal). I don’t know much about the weapon this marksman was using.
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posted on
04/01/2014 6:56:03 AM PDT
by
Tenacious 1
(My whimsical litany of satyric prose and avarice pontification of wisdom demonstrates my concinnity.)
To: HangnJudge
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posted on
04/01/2014 7:02:21 AM PDT
by
Gamecock
(If the cross is not foolishness to the lost world then we have misrepresented the cross." S.L.)
To: BulletBobCo
The dwarf sniper angrily said, ‘That still only counts as one!’
To: HangnJudge
When he thinks about his fellow soldiers whose lives are safe,that will cure any regrets over killing the enemy.
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posted on
04/01/2014 7:15:17 AM PDT
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: ArtDodger
The dwarf sniper angrily said, That still only counts as one! Post of the day!!!
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posted on
04/01/2014 7:29:03 AM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: Tenacious 1
Thats what I was guessing too..incendiary round.
See one of those Schmidt & Bender scopes sell for
a bit over 3.5K online.
Great shooting taking out that much trash at once.
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