Meet Chuck Mawhinney, The Deadliest Sniper Of The Vietnam War

ATI ^ | January 28, 2022 | Bernadette Giacomazzo

[artichokegrower]

As one of the most prolific snipers of the Vietnam War, Chuck Mawhinney was a lethal sharpshooter who racked up the most confirmed kills in the history of the United States Marine Corps and the second-most confirmed kills of any American soldier in the country’s history. In one incident alone, Mawhinney had 16 confirmed kills in a mere 30 seconds — all of them headshots.

[artichokegrower]

16 shots in 30 seconds with a bolt action rifle?

[Deepeasttx]

I thought Carlos Halfcock held that distinction???

[Scarlett156]

Skinny cracker. What a great story!

[Deaf Smith]

M14

[V_TWIN]

Yes the story said he had his M40 and M14 but I didn’t see where it said which he used...maybe I missed it

[PROCON]

Incredible story, thanks.

[grumpygresh]

Think of the money he could’ve made as a merc.

[LouieFisk]

“16 shots in 30 seconds with a bolt action rifle?”
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He borrowed Lee Oswald’s Mannlicher–Carcano and magic ammo. Easy peasy.

[V_TWIN]

“Mawhinney fired 16 shots, every one of them a dead-on headshot, single-handedly bringing the enemy attack to a screeching halt”

That would do it

[dfwgator]

Showed what one motivated Marine and his rifle can do.

[Deaf Smith]

The M40A5 did have a detachable ten round magazine.

[wardaddy]

As if we didn’t already know....lol....lol sorta

[wardaddy]

I always think of Whitman more than Oswald

I believe there were others as well

Was the HoJo rooftop shooter a marine too

I didmt google it....

[jaydubya2]

The History Channel video says an M14 with a Starlight night vision scope.

[StAntKnee]

In before the “needs more range time” boneless re: the 16 misses.

[The MAGA-Deplorian]

Its Hathcock.He wasn’t the deadlious but most persistent and
killed some homeless from incredible shots. Killed a NV sniper named Cobra who was looking for him by shooting him clean right through his telescopic scope.

[BeauBo]

16 headshots in 30 seconds. So we know he’s a good shot.

Later in the article, they recount another incident where he shot sixteen times at the same guy - who got away.

Talk about lucky.

[The MAGA-Deplorian]

How homeless got there I don’t know. Spell check sucks!

[circlecity]

“The M40A5 did have a detachable ten round magazine.”

Wasn’t the original M40 a slightly modified Remington 700?

[ConservativeMind]

That is a man.