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The Taliban Terminator: Brit Sniper gets 39
The Sun (UK) ^
| 4th August 2006
| VIRGINIA WHEELER
Posted on 08/04/2006 12:15:58 PM PDT by Brit_Guy
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To: Brit_Guy
White Feather Said never to stage down any sniper programs.
He was right.
One shot, one Life.
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posted on
08/04/2006 12:28:05 PM PDT
by
Candor7
(Into Liberal flatulance goes the best hope of the West, and who wants to be a smart feller?)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
Yes it's real.
That just means that he dialed that much correction into his scope. That is a lot of correction though.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
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posted on
08/04/2006 12:28:31 PM PDT
by
LonePalm
(Commander and Chef)
To: Brit_Guy
Nice to see them do this story about one of OUR guys for a change, instead of some Taliban camel-raper missing an eye or hand something.
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posted on
08/04/2006 12:28:42 PM PDT
by
domenad
(In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
To: Brit_Guy
"His lethal L96A1 rifle" Photos anyone?
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posted on
08/04/2006 12:29:31 PM PDT
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(Scatology is Serendipitous)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
Carlos Hathcock, the greatest ever, was credited with 93 confirmed kills in Viet Nam. Add an estimated 100-200 more that could not be confirmed.
His first was with a standard issue M-14 (.308) with open sights at over 800 yards.
The cong referred to him as "Long Trang" or, "White Feather"...the feather he wore in his cap.
He has CONFIRMED kills at 2000 yards.
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posted on
08/04/2006 12:29:49 PM PDT
by
Mariner
To: ConservaTexan
56ft to the left and 35ft high to allow for wind.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
We GOT to get these guys some .50 Cal. sniper rifles.
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posted on
08/04/2006 12:30:05 PM PDT
by
Candor7
(Into Liberal flatulance goes the best hope of the West, and who wants to be a smart feller?)
To: Brit_Guy
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posted on
08/04/2006 12:30:19 PM PDT
by
tiki
To: Deguello
Inches, I could readily believe. Feet? Wow!
To: Brit_Guy
Let me do the math......700 snipers times 40 targets/team = 2800 dead. Way cool.
To: Cletus.D.Yokel
WoooHooo! Gun porn...
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posted on
08/04/2006 12:31:10 PM PDT
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(Scatology is Serendipitous)
To: Deguello
No, that's feet.
Remember -- a bullet that travels 900 yards drops so far during its flight that it's going to follow a trajectory not all that much different than an artillery piece, arching quite a bit as it drops under the influence of gravity.
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posted on
08/04/2006 12:31:16 PM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
(Can money pay for all the days I lived awake but half asleep?)
To: Brit_Guy
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
I think so. On long shots you definitely have to aim higher as the bullet will fall due to gravity.
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posted on
08/04/2006 12:33:28 PM PDT
by
Rummyfan
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
I'm no expert either, but it does sound like a bit much. Maybe the units intended were inches.
I also don't particularly care for the reporter calling the sniper an "assassin". Kind of belittles what snipers do.
By the way, here is a picture of the rifle in question.
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posted on
08/04/2006 12:33:51 PM PDT
by
Sergio
(If a tree fell on a mime in the forest, would he make a sound?)
To: Moose4
That was a hell of a shot, however the spotter was the genius behind this. He was the one that had to judge the wind drift. The distance will determine the hold high and is not a variable as each distance has a set amount of inches or feet to compensate for bullet drop. Wind drift is the big variable. It is amazing how much the wind can push a bullet left or right. The spotter was having a good day. I wish I could buy them both a pint or bottle.
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posted on
08/04/2006 12:34:05 PM PDT
by
cpdiii
(Socialism is popular with the ruling class. It gives legitimacy to tyranny and despotism.)
To: mikeybaby
Practice, practice, practice!
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posted on
08/04/2006 12:35:05 PM PDT
by
Rummyfan
To: LonePalm
If so AND the guy is British, why is it not in metric?
My Nosler ballistic tables only list out to 500 yrd and is the only tables I have with me here at work. *Doesn't everyone keep ballistic tables with them at work?
The figures in the story are not correct.
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posted on
08/04/2006 12:35:49 PM PDT
by
Deguello
To: Cletus.D.Yokel
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posted on
08/04/2006 12:35:53 PM PDT
by
Leg Olam
("You only upset yourself with your sins, but you upset other people by your confessions" H. Crosby)
To: Cletus.D.Yokel
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posted on
08/04/2006 12:36:04 PM PDT
by
Erik Latranyi
(The Democratic Party will not exist in a few years....we are watching history unfold before us.)
To: Cletus.D.Yokel
Designation: PSG90
Name: Accuracy Int. L96A1 AW
Caliber: 7.62x51 mm NATO
Velocity: 850 m/s
Weight, loaded: 7.12 kg
Mag-size: 9 bullets/mag
ROF: n/a
DMAX: 3943 m
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posted on
08/04/2006 12:37:12 PM PDT
by
Candor7
(Into Liberal flatulance goes the best hope of the West, and who wants to be a smart feller?)
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