Awesome shot!
Sounds like something this guy might have done in his time...
“One of Hathcock’s most famous accomplishments was shooting an enemy sniper through the enemy’s own scope, hitting him in the eye and killing him.[2] Hathcock and John Roland Burke, his spotter, were stalking the enemy sniper in the jungle near Hill 55, the firebase from which Hathcock was operating. The sniper had already killed several Marines and was believed to have been sent specifically to kill Hathcock.[10] When Hathcock saw a flash of light (light reflecting off the enemy sniper’s scope) in the bushes,[2] he fired at it, shooting through the scope and killing the sniper.[5] Surveying the situation, Hathcock concluded that the only feasible way he could have put the bullet straight down the enemy’s scope and through his eye would have been if both snipers were zeroing in on each other at the same time and Hathcock fired first, which gave him only a few seconds to act.[10] Given the flight time of rounds at long ranges, both snipers could easily have killed one another.[9] The enemy rifle was recovered and the incident is documented by a photograph.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Hathcock
I met Carlos Hathcock’s son at the Wilson Match in Little Rock, AR.
Very humble, friendly, and an impressive Marine.
In fact, the entire USMC team was a great bunch of guys. There was a Warrant Officer there who’s name I forget. He spent a good 20 minutes giving me pointers on the EIC match for the 1911A1 since I had never shot the pistol match. (at the Wilson Match all competitors had to shoot the pistol and rifle EIC matches) I was there as a rifle shooter and had no idea about the pistol whatsoever.