"Theres been many papers and books that have been put forward regarding the sniper as the BEST tool for counter-insurgency work."

Hi! Redhand
One of the papers you've mentioned is like this one below. Please pay particular attention to the last paragraph.


Dry Firing Practice

"Dry firing, or ...

GY. SGT. CARLOS N. HATHCOCK II

For over a year now, I've been doing some research on GY. SGT. CARLOS N. HATHCOCK II who was a U.S. Marine sniper during Vietnam and actually is considered by most the founding father of techniques that being used today. It was only by accident that I found out my ...

I'd just like to add my two cents into this discussion as a lifelong hunter. First , I've killed several foxes while small game hunting and even had a red fox mounted . That particular one was coming out of a groundhog hole, another one I killed was sick and it attacked me. I've never hunted using ...

Charly Hatchcock is the first person credited with using a .50 cal weapon as a sniper weapon. He fitted a telescopic sight to a Browning .50 cal HMG. He was instrumental in geting Barrett to manufacture .50 cal sniper rifles. By all accounts, he was one of the good guys.
Sempers.
:wink: Aye ...

Although I have never been in a war zone, anyone who said to me that they loved it, loved the killing and horror of it. Would seem to me a bit of a minority.


Of course the soliders are going to say they hate.


I do believe Micheal Moore brings up some great topics and unearths and brings them to ...

Hello Larry,

Welcome aboard :D

Hi! Scottish, and thanks for the welcome!

All,
There's a couple other things I'd like everyone to know about myself in this introduction. First, so there's no misunderstanding, I personally believe sftt ( soldiers for the truth) discussion form is an excellent ...

Hiya Larry, welcome aboard cuzz :wink:
Which unit were you with in Nam?
And very brave of you to admit to voting for Dubya :P

Hi Harry, and thank you for the welcome.
I was drafted September 3rd 69 , assigned March 5th 1970 in Vietnam to the 372 transportation Co.
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hello everyone!

I was doing some Web surfing last night and come across this web site then decided to stop into say hello , one of the reasons why, I've noticed some familiar names. Currently , I post a lot at another military web site called sftt and it's really a great form, but like any other ...