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"Nice shootin', Tex!"

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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
    wrote on last edited by George K
    #1

    Link to video

    US Sniper is skeptical.

    Link to video

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • JollyJ Offline
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      Jolly
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      #2

      Assuming a 100 yard zero, a standard 750g Amax sniper round would drop 20 feet at 1000 yards.

      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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      • taiwan_girlT Offline
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        #3

        I think something like that would be benefitted by a "remote" trigger to eliminate any vibration.

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        • George KG Offline
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          George K
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          #4

          Even if this is not true, and propaganda, I remain amazed at the fact that a sniper can get a target from even half that distance.

          As @jolly says, everything has to be accounted for - wind, drop of the round, etc.

          This is another thing I'll never understand.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • JollyJ Offline
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            Jolly
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            #5

            Vibration is controlled. Shots are taken between breaths.

            That's different from offhand shooting.

            I'm pretty decent if I can get prone and braced. Back in my balmy days, I could hit a bowling pin most of the time at 300 yards. That's better than the average bear. I've shot with people who competed in 1000 yard matches. They leave me in the dust.

            OTOH, hitting something offhand, especially running, is a whole nother skill set.

            Few guys are really, really good at both.

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • George KG George K

              Even if this is not true, and propaganda, I remain amazed at the fact that a sniper can get a target from even half that distance.

              As @jolly says, everything has to be accounted for - wind, drop of the round, etc.

              This is another thing I'll never understand.

              CopperC Offline
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              @George-K said in "Nice shootin', Tex!":

              As @jolly says, everything has to be accounted for - wind, drop of the round, etc.

              This is another thing I'll never understand.

              Professional golfers do it on TV every day.

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