| A "sniper" is someone who strikes at a
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| | this rifle. The U.S.M.C. sniper school
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| target from an undisclosed location. A
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| | requires shots to 1000 meters.
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| sniper rifle, therefore, would be any
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| | Those are extraordinarily long shots. If
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| rifle a sniper uses. But commonly, a
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| | the average rifle can shoot into 1/2" MOA
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| "sniper rifle" is the name given to any
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| | (= 1/2" at 100 yards), that means that it
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| rifle with inherent accuracy, and
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| | can (all this is predicated on the
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| modifications made to wring the most
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| | operator doing his part perfectly, and
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| accuracy out of it. Most common sniper
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| | taking out variables such as wind, etc.)
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| rifles are built from a Remington 700
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| | shoot into 100 at 200 yards, 400 at 800
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| bolt action rifle. That gun is readily
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| | yards, 500 at 1000 yards. Beyond that
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| available at most gun shops as an well
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| | distance, drop and velocity become such a
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| made and accurate hunting rifle.
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| | factor as to make the round fairly
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| Modifications may include a cryo-stress
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| | ineffective. The "2 mile" shots are
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| relieved heavy barrel, a composite
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| | typically done with .50 BMG sniper
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| dimensionally stable stock with aluminum
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| | rifles. These huge cartridges and
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| bedding blocks to "free float" the barrel
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| | projectiles are not anti-personnel rounds
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| (the barrel is not touched by the stock,
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| | they are used to take out equipment
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| so that there is no stress placed on it,
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| | (communications, truck engines, etc.)
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| and each shot is allowed to harmonically
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| | The mission of the military sniper is
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| resonate without interference), and a
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| | different from that of the police sniper.
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| good quality scope.
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| | The military sniper often looks for
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| Each rifle is an individual, but I have
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| | targets of opportunity; the police sniper
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| seen some capable of shooting into a 1/4"
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| | a specific target. The military sniper
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| at 100 yards if the operator can do his
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| | tries to take his shot from as far away
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| part. Last I checked,our military
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| | as he can (once he gives away his
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| generally does not use night vision
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| | presence by the shot, the enemy will be
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| scopes. Rather, they use night vision
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| | looking for him); the police sniper tries
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| headgear through which they look when
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| | to get as close as he can; the military
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| operating at night. The only purpose for
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| | sniper operates in less than ideal
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| which non-combatants or police would need
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| | conditions; the police sniper usually has
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| such equipment would be if they had a
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| | a matte to lay on, a flat surface to
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| serious coyote or other nocturnal
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| | shoot from, etc. The military sniper is
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| predator problem (the distances you cite
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| | at the mercy of his environment; the
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| will be discussed presently, but they are
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| | police sniper is in control of his
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| fairly unrealistic).
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| | environment. A miss by a military sniper
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| Scopes don't make rifles accurate. They
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| | usually causes no immediate harm; a miss
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| don't help you shoot better. They help
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| | by a police sniper means likely that a
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| you see better and seeing can be an aid
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| | hostage will die.
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| to shooting. But people who don't know
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| | Because of their different operational
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| how to shoot won't be helped much by any
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| | situations, the military sniper's
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| scope, regardless of the cost of it. Some
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| | equipment will trade some accuracy for
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| years ago the military was experimenting
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| | ruggedness and dependability; because the
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| with propriety technology in regard to a
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| | police sniper shoots "on his terms" his
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| sighting system, but to the best of my
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| | equipment can be the most accurate
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| knowledge, the project has been
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| | available, and ruggedness is not an issue
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| abandoned. The cost was very prohibitive,
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| | (e.g. until very recently, U.S.M.C.
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| and somewhere along the line someone
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| | snipers had fixed power scopes, because
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| figured out that seeing better does not
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| | variable power was just too fragile for
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| equal shooting better.
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| | the field).
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| Although the military has experimented
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| | To get specifically, unless you are
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| with other cartridges, you will still
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| | talking about 50 gallon "can," you're not
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| find the .308 (7.62mm), in use since
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| | going to hit them from 2 miles away. If
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| Korea, to be the most common "sniper"
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| | that's what you want to do, you'll need a
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| cartridge. It is a good cartridge, but it
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| | rifle chambered in .50 BMG. If you want
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| has more to do with the fact that we have
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| | to do it in the dark, you'll have to get
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| guns chambered in it, and has more data
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| | night vision equipment. Obsolete Soviet
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| on the effects of wind and drops that for
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| | stuff is readily available, but modern
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| any other cartridge. The army sniper
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| | manufacture is also, if you're willing to
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| school requires shots to 800 meters with
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| | pay for it.
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