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gridloreWho asked two questions:
top 5 sniper rifles
1.The M40A1 Simple, effective, deadly. What more do you want?
2. The M21 Sniper Rifle/M24 Sniper Weapons System You never forget your first love. I trained on and used the M21, which is basically a retooled and highly accurate M-14 battle rifle. The M-24 is the next evolution of the system.
3. The M1903A4 Springfield. What can you say about a weapon adopted initially in 1903, made into a sniper rifle in WWII, and still in use 20 years later? I've had the pleasure of firing one of these beauties, and was getting center-mass shots at 700 meters with massive penetration.
4. The M82A1A .50 Caliber Special Application Scoped Rifle Penguin likes BIG booms. Look at that effective range: 1800 meters! Load it with SLAP rounds and you are shredding engine blocks a mile away! Admittedly, carrying the son-of-a-bitch sucks..
5. The 7.62-mm Dragunov SVD This wouldn't make a lot of lists, but it's a Kalashnikov design, and shows his determination to build rifles that can survive combat.
The second question is a bit harder. There are so many great moments.. the duel between Zaitsev and Thorvald, Carlos Hathcock holding up an entire VC battalion at a river for close to eight hours.. I'll just provide this link and let you enjoy the great moments yourself.
But if I had to pick...
1. Union General John Sedgewick is rudely interrupted.
2. Zaitsev and Thorvald duel in Stalingrad
3. Alvin York wins a battle with precision fire.
4. The very existence of Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock is a great moment in sniping. We all live in Long Trang's shadow.
5. The sacrifice of two Delta Force snipers during the "Blackhawk Down" incident.
top 5 sniper rifles
1.The M40A1 Simple, effective, deadly. What more do you want?
2. The M21 Sniper Rifle/M24 Sniper Weapons System You never forget your first love. I trained on and used the M21, which is basically a retooled and highly accurate M-14 battle rifle. The M-24 is the next evolution of the system.
3. The M1903A4 Springfield. What can you say about a weapon adopted initially in 1903, made into a sniper rifle in WWII, and still in use 20 years later? I've had the pleasure of firing one of these beauties, and was getting center-mass shots at 700 meters with massive penetration.
4. The M82A1A .50 Caliber Special Application Scoped Rifle Penguin likes BIG booms. Look at that effective range: 1800 meters! Load it with SLAP rounds and you are shredding engine blocks a mile away! Admittedly, carrying the son-of-a-bitch sucks..
5. The 7.62-mm Dragunov SVD This wouldn't make a lot of lists, but it's a Kalashnikov design, and shows his determination to build rifles that can survive combat.
The second question is a bit harder. There are so many great moments.. the duel between Zaitsev and Thorvald, Carlos Hathcock holding up an entire VC battalion at a river for close to eight hours.. I'll just provide this link and let you enjoy the great moments yourself.
But if I had to pick...
1. Union General John Sedgewick is rudely interrupted.
2. Zaitsev and Thorvald duel in Stalingrad
3. Alvin York wins a battle with precision fire.
4. The very existence of Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock is a great moment in sniping. We all live in Long Trang's shadow.
5. The sacrifice of two Delta Force snipers during the "Blackhawk Down" incident.
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Date: 20 Jan 2006 03:10 (UTC)