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<blockquote data-quote="CapDog" data-source="post: 341206" data-attributes="member: 6079"><p>I never got a chance to watch the History channel version, but I know the Canadian sniper through work. (He's now in law enforcement). I know him to be a very humble guy and you have to press him to get to talk to much about what he did overseas. They made a pact and won't even confirm how many kills they got in that tour. You have remember as well a few days earlier a member of the group made a confirmed 2300M shot so it wasn't total guess work to get out to 2400M. They made a lot of engagements under some heavy heavy fire to help out some severely pinned down members of the 101st</p><p></p><p>I think any shots at those distances are a combination of skill, equipment and luck. Wasn't it Hathcock who preached sometimes it's a little bit of SWAG? 1 shot was a miss, quick re-calc and next shot hit the target in the back-pack ripping it off (pretty dam close) and third did the job. Everyone on this board I'm sure could appreciate that the mildest gust of wind down range as you break the shot could cause a miss.</p><p></p><p>As far as most of the competitions go there are lots of factors and the scores are usually so close that it may have come down to one shot. Having competed against snipers from all through NATO it usually comes down to who gets back to barracks the earliest and isn't as hung over as the others on as many days. Talking to the Marines from the last one I was at they pointed out that home field advantage can sure help. Not only do the bosses (wives and superiors) keep you on a tight leash at home but shooting so much on the ranges and knowing the terrain sure helps. Basically the top guys from each country are extremely close and anyone would be hard pressed to say who is the best......although those marines sure knew their stuff inside and out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CapDog, post: 341206, member: 6079"] I never got a chance to watch the History channel version, but I know the Canadian sniper through work. (He's now in law enforcement). I know him to be a very humble guy and you have to press him to get to talk to much about what he did overseas. They made a pact and won't even confirm how many kills they got in that tour. You have remember as well a few days earlier a member of the group made a confirmed 2300M shot so it wasn't total guess work to get out to 2400M. They made a lot of engagements under some heavy heavy fire to help out some severely pinned down members of the 101st I think any shots at those distances are a combination of skill, equipment and luck. Wasn't it Hathcock who preached sometimes it's a little bit of SWAG? 1 shot was a miss, quick re-calc and next shot hit the target in the back-pack ripping it off (pretty dam close) and third did the job. Everyone on this board I'm sure could appreciate that the mildest gust of wind down range as you break the shot could cause a miss. As far as most of the competitions go there are lots of factors and the scores are usually so close that it may have come down to one shot. Having competed against snipers from all through NATO it usually comes down to who gets back to barracks the earliest and isn't as hung over as the others on as many days. Talking to the Marines from the last one I was at they pointed out that home field advantage can sure help. Not only do the bosses (wives and superiors) keep you on a tight leash at home but shooting so much on the ranges and knowing the terrain sure helps. Basically the top guys from each country are extremely close and anyone would be hard pressed to say who is the best......although those marines sure knew their stuff inside and out. [/QUOTE]
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