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Military Losing the Sniper War Against Russia?
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<blockquote data-quote="del2les" data-source="post: 1939416" data-attributes="member: 9299"><p>I have a book, somewhere, on this very topic, and if my aging memory serves, it was written some time ago.</p><p>Yes, the American revolution was one usage of the sniper for their time, the Civil War saw snipers used from trees and other higher areas of the battlefield, and they began to use the old, long brass scopes. One instance recorded from the Revolution discussed a captured Colonial sniper who was sent back to England and forced to shoot distant targets. His skills were so impressive, they had him burned for witchcraft! LOL</p><p></p><p>Remember, the Creedmoor matches began around 1874, and those were 900 and 1,000 yard shoots, so LR shoots have been around for sometime.</p><p></p><p>During WWI, the Brits brought over hunting rifles to engage German troops at distance, and of course, the Germans had their own snipers.</p><p></p><p>I haven't thought of this book for sometime, so now, I will have to dig around and find it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="del2les, post: 1939416, member: 9299"] I have a book, somewhere, on this very topic, and if my aging memory serves, it was written some time ago. Yes, the American revolution was one usage of the sniper for their time, the Civil War saw snipers used from trees and other higher areas of the battlefield, and they began to use the old, long brass scopes. One instance recorded from the Revolution discussed a captured Colonial sniper who was sent back to England and forced to shoot distant targets. His skills were so impressive, they had him burned for witchcraft! LOL Remember, the Creedmoor matches began around 1874, and those were 900 and 1,000 yard shoots, so LR shoots have been around for sometime. During WWI, the Brits brought over hunting rifles to engage German troops at distance, and of course, the Germans had their own snipers. I haven't thought of this book for sometime, so now, I will have to dig around and find it. [/QUOTE]
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