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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 2306780" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>yep. He really doesn't know a lot about snipers, long range matches, the Army sniping and shooting teams, the Marine sniping and shooting teams, the Creedmoor matches or the Civil War snipers, Indian War snipers, WWI or WWII ect. snipers. Carlos Hathcock probably never had a lucky shot in his life. He made the 2500 yard (i said meter before but I'm pretty sure it was in yards) three times. He used a specially machined mount which was attached to the .50 Browning HB machine gun and mounted a 20 power Unertl scope. He zeroed it at 2500 yards on a hillside across from his firebase because the range matched the part of the Ho Che Min trail he was interdicting, and he shot an ammo carrier on the trail. First he shot his bicycle and then he shot him when the carrier fired (far out of range) at the base. A few days later, he shot a NVR who walked up and exposed himself on the same hill where he had zeroed the .50. As to 1,000 yard shots, maybe he should review the history of the Camp Perry matches (which Hathcock won in 1967, I think). I do know Carlos used a 300WM for that 1,000 yard match, and on the last day he hit 7 V's (center of the bullseye; about a 12" circle with a V in it) to win. He was shooting in a 20 mph full value gusting wind. He recorded several 1,000+ kills in Vietnam with a model 70 in 30-06. There were several other snipers in both the Marines and the Army who did the same. This is a matter of record. All the kills and ranges were verified. Berdan had several snipers in both of his companies who made shots past 800 yards at Confederate officers during the Civil War that were verified, too. They're recorded in the Army's official histories. And yes, Billy Dixon got lucky, and he said so. But he took two ranging shots with the borrowed 50-90 Sharps first, so it wasn't that lucky. I would love to have a Sharps in 45-120 or a Whitworth rifle to play with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 2306780, member: 60453"] yep. He really doesn't know a lot about snipers, long range matches, the Army sniping and shooting teams, the Marine sniping and shooting teams, the Creedmoor matches or the Civil War snipers, Indian War snipers, WWI or WWII ect. snipers. Carlos Hathcock probably never had a lucky shot in his life. He made the 2500 yard (i said meter before but I'm pretty sure it was in yards) three times. He used a specially machined mount which was attached to the .50 Browning HB machine gun and mounted a 20 power Unertl scope. He zeroed it at 2500 yards on a hillside across from his firebase because the range matched the part of the Ho Che Min trail he was interdicting, and he shot an ammo carrier on the trail. First he shot his bicycle and then he shot him when the carrier fired (far out of range) at the base. A few days later, he shot a NVR who walked up and exposed himself on the same hill where he had zeroed the .50. As to 1,000 yard shots, maybe he should review the history of the Camp Perry matches (which Hathcock won in 1967, I think). I do know Carlos used a 300WM for that 1,000 yard match, and on the last day he hit 7 V's (center of the bullseye; about a 12" circle with a V in it) to win. He was shooting in a 20 mph full value gusting wind. He recorded several 1,000+ kills in Vietnam with a model 70 in 30-06. There were several other snipers in both the Marines and the Army who did the same. This is a matter of record. All the kills and ranges were verified. Berdan had several snipers in both of his companies who made shots past 800 yards at Confederate officers during the Civil War that were verified, too. They're recorded in the Army's official histories. And yes, Billy Dixon got lucky, and he said so. But he took two ranging shots with the borrowed 50-90 Sharps first, so it wasn't that lucky. I would love to have a Sharps in 45-120 or a Whitworth rifle to play with. [/QUOTE]
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