Out of Nowhere: A history of the military sniper, from the Sharpshooter to Afghanistan by Martin Pegler

Out of Nowhere: A history of the military sniper, from the Sharpshooter to Afghanistan Martin Pegler ebook
Format: pdf
ISBN: 9781849086455
Publisher: Osprey Publishing, Limited
Page: 296

Some of the standard infantry rifles of World Wars I and II had sights that ranged out to more than 2,000 yards (1800 meters), and infantry soldiers trained to engage area targets even out to those ranges. A roundtable discussion I attended with the Army's Program Executive Office Soldier last month at Aberdeen Test Center, Md. May 21, 2011 - The declaration, delivered as matter-of-factly as if making small talk about the dreary May weather outside, alters a conversation that had been focused on Feherty's latest obsession: military sniper rifles and his meticulous making of high-grade bullets A bullet two-tenths of a gram off that explodes from the barrel of a sniper rifle favored by military sharpshooters can veer 10 feet off course at 800 yards, he explains. May 25, 2010 - The Times (the British one) has a story about the continuing debate over the 7.62mm round versus the 5.56mm as employed in the long range firefights in Afghanistan. Scope for long range kills, this would emphasize the skill needed to become a sharpshooter in killing floor, especially with the most high-end weapon. A Quick Bit of History Sniper is a term of excellence in the Russian Army. A roundly written script lavishes attention on everyone, and ritual humiliations repaid with touching arcs and denouements for all the virginity-afflicted participants. Feherty had a history with hunting and shotguns. Oct 9, 2011 - Out of Nowhere: A History of the Military Sniper, from the Sharpshooter to Afghanistan (General Military). Apr 26, 2009 - Parisian life took on a fresh romantic sheen when Audrey Tautou's naive cafe waitress sets out on a quest for love and beauty after finding a stranger's forgotten childhood treasure. American Pie (Paul Weitz, 1999) The most likeable teen grossout comedy, character is never forgotten in American Pie. The police equivalent are Sharpshooters. It led to an interesting discussion about wound dynamics, the “wound channel” and the “bleed out .. We also need to acquire M-110 rifles for our sharpshooters and experts. As in Western Armies, snipers are expert marksmen who hunt their prey and have special weapons and training to conduct long-range killing.