Jesse C. Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 15 hours ago, a.d._510_n_ok said: For 35 Years, The Longest Sniper Kill Was With a Ma-Duece Posted July 28, 2016 in Daily News by Nathan S with 79 CommentsTags: .50, BMG, Browning, M2, Ma Duece, Snipers, Vietnam While the current record for the longest “confirmed” sniper kill is over 2,700 yards (just over 1.5) miles, with a .338 Lapua Magnum round, for nearly 35 years the record stood not with a traditional centerfire rifle, but with a modified M2 Browning Heavy Machine Gun, affectionately known as the “Ma Duece” The “sniper?” None other than the famous US Marine Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock III. Using a 8x scope common for the era (a Unertl), Hathcock engaged the Vietcong from a stabilized tripod mounted M2. Per the book Inside the Crosshairs: Snipers in Veitnam, by Colonel Michael Lee Lannig stated that Hathcock engaged a moving target on a bicycle at over 2,500 yards, requiring two shots. Follow the The Firearm Blog Daily News Channel Hathcock’s first round disabled the bicycle (blowing off the handlebars), the second struck the enemy soldier in the chest. The record stood for over 35 years including US missions in various low-intensity conflicts such as Somalia, Panama, etc., and larger wars including Desert Storm. It was finally broken in 2002 by a Canadian sniper using the same round, albeit this time in a purpose-built highly-accurate platform using likewise purpose-built ammunition. Gunnery Sergeant Hathcock is still a legend within and outside the Marine Corps. Post-Vietnam, Hathcockhelped established the Marine Corp’s Scout Sniper school along with training the best of Tier 1 units including Navy SEALS, Army Delta, and others. 3 Quote Link to comment
tr8er Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 28 minutes ago, VFR800 said: Holy fuck! That is not okay. That trucker needs a lesson, hopefully not at the cost of a life. Was lucky when I got my lesson on this. 2 Quote Link to comment
tr8er Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 Good to know I can just use the bumper. That would have been good to know... 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 I've done this. Messing with the driveshaft '55 chev with no rear axle. If I hadn't kicked the spare under the bumper.... Took 6 people to lift it off me. 2 Quote Link to comment
a.d._510_n_ok Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 12 hours ago, datzenmike said: I've done this. Massing with the driveshaft '55 chev with no rear axle. If I hadn't kicked the spare under the bumper.... Took 6 people to lift it off me. circa 2003, I was hauling a load of ready mix through the vanilla hood when I saw a gaggle of EMTs and cops surrounding a third gen Camaro with no wheels on it and sitting flat on the ground. As I made my turn, I could see legs (still moving) protruding from underneath. 1 Quote Link to comment
VFR800 Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 cuzwellregulatedmilitia Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 5 hours ago, VFR800 said: cuzwellregulatedmilitia 1 Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 Ban guns, this isn't the wild west anymore. Keep the borders open, just like the wild west. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
john510 Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 WTF is this shit ? wrong forum. 3 Quote Link to comment
tr8er Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 My favorite memes are the ones where people that speak English with atrocious grammar say “Speak English, this is America”. The America’s have over 1000 native languages between them. English having been here less time than any of them... Bigots myopic handicap. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 I'm traumatized now, too many guns and dick pics for one page..... Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 5 hours ago, Jesse C. said: Might explain the driving too.... 1 2 Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 (edited) Mike, you try so damn hard, but that's about as funny as a pile of dead puppies. Edited November 2, 2018 by paradime 1 1 Quote Link to comment
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