Monday, February 16, 2009

Marksmanship Returns in Afghanistan

One shot, long range. Only not in our favor.

"Spray and pray" may have its uses for up-close and personal. But where sight lines can exceed a couple hundred meters, I suspect that there is a certain amount of psychological effectiveness to hearing one shot and seeing one of your mates keel over.

There is a reason why sharpshooters have been feared on the battlefield for over 200 years.

2 comments:

  1. we are fighting back, you gotta read this

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1145667/Pictured-The-supergun-kills-mile--camouflaged-crackshots-using-Taliban.html

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  2. I wish I had my .303 Enfield back.

    I love shooting very long distances with open sights and it's easy to do here. If there are two of you binocs can verify better.

    You may stand a pretty good chance on the first shot but you sure as hell better not take that same chance on the second even if your over a mile away. Fun stuff.

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