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Forum: Guns
05-03-2005, 04:10 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 9,657
Posted By fl0at

RE: sniper rifle for hunting?

I can understand how ya'll had understrength platoons. In Afghanistan and Iraq, we were T/O, and will be again when we head back over. All our crew-served have a-gunners, and the gunner only...
Forum: Guns
05-03-2005, 03:10 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 9,657
Posted By fl0at

RE: sniper rifle for hunting?

Doctorinally it was still a crew-served weapon, though. I doubt you carried the tripod, ammo, spare barrel, tools and the 60, and if you did, I fear you because you must be one hell of a big guy.
Forum: Guns
05-03-2005, 02:29 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 9,657
Posted By fl0at

RE: sniper rifle for hunting?

To dive back into this, yet again.

The M4 is a Carbine, but not a machine gun. The Stoner 63A was a modular, as I said, weapon that could be configured as a Carbine, or a weapon similar to the...
Forum: Guns
05-02-2005, 05:31 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 9,657
Posted By fl0at

RE: sniper rifle for hunting?

oldgrunt, I'll take your advice to heart and tone down. I'm more inclined though to say that your rifle can be considered a "sniper rifle." I know you remember that Hathcock used a Model 70 in...
Forum: Guns
04-30-2005, 09:18 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 9,657
Posted By fl0at

RE: sniper rifle for hunting?

Agreed, let's not split hairs any longer.
Forum: Guns
04-30-2005, 08:28 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 9,657
Posted By fl0at

RE: sniper rifle for hunting?

I'd hope you saw it coming, I made it pretty easy for you.

EDIT: I am in no way saying that the Army has not produced some of the best sniper's in the world. The man with the highest confirmed...
Forum: Guns
04-30-2005, 08:16 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 9,657
Posted By fl0at

RE: sniper rifle for hunting?

First of all kid, I'm not in the Army. I am a Marine. Hence the def of a MARINE Scout/Sniper. Hence the mentioning of 10th Marines, who are Arty. Hence the use of LAR, who are Marines.

Now,...
Forum: Guns
04-28-2005, 04:03 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 9,657
Posted By fl0at

RE: sniper rifle for hunting?

In response big, I'd say that they should. This is not a pissing match, but more of an awareness. If you all, who are well developed and experienced gun owners and hunters start using words such as...
Forum: Guns
04-28-2005, 03:12 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 9,657
Posted By fl0at

RE: sniper rifle for hunting?

You can believe me, as this is my job.. or you can believe what you read on the net. Choice is yours.

That max eff for their listing is wrong, though.. it's over 1800m
Forum: Guns
04-27-2005, 02:08 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 9,657
Posted By fl0at

RE: sniper rifle for hunting?

The definition of a Marine Scout/Sniper: "A Marine highly skilled in field craft and marksmanship who delievers long range precision fire at selected targets from concealed positions in support of...
Forum: Guns
04-26-2005, 03:03 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 9,657
Posted By fl0at

RE: sniper rifle for hunting?

I don't see how that puts MOA into a relavent context.

First of all, a .50 BMG, such as the Barret, isn't a sniper rifle, it is a SASR, Special Applications, Scoped Rifle, simply because it...
Forum: Guns
04-26-2005, 02:31 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 9,657
Posted By fl0at

RE: sniper rifle for hunting?

I'm with a Scout/Sniper Platoon, and though I am only in week 4 of sniper school at Stone Bay, I'd have to go ahead and say that yes, a "sniper rifle" can be classified as any rifle that holds 1, not...
Forum: Guns
04-24-2005, 12:23 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 9,657
Posted By fl0at

RE: sniper rifle for hunting?

To be considered a "sniper rifle," the rifle has to be capable of holding a MOA (minute of angle), regardless of barrel weight, length, twist, or optics. But, most rifles that can do that have a...
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