Sniper show

[bilgerat]

Anyone catch "Sniper: Inside The Crosshairs" on the History Channel ?

Man, this show blew my mind. They featured, among several, Carlos Hathcock who shot an enemy sniper through his own sight and out the back of his head in Vietnam. They also had Robert Furlong, who killed a Taliban member from 1.5 miles, yes miles. Supposed to be the longest kill shot in history. I know jack squat about firearms, but this show was fascinating.

[Root beer]

I've seen couple sniper show on military channel. Blew my mind. One marine sniper in Iraq shot a insurgent 1700 yards away. He was on a rooftop of a building, and he shot at an downward angle with wind blowing in his face. Fascinating shot. To make it more fascinating, he set up his scope to make the shot within few seconds under pressure.

[bass or bass ?]

Yeah, it was a great show. I'm quite familiar with Gunny Hathcock's accomplishments.

[microman]

the new record is 2 miles away,

and it was with a m240 mg

[Dan:]

the new record is 2 miles away,

and it was with a m240 mg

Are you sure? That doesn't sound right. I have a hard time believing a 7.62 machine gun has the longest kill shot instead of something like a 50 cal bolt action rifle.

[skunked_again]

Anyone catch "Sniper: Inside The Crosshairs" on the History Channel ?

Man, this show blew my mind. They featured, among several, Carlos Hathcock who shot an enemy sniper through his own sight and out the back of his head in Vietnam. They also had Robert Furlong, who killed a Taliban member from 1.5 miles, yes miles. Supposed to be the longest kill shot in history. I know jack squat about firearms, but this show was fascinating.

i think theres still a little folklore around that kill.

[fish-fighting-illini]

I almost watched it darn I wish that I had.

[soccplayer07]

i did a search on my fios box and couldn't find it. anyone know if its on fios?

[Dan:]

aaron, it should be on sometime soon. It's one of those shows that they replay over and over again at random times like 10am on a Thursday or something.

[bassfisherjk]

Yes we watched it,man those guys are amazing!

[seyone]

that was a pretty good show, very interesting.

[tbird]

Carlos Hathcock has a book written about him , I think it's called 99 confirmed kills.

It tells about his time over in Vietnam. Interesting read.

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[CanalStalkin]

Didn't he have a book called "one shot one kill"? I have read bits and pieces of it and it was awesome.

[tbird]

Didn't he have a book called "one shot one kill"? I have read bits and pieces of it and it was awesome.

Maybe that's the name of it ,it's been some time ago since I read it.

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[Thai]

Simo Hayha = Most badass sniper to ever live

505 Confirmed kills

542 if you count the poor shmoes whos bodies they never found...

Did I mention he was shooting a Mosin-Nagant Model 28 rifle with no scope?

Simo has been credited with at least 700 kills all together

[shootermcbob]

The book about Gunnery SGT. Carlos Hathcock was titled "Marine Sniper, 93 Confirmed Kills" and the part where he shot the other sniper thru his scope was confirmed by his spotter whose name was John Burke.

[jdw174]

Hathcock also hit a VC, moving on a bicycle, at close to a mile using an M2 Browning .50 with a scope mounted on it.  That's from his book.

[done]

They do a sniper competition here in Gastonia, NC every year. Get teams from all over. It is real cool to see.

I am not a sharpshooter by any means, but I know enough about shooting to really appreciate the talent these men have. Not JUST the shooting part but in the patience and skill they have to sneak up on a target without being noticed.

[bweave09]

that show is awesome