They are task organized as a highly trained six man team capable of conducting specific missions behind enemy lines. Skip to content. Presented in lesson-plan format, the U. The sniper's training, combined with the inherent accuracy of his rifle, firmly establishes him as a valuable addition to the Supporting arms available to the infantry commander. The Scout Sniper is a Marine highly skilled in fieldcraft and marksmanship who delivers long range, precision fire at selected targets from concealed positions.
The primary mission of a sniper in combat is to support combat operations by delivering precision fire on selected targets from concealed positions. The sniper also has a secondary mission of gathering information for intelligence purposes. It outlines lessons on sniping, care and cleaning of the M40A1 sniper rifle and equipment, sights, camouflage, the effects of weather, range-estimation techniques, target detection and selection, offensive and defensive employment, construction and occupation of hides, mental conditioning and more.
Samples score cards, observation logs and range estimation score sheets. However, being designed for obsolete pre-digital printing techniques, the clarity of its text and images was not up to the standard expected by modern audiences. Acting on reader feedback received, Carlile Media brings you the new, remastered edition: thoroughly and painstakingly re-created and freshly-illustrated to bring you the best possible experience of this unique work: The entire text has been completely re-created and typeset from scratch for diamond-clear readability.
No part of the original files have been re-used. Every photograph has been evaluated and, in almost every case, replaced with up-to-date, clear photos from the Corps' archives. All line-drawing illustrations have been either re-drawn completely, or up-converted to vector files for excellent visual clarity. Read more about the stellar improvements in the new Publisher's Introduction. The indispensable manual for service personnel, civilian contractors, law enforcement, competition shooters, hunters, preppers, and more.
Created and trusted by the United States Marine Corps. Samples score cards, observation logs and range estimation score sheets. Feel the weight of the gruesome and tragic loss of eight men whose lives were taken in the line of duty. Journey through his battle to face the scars and shadows that followed him long after his time serving in the military was over.
On July 2, , three Afghan males crowded on a motorcycle and sped down a Taliban-controlled dirt road toward Lt. In a split-second decision, Lorance ordered his men to fire. When no weapons were found on the Afghan bodies, the Army prosecuted Lorance for murder.
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It is a history that incorporates vampires, serial killers and rapists as well as institutionalized killers such as the Aztec high priests and Spanish Inquisitors whomurdered in the name of religion. They took each partially apart and discussed the parts, how to load it, hold it and prepare the shot. It was a long rifle. The scope had a sweet spot where the focus at feet was perfect. I had to try several times to be able to find the sweet spot when I went to use the scope.
I knew the more I used it the more used to it I would become. That is the sweetest rifle I ever handled. No recoil at all. I had it jammed into my shoulder just in case, but I didn't need that. The rifle felt so smooth when I glided my hand over it. It was beautiful. I had never used such a sweet firearm in my life. The steel target was so distant, you couldn't see the bullet hit it. You waited for the sound bouncing back to you.
I hit the target each time, usually within the bullseye. That target was so distant, we motored over to it to see the holes in the steel. I looked around for bent ammunition, but couldn't find any. Friends with whom I go shooting are always amazed at my skill zeroing in on the bullseyes. With smaller ammunition and more shots, I may have an array in one area of the target which I can correct quickly.
The ammunition was all loaded by the Marines. I felt guilty using their time, equipment and ammunition. We used the yard target before moving to a new site with a yard target. We put a blue tarp on the ground to catch the cartridges for reuse. That hanging target base was wooden upon which we posted paper targets. After a round of shots, we would walk up to it to see how we did, walk back, make corrections and shoot a set again.
I used the yard target, pictured to the left, different days with different rifles.
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