M-40 Sniper in Iraq

[Mike1911]

Two less bad guys.

http://shock.military.com/Shock/videos.do?displayContent=203118&ESRC=dod.nl

 

[ochmude]

You know that's a clip from a movie, right?

 

[iefstath]

that is from a movie...

 

[Mike1911]

You know that's a clip from a movie, right?

No I didn't. Do you know which movie?

 

[ochmude]

Generation Kill, based on the book of the same name. More a mini-series than a movie, really. Think "Band of Brothers" but in Iraq.

 

[ChevyGuy91]

What show was that from?

NM I was a bit late.

 

[News Shooter]

I still liked the melon explosion

 

[Flyer007]

Was a short series called Generation Kill

 

[Tim94gt]

It's pretty a good series, I watched one episode and ended up watching the whole season on demand.

 

[ochmude]

It's a true story, though, so technically your OP was still technically correct .

 

[kingfisher]

Mike1911, I just went to your website. You've got some nice stuff!

 

[joehaus]

Speaking of movies. Check out "Hurt Locker" that was a great flick relative to this topic.

 

[0311]

That scene is well done. On the DVD you can actually see the vapor trail of the round.

 

[TheWookie]

Well done, but hardly perfect.

1. When he ranged him he said, niner-seven-niner = 979 yards? I assume? At that distance you're not taking head shots, because the target would be very small

2. That scope had 4 mil-dots, but standard USMC mil-dot reticle has 5 mil-dots.

3. He said, "wind, moving from west to east, quarter value" - west to east is full value, and also the speed is important, duh.

That's why I can't watch those shows.......

 

[scooter]

I still liked the melon explosion

 

[oneswithfunes]

I call that 416 yards.

 

[meth0d]

One of my favorite television series everrrrrrr

 

[Kid Presentable]

no i have to check it out...hopefully netflix will have it on instant gueue

 

[ochmude]

no i have to check it out...hopefully netflix will have it on instant gueue

I just checked. They have it available for rent, but instant view isn't yet enabled for it.

 

[Jose]

Well done, but hardly perfect.

1. When he ranged him he said, niner-seven-niner = 979 yards? I assume? At that distance you're not taking head shots, because the target would be very small

2. That scope had 4 mil-dots, but standard USMC mil-dot reticle has 5 mil-dots.

3. He said, "wind, moving from west to east, quarter value" - west to east is full value, and also the speed is important, duh.

+1

 

[Stef]

Well done, but hardly perfect.

1. When he ranged him he said, niner-seven-niner = 979 yards? I assume? At that distance you're not taking head shots, because the target would be very small

2. That scope had 4 mil-dots, but standard USMC mil-dot reticle has 5 mil-dots.

3. He said, "wind, moving from west to east, quarter value" - west to east is full value, and also the speed is important, duh.

That's why I can't watch those shows.......

It's more than a little strange because the spotter in that scene was played by the real Sgt. Rodolfo 'Rudy' Reyes.

 

[ochmude]

It's more than a little strange because the spotter in that scene was played by the real Sgt. Rodolfo 'Rudy' Reyes.

Good point, he was playing himself. I forgot about that.

 

[jasons]

Well done, but hardly perfect.

1. When he ranged him he said, niner-seven-niner = 979 yards? I assume? At that distance you're not taking head shots, because the target would be very small

2. That scope had 4 mil-dots, but standard USMC mil-dot reticle has 5 mil-dots.

3. He said, "wind, moving from west to east, quarter value" - west to east is full value, and also the speed is important, duh.

That's why I can't watch those shows.......

1. You are if the target has his finger on an RPG launcher. Nothing says "lights out" like a head shot. And yeah - that would be 979 yards (which for those guys is well within "safe" distance for a head shot.)

2. Meh. Artistic license.

3. West to East is not necessarily full value. It's all about the angle of the wind - compass direction is irrelevant. If the wind is blowing at a 90 degree angle it's full value, if it's blowing at a 0 degree angle it's no value. For example, if your target is due West (or due East) then West to East wind would be no value, but if it's due North or South it would be full value. (Speed is important though.)


EDIT: Much better explanation here: http://www.rifleshootermag.com/shooting_tips/determing_wind_values/

 

[oneswithfunes]

1. You are if the target has his finger on an RPG launcher. Nothing says "lights out" like a head shot. And yeah - that would be 979 yards (which for those guys is well within "safe" distance for a head shot.)

Its a movie. A cold bore shot at just under 1k is not the norm.

 

[Sprocket]

I saw the Hurt Locker - very interesting movie - no clue how accurate it is but certainly eye opening.

 

[jasons]

Its a movie. A cold bore shot at just under 1k is not the norm.

IMHO we should give Rudy Reyes some artistic license on this one. Not very many of us can say we've made the shots that he's made. I sure can't.

 

[oneswithfunes]

All I am saying is that hitting a 6" target with a weapon that shoots 5" groups at that distance is far from the norm.

 

[jasons]

All I am saying is that hitting a 6" target with a weapon that shoots 5" groups at that distance is far from the norm.

And all I'm saying is that Reyes is a Marine Recon combat vet and if he wants to "embellish" a bit I say let him.

 

[oneswithfunes]

Gotcha. +1

 

[ochmude]

And all I'm saying is that Reyes is a Marine Recon combat vet and if he wants to "embellish" a bit I say let him.

Especially since he was playing himself in a movie* about what he and the rest of the unit actually did in country. If he wants to make the fish a little bigger than it was, I say go for it .

*based on a book, based on a magazine article