Tears of the Sun Snipers

[TaxPhd]

Oops! Misread your post, Porter. Reread it, and you are very clear on what a SSG is. Sorry.

 

[EchoSixMike]

Lots of guys in the military don't know very much, they generally don't matter either. Some guys become very proficient yet don't know much about their tools, these guys are useful. A few get very good and know everything there is to know about every aspect of their job. These few are priceless because they are essential to the entire concept of special operations warfare.

S/F...Ken M

 

[Handy]

Art,

You don't have to tell me that. My last post was making fun of my "experience" as much as teasing Dude for his dismissiveness.

I listen to anyone makes a good case and wish for the same when I post.

 

[MrAcheson]

Weapons are only part of the equation. Tactics are often far more important to an engagement. Just for fun, people used to put Vets against whiz kids in "combat" games like Battletech. The Vets couldn't work the controls worth a damn, but they still won because they had a better understanding of small unit tactics.

 

[Art Eatman]

Aw, Handy, sometimes I do sorta go to preachin' to the choir...

, Art

 

[Gordon]

BTW, Art did that carbine jam on full auto or did it run smooth?

 

[Art Eatman]

Amazing how a little bit of lubricant makes metal parts slide smoothly! My dear ol' granddaddy taught me that. I wound up with the only remaining go-banging Garand, during a Basic Training "Transition Firing Course" on account of cheating and taking a little can of gun oil to the range. The other guys' rifles were all nice and dry for white-glove inspections.

My M2 always chattered happily. Like the old Bryl-Creem ad sez, "A little dab'll do ya."

, Art

 

[tommytrauma]

Dude,

Pretty 'interesting' stuff you armchair commandos are posting on this thread.

......actually it's laughable!!

What is amusingly obvious is that those of you who were never in the Military......... don’t know jack about the Military. Do go on with your ‘training’ though and keep ‘playing guns’....paintball and airsoft style as it will put you ahead of %99 of the Military. Oh, and don’t forget watching war movies and giving your ‘expert’ opinions.

Please continue!

Hmmm, a bunch of guys on a firearms discussion board discussing the guns used in the latest popular action adventure movie. You feel a need to express your contempt because... why?