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Knowing what "right" looks like is hard for a lot of folks, because in all honesty, they really don't know. To make matters worse, their idea of right can at times be very, very skewed. It is even...

Eh, $30 is a little out there for something that is going to get added to my queue of a dozen other books...but just maybe.

What's your impression of it GS?

Even more importantly, don't spazz out with the first crack of an errant round if the sniper has missed, but rather try to listen for the wump of the rifle's report, and note the direction it comes...

Holy crap!!! Awesome post. I had never seen or heard of that document before, and seeing as how I am grinding through a compilation of Kipling's war stories and poetry, which has a lot on...

Chris, I really agree with your point re: symptom vs. problem. It is predominantly a training issue.

The Afghans are typically gone, after having first their burt for Allah, by that point.

Conventional peer-to-peer combat?...er, maybe.

Fuchs,

I don't know if your points are comments on my points, in part I think because of language misunderstanding.

I'm scratching my head about your periscope comment. I know you advocate...

David, good to see you direct some traffic on this. Some of the practical things I've learned (old and new) are:

-You can assume that you are always under observation. That's the very first...

Firn,

I don't recall you ever making the statement out loud, but are you a trained sniper or SDM? Your posts lead me to believe that you are.

For me, Ken has broken this issue down into a basic capabilities statement, which is an excellent jumping off point.

-What would we have a DM (or sharpshooter if you like) do in the performance of...

My, my, my. That would be a splendid idea given the inherent complexity of heavier weapons. The difficulty lies in that it isn't easy to grow Marine Gunners. At least in the Corps, there would...

Could you provide a little more detail as to why you believe those two statements?

The Marine Corps' current rifleman, armed with a rifle combat optic, M16A4, and Gripod combination VFG/bipod closely approximates what a squad designated marksman needs to be capable of, if we ever...

Patton,

I moved this here because it falls in better as a request for information. If you haven't visited there before, snipercountry.com has several pieces on the history of sniping through...