Quote Originally Posted by Steve Blair View Post
I'm sure folks like slapout might have some input as well, especially regarding LE snipers and considerations from their realm that might prove useful for COIN.

Hi Steve, I never did the sniper thing personally but they are heavily used in the ISR role often connected with counter-drug ops (especially in rural areas) usually with ROE of self defense only. When they are used with SWAT teams during hostage rescue is where you see them in the precision strike mode as Dave says.

Despite the TV Bulls.... about them being a bunch of wackos, my experience has been these guys are more like engineers up to and including doing some of their machine shop type stuff. These guys would measure and weigh everything Any symptom that you are somehow unstable and you would be off the team.