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This is a fascinating website. Shows pretty much all of the top snipers since World War I.

http://www.snipercentral.com/snipers.htm

Funny you mention snipers, I was just watching an episode about sniper training on "Weaponology" on the Military Channel this morning . Man, do they go through some ROUGH training. It was cool to see what kind of tests they have to go through. Good stuff.

I am a little ticked that no Canadian snippers listed after WW2 even tho in afganastan, top snipper there is Canadian. Hell guy holds records for longest combat sniper kill. US actually tried to give the guy a medal but Canadian politics screwed him and would not allow him to have it. I really need to find the news articles I had on this guy. There are also other Canadian Snippers I would put up against US snippers any day who would be at least on par in there caliber.

Tho I am surprised there is also no British and German snippers listed for WW1. I know Canada had some of the top, but British army had there big game hunters out on the line as snippers and training other snippers, so they had some good ones. And The reason they brought in these big game guys is because the Germans had snippers picking off British and French troops.

Also where s the Vietnam snipper who went up against the US snipper king in Vietnam, they where close to being equals if the stories are true.

And to toss in one more, no mention of russian snippers in afganastan from the 80's where I know russans had some success with them.

Basiclly cool list but VERY incomplete

don't get snipped by those snippers. Although over here we just call it getting "bobbited."

Lol!

Veg, you should write a book and call it How Not To Spell.

Try using the Firefox browser, it has a spell check built in. ;)

VEGETA wrote:I am a little ticked that no Canadian snippers listed after WW2 even tho in afganastan, top snipper there is Canadian.

Well, that probably has to do with the fact that the campaign in Afghanistan is not in the list.

who cares what country they are from, really??? ;)

that training is not that tough. there are a lot more physically and mentally demanding schools in the Army.

Steel wrote: that training is not that tough. there are a lot more physically and mentally demanding schools in the Army.

I'm curious to know which ones. Maybe stuff like Delta Force?

As they say when you think you've reached the breaking point and you are one of the gifted few who has the mental strength to take that extra step, crawl that extra mile hold your breath just a little bit longer to see the mission thru then thats the mark of a specialist.

We know that ALL special forces training is demanding on the mind body and soul but most think its designed to teach you to execute missions with razor sharp accuracy and precision when its actually the opposite, they are actually training you first and formost to go up against incredible odds and bring death and destruction to the enemies front door and if anything goes wrong you have the training to solve the problem, precision and accuracy is a nice little bonus in the cracker jack box that is automatic in its execution of the mission a mere afterthought, what way do they know other than perfection.

If that wasn't the case then HELL WEEK during SEAL training would be a mute point and S.E.A.R. School why bother right!

DA

http://forum.gorillamask.net/archive/in ... 18468.html

Just an article I found, I am still looking to see how tru it is.

DA

Veg, snipers dont keep score cards....your refering to the Canadian sniper team that beat Hathcocks distance record using a specialized one off LD .50 sniper rifle. Remember, Hathcock made his shot after man-packing in a M2 .50 with the tripod and had a Gen1 Starlight 10x scope....

Just saying....=)

Still a combat kill, took 3 shots, first over guys head second hit the guys pack 3rd toasted the guy. Maybe a moded up gun but still sick. also not the only kill that sniper team made. They where well know over there by the US and Canadian military. they are still easily some if not the top snippers in afganastan. Actually surprised other snippers from afganastan including
US snippers are not mentioned at all. Like I said incomplete list.

Here is a artical on the subject, not the same one I read tho

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/713521/posts

also another on canadian snipers in recent years

http://www.snipercountry.com/Articles/B ... sSpeak.asp


I am not trying to say Canadian snippers are the best, but saying list is very incomplete as even British, German, Canadian and Vietnam snippers are not even included in there respective arenas that are listed. Hell even Us snippers missed as there are Us teams from Afganastan that get overlooked.


Tho I am looking for snipers in history now lol, hard to find info on the net I want. Only reason the Canadians all over the net is the range thing.

Another one shoot and interesting. Also not video link there, not work safe video
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1851479/posts

Veg, in the link you posted, there is one "P" in Sniper. Lol!

I'm the first one to make a Dual Bladder Scraper in COH!

TD