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<blockquote data-quote="wildcat" data-source="post: 99792" data-attributes="member: 4557"><p>GG, the USMC goes through a very extensive sniper school. It is called Scout Sniper School. I don't think the Army has a specific high tech sniper school, just the basic one you saw. I know the Rangers and Special Forces (Green B's) guys get extensive sniper training. Usually one of their members, in the team, is designated a sniper. The Marines Scout Sniper School does train their snipers on ballistics, reading wind, judging and reading elevation, understaning the mildot reticle and camo and stalking techniques. The Marines sniper rifle is pretty high tech from what I understand. I know they use the McMillan A-4 stock and there actions and barrels are highly tuned. I the think they also use Unertle Scopes, I think that's how you spell it. Sorry for the spelling, I don't have spell check. I believe they use the 308, or as they refer to it the 7.62, the 300 Win Mag and the 50 BMG. I don't know if any of are Special ops groups, Seals, Green B's, Rangers, Delta Force, Scout Snipers, are using the 338 Lupas. I do know that the British Royal Marines have a very intensive sniper school and that they have a very specialized group of elite snipers that use the 338 Lupa extensively. There was a show on the Discovery channel that discussed this same topic. It showed that the Marines and Army both have special armories that specialize in customizing the ammo for their sniper rifles such as, weighing each powder charge one at a time, case trimming, cleaning primer pockets and flash holes, neck turning, weighting cases and bullets and checking for run out. I have friends that served in Desert Storm, and one of my friends is currently a memeber of the Marines elite Delta force, and he is currently in Iraq conducting special ops. He is the one that told me about the Marines Sniper school and how hard it is. The Discovery channel dedicated a whole afternoon on snipers. I believe it was on February 13, 2006, when I watched it. I think it started at around 12:00 PM and went to 6:00 PM. They had a show on Military Snipers, Secret Service Snipers, FBI Snipers, Local and State Police Snipers, SWAT Snipers and British and Canadian Military Snipers. Apparently, a Sniper in the Canadian Army holds the cuurent record for the longest kill ever recorded during battle. The shot was taken in Afganastan, at a Talaban Fighter. Any how, this is a great topic.</p><p></p><p>Thanks, Wildcat</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wildcat, post: 99792, member: 4557"] GG, the USMC goes through a very extensive sniper school. It is called Scout Sniper School. I don't think the Army has a specific high tech sniper school, just the basic one you saw. I know the Rangers and Special Forces (Green B's) guys get extensive sniper training. Usually one of their members, in the team, is designated a sniper. The Marines Scout Sniper School does train their snipers on ballistics, reading wind, judging and reading elevation, understaning the mildot reticle and camo and stalking techniques. The Marines sniper rifle is pretty high tech from what I understand. I know they use the McMillan A-4 stock and there actions and barrels are highly tuned. I the think they also use Unertle Scopes, I think that's how you spell it. Sorry for the spelling, I don't have spell check. I believe they use the 308, or as they refer to it the 7.62, the 300 Win Mag and the 50 BMG. I don't know if any of are Special ops groups, Seals, Green B's, Rangers, Delta Force, Scout Snipers, are using the 338 Lupas. I do know that the British Royal Marines have a very intensive sniper school and that they have a very specialized group of elite snipers that use the 338 Lupa extensively. There was a show on the Discovery channel that discussed this same topic. It showed that the Marines and Army both have special armories that specialize in customizing the ammo for their sniper rifles such as, weighing each powder charge one at a time, case trimming, cleaning primer pockets and flash holes, neck turning, weighting cases and bullets and checking for run out. I have friends that served in Desert Storm, and one of my friends is currently a memeber of the Marines elite Delta force, and he is currently in Iraq conducting special ops. He is the one that told me about the Marines Sniper school and how hard it is. The Discovery channel dedicated a whole afternoon on snipers. I believe it was on February 13, 2006, when I watched it. I think it started at around 12:00 PM and went to 6:00 PM. They had a show on Military Snipers, Secret Service Snipers, FBI Snipers, Local and State Police Snipers, SWAT Snipers and British and Canadian Military Snipers. Apparently, a Sniper in the Canadian Army holds the cuurent record for the longest kill ever recorded during battle. The shot was taken in Afganastan, at a Talaban Fighter. Any how, this is a great topic. Thanks, Wildcat [/QUOTE]
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