The Story of Civil War Sniper Jack Hinson and His Rifle I can also recommend the book Jack Hinson’s One Man War, A Civil War Sniper by Lt. Col. Tom McKenney, USMC (Ret.)
Category: Snipers in History
Food for Thought
H/T Raconteur Report “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” – Newspaper advice column “The way to a man’s heart is through his sternum.”– Military marksmanship briefing And here some folks thought they’d never use anatomy class for anything worthwhile. 😉
Boers, Beans, Bullets and Bear Soup
Boers, Beans, Bullets, and Bear Soup – Parts 1 & 2 Nifty two part series on the history, tactics and arms of the Boers. Note: Although I disagree with many of the author’s opinions regarding rifle and caliber choices, as I have grown older I have found the best advice to new shooters is…
Hidden In Plain Sight: Camouflage & Movement From A USMC Scout Sniper
Hidden In Plain Sight: Camouflage & Movement From A USMC Scout Sniper An important concept is to stop, look, listen, smell, and plan (SLLSP). When moving across long distances, the environment can cause you fatigue, taking away your stealthies. Conduct an SLLSP. Stop all movement. Look around the area. Listen to your surroundings. Smell…
Bert Waldron: Nature versus Nurture, A Sniper’s Story
H/T American Partisan Bert Waldron: Nature versus Nurture, A Sniper’s Story When it comes to Vietnam-era Snipers, most folks always talk about GySgt. Carlos ‘Whitefeather’ Hathcock, USMC but have you heard of another American Bad-Ass by the name of Bert Waldron?
Know Your History: Russian Invasion of Finland, The Winter War 1939-1940
H/T VikingLife Blog Never under estimate a people that want to defend their culture and homeland. Holding out for three months against the might of the Soviet War Machine is not bad. Of course you cannot discuss the Winter War without discussing The White Death, Simo Hayha. Simo Hayha is proof that cultivating…
Shooting Your Enemy’s Leaders Seems To Work (In Cyrillic, At Least)
Shooting Your Enemy’s Leaders Seems To Work (In Cyrillic, At Least) I am all about learning lessons from the current Goat Rodeo in Ukraine to apply here at home where the real enemies are. One of those lessons is this: EVERY MAN a Rifleman! Because the Most Dangerous Thing in the World is a…
The White Death
The White Death
Sniper Wonderland
Sniper Wonderland Can you make a shot like this with your current DM or Sniper Rig? Have you even Doped Your Rig out to 600 yds? For the “Conerned Civilian” this is NOT a “Speciality” Skill-set! We all need to be able to make shots like this. Prepare for the Upcoming Spicy Taco Extravaganza…
5 Life Lessons Learned from USMC Scout Sniper School
From the Archives, 2016 A former Marine scout sniper shares life lessons from the Marine Corps’ Scout Sniper Basic Course. There is no shortage of popular culture lionizing snipers. From movies to books, legendary exploits are laced with evocative imagery. Alone, unafraid, heroically holding back enemy hoards with only a bolt gun. This captivation…