There is a long standing correlation between hunters and snipers. There is also a divide among hunters when it comes to the distance that regulates an ethical shot. Ethics are always complicated and shooting has, is and always will be a skill based endeavor. Hunting, regardless of how you go about it, ends up being, “all about the shot.” To read the …
I have been credited with creating the term “tactard.” It’s a word I use to describe those who live in a tactical dream land where every nuance of guns, ammo, tactics, clothing and anything remotely related, are debated to the infinite extreme. You’ve all seen them, they cannot go to the range without their cargo pants with a built-in tourniquet or their …
An American study revealed that in the First World War it took about 7,000 rounds of small arms ammunition to kill a single enemy soldier. By the time of the Vietnam War, this had risen to abort 25,000 rounds. The average Sniper requires 1.3 rounds.1 THE SNIPER The military sniper has been around a long time. During the Seven Years War (1756-63) …
