can anyone tell me the history of the sniper rifle?
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there is no actual history of the rifle, any rifle can be used for sniping. Snipers were actually british hunters who hunted for snipes (a bird with acute senses for spotting danger).
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browning made it a lever action (blr) up until 1982-84. other than that it's pretty much a piece of history.
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You have not really given enough info to answer.  What is its condition.   One way for you to find out is to go to library and look in the Blue Book Of Gun Values.
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The local Library is filled with books on the subject. Many magazines as well. There were a wide varity of weapons used. But for some thing quick try these: http://www.nps.gov/gett \nhttp://www.civilwarhome.com/ & http://www.civilwarweapons.net
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The rifle with the helmet have been symbols of fallen soldiers since WWI. The rifle was stuck in the ground with the dog tags so the soldier could be located and identified at a later time. The boots were left so if another soldier came along and needed a pair then he could trade out boots.
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Good evening Major,I'm a retired Sergeant in the U.S. Army, possibly at the same time as yourself,oh well.Man, our Country's have really put us lifers through some stuff HUH? Late December 1966,Kontoum Provence,Search & Destroy,monsoon, my Stevens & Savage 12 Ga. Pump shotgun lost a spring,an important spring,Ord. had to have the weapon to fix it. The only replacement weapon was a captured Kalishnikaugh,Model 47.I had that weapon five(5) days,it saw action twice,two good fire......the 47 was flawless,I didn't want to give it up when that hillbilly shotgun came back,it was and is the World's finest Gererilla warfare weapon......Sir.It's almost mid-night here, whatever time it is there Sir,I hope you're good!
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Both the XM8 and the OICW have been scraped. The problem of these to models of weapons was really cost vs. benefits. Simply put, the benefits of putting these models of weapons into production just wasn't enough to make up for the cost. All of the benefits of these models can be replicated by add-ons to the current weapons platform, the M4A4. However, The SCAR has recently been put into service as an SF weapons platform. Major selling point was the ability to convert from 5.56 to 7.62. Thats all i know hope it helps. HOOOAAAHHH!
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Scout Sniper is the official title for U.S. Marine Snipers. It refers to the fact it's a two part job.  In addition to shooting, the job of the team is Intel collection. They operate behind the lines. They work in 2 man teams. They carry radios to call in arty. or air strikes on targets. They sketch digrams of postions. They spend hours hidden watching with binoculars at the enemy. This is the kind of first hand battle feild intel you can't get from a drone or Satellite.\nAs for what types are there? Basically 2. Law enforcement ( swat, secret service, FBI, state police) & Military. While both are snipers, the jobs and methods are different. A police sniper is generally defensive & short ranged ( on a roof top watching a hostage rescue or doing counter sniper work).  For very detailed look on sniping visit my friends at http://www.snipercountry.com
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If you have access to Usenet, post this question to rec.guns.  If there's an answer, someone there will know it, I guarantee it.
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Contact Colt directly with the info you supplied here, they'll be able to tell you the exact date it was manufactured, where it was shipped to, and probably a little bit about it's maintenance history of the weapon(if any)
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According to www.military-net.com, the ball on top is called a TRUK it represents the shot fired 19th April 1775 fired at Lexington Mass. \n\nThere are some myths about ornaments used at the head of a flag pole. Some crazies started a myth in the 1950s that the round ball commonly found on the head of outdoor flag poles in the United States contained a razor, lighter, or flare to be used in the event of a Soviet takeover to destroy the flag. This is of course sheer fantasy. The balls were in use long before there was a Cold War. Besides that, getting at the ball would have required considerable effort. Another myth is that the flat headed finials were designed to provide landing guidance for Alien space vehicles. The fact that those caps had been used long before Alien vehicles were contemplated is explained by saying that individual aliens were commonly sent ahead of the main wave by several generations so that humans wouldn't think any thing unusual about flat headed flag poles. \nPhil Abbey, 7 October 1998 \n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nOne myth, apparently created during the Cold War, is that the ball at the top of a U.S. flagpole contains three items, all intended to keep the communists from capturing the flag. These are most commonly said to be a razor blade (to cut the flag from the halyards), a match (to light it), and a bullet (to shoot the attackers).\n\nAlthough this is absurd on the face of it, there seems to be no end to the line of morons who believe it. I'm not calling anyone else who questions this myth a moron -- they're to be applauded for having the good sense to question it. It's those who believe it without questioning it that need to be put away. So the following points are intended for use by those who are confronted with this idiocy in answering the true believers:\n\nThere have been balls on flagpoles for centuries, long before there were communists or, for that matter, self-contained bullets or friction matches. They're there because someone discovered that flagpoles look better with a ball on top. (No, not to keep birds from perching--birds have no trouble at all perching on the ball on a flagpole.) \nIf you want to destroy the flag, why not just lower it by the halyards the normal way and use materials readily available on the ground to destroy it, or better yet take it with you? As opposed to trying to cut it apart and burn it while hanging from the top of the pole like a monkey. \nOK, so you don't want to lower the flag because that would signify surrender. How on earth would you retrieve what's in the ball in the face of an enemy assault? Assuming you don't have a ladder(if you do, why can't you find some matches?), there are only two ways up -- climb the pole or have oneself hoisted up on the halyard. Maybe a professional acrobat could do the former, given time; we're talking about shinnying up a smooth metal pole or pulling yourself up a narrow rope 50 feet (15 meters) or higher, all with enemy troops shooting at you. \nLet's suppose you're going up by being hoisted on the halyard. As you do that, the flag comes down--whoops, you've just surrendered. Anyway, the flag is now at ground level, so your friends can detach it using the clips and escape with it or destroy it as described above. You don't have any friends on the ground? Then how did you get to the top of the pole? Just try pulling yourself up a flagpole some time and see how easy that is. \nWhy the bullet? Are your friends on the ground just standing around watching, or are they fighting back? Oh, right, you're all alone and you're a world-class gymnast who can just climb up the pole or halyard 50 feet or more under fire. OK, well then, if you have a gun with you (that coincidentally is of the right caliber for the bullet), why didn't you load it before you started up? And a single bullet to deal with the Red h
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nFirst, welcome to the club! You will enjoy high power rifle shooting!\n\nMost rifle competitors are not opposed to varmint rifles, we know their limitations, and because of those liitations, most varmint rifles are not suited to high power rifle competition. To better understand this, you need to be aware of the games.\n\nNRA High Power Rifle -\nCourse of fire:\n200 yards standing - 10 or 20 shots, 1 minute per shot.\n200 yards rapid fire - standing to sitting -1 or 2 10 shot strings, 50 seconds per string\n300 yards rapid fire - standing to prone - 1 or 2 10 shot strings, 60 seconds per string\n600 yards prone - 20 shots, 1 minute per shot\nTypes of rifles: Service Rifle (M1, M14/M1A, M16/AR15) or Match Rifle (Bolt action rifles, semi-autos, or service rifles beyond criteria for service rifles [i.e.: the "Space Gun"])\nSpecial criteria for bolt guns ... the ability to rapid reload with a 5 shot stripper clip.\nSights: Micrometer adjustable metallic sights only.\n\nNRA Long Range Rifle -\nCourse of fire:\nPalma Match\n800 yards - slowfire prone - 15 shots in 15 minutes, \n900 yards - slowfire prone - 15 shots in 15 minutes, \n1000 yards - slowfire prone - 15 shots in 22 minutes. \n(Above course of fire fired with micrometer adjustable metallic sights only - with Match Rifle or Service Rifle)\n\n1000 yards - slowfire prone - 20 shots in 30 minutes\n(Above course of fire fired with Service Rifle [iron sights only] or Match Rifle [iron sights AND any sights (scopes permitted)]\n\nWhy "Varmint" rifles are typically not used! \n1. Most varmint rifles of current production do not have their receivers "cut" to accept stripper clips, necessary for rapid fire stages of matches.\n2. Varmint rifles (of the .22 genre ... .222 Rem, .222 Rem Mag, .223 Rem) have rifling twists of 1 revolution in 12", which is too slow of a twist rate to stabilize heavier bullets necessary for longer ranges (to 600 yards or beyond)\n3. Varmint rifles capable of being used for Long Range matches are really limited to the .308, which can reach out safely to 1000 yards, all other varmint cartridges can not safely be kept at supersonic velocities out to 1000 yards, which is necessary to stabilize the bullets at 1000 yards.\n\nRifles better suited to NRA High Power and Long Range competitions:\nService Rifles\na) M1 Garand - most competitors started with the Garand. It can be purchased for between $300 (no wood) to $550 from the Civilian Marksmanship Program (see CMP link, below). Depending on whether you do it yourself, or you send it out, the Garand can be made competitive for between $600 to $1500 above the cost of the rifle.\nb) M1A [civilian version of the M14] can be purchased match ready, out of the box, for about $2100 from Springfield Armory (see SA link, below)\nc) AR15 or its variants, can be purchased match ready, out of the box, for about $1000 from Bushmaster or Armalite (see link for Armalite [AR], below). NOTE: the AR can safely be used to 600 yards, if you have a barrel twist of 1 in 7" or 1 in 8". The AR with the same barrel could be pushed for 1000 yard shooting, but NOT safely!\n\nMatch Rifles:\na) The AR15 based "Space Gun" can be purchased or built for between $800 and $1500 ... requires metallic micrometer adjustable sights. Complete rifles and components can be purchased from NUMEROUS suppliers and dealers. The space gun in .223 is NOT a safe consideration for 1000 yard shooting!\nb) Varmint Rifles from Remington, Winchester, or other suppliers in .308 Winchester or larger .30 chamberings. Base rifles can be purchased for about $700. All would require, at a minimum, the following modifications and/or upgrades:\n1) High comb "marksman"-style stock\n2) Micrometer adjustable metallic sights and bases\n3) High quality target scope with long range base\n4) Target grade/quality trigger\n[All of the above modifications could run $1000 to $2000, plus cost of
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I had one and it was nothing special other than the fact that it was expensive and looked nice. Other than that really just an average gun. Kind of a novelty gun like its big brother. The best guns I've used recently are the XD line from springfield armory, I would pick one of those up and quite a few others before I bought a baby eagle
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it's a russian made i.c.b.m (nicknamed ss-18 satan by n.a.t.o for obvious reasons) it's the worlds most potent missle i ll give you a link to it
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Geez... the history of the gun.... Let's see... Well, it was invented not so long after the introduction of black powder... man this will take waaaay too long and I don't have that much time... I suggest you watch the History Channel... they have a great series on the history of the gun... \nand it "might" be any age... geez
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yes, but the older verion drugunov svd sniper rifle is used in iraq, though it is still very potent and deadly, i know a buddy of mine who has one in the states and he loves it.its highly accurate up to a range of 1000 metres plus.
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