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Learning That Sniper Hide Sucks
Redmanss, sorry you feel the way you do. You are the type of man why I never joined the VFW and before I decided to at least try to reach out after all these years I feared I would meet. It is either the wannabes that cut down others to make themselves feel bigger or more important or some old...- paparockcal
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- Forum: The Bear Pit
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Learning That Sniper Hide Sucks
No, I have never been there. I'm not hard to miss as I'm 6'5' and over 300lbs.- paparockcal
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Learning That Sniper Hide Sucks
I started this thread in hopes of getting some useful discussion to help others read people in the field. What I learned through the years in school and OJT helped keep me alive when others died around me. I was hoping for a more useful discussion like Alphatreedog with a great post. There is...- paparockcal
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- Forum: The Bear Pit
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Learning That Sniper Hide Sucks
Redmanss, I wear a silver American Snipers Org. bracelet and also a American Snipers Org. sniper's rifle pin on my hat. I donate to that organization. I served in the U.S. Army 1971-1973 and later was in the only U.S. Army Airborne Infantry National Guard unit in Houston, TX. The young Marines...- paparockcal
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- Forum: The Bear Pit
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Learning That Sniper Hide Sucks
No, I only knew one major by the name of Carol Bergdorff (I may be off on the spelling as it was back in 1970-71) he was of German decent as he told us.- paparockcal
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- Forum: The Bear Pit
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Learning That Sniper Hide Sucks
Yes, she did and I have regretted it every day since! She wanted to nanny her then new fraternal twin grand-daughters so I sat out in a rented house in Landers, CA just West of 29 Palms Marne Base for two years seeing her only on weekends. At least I had a lot of Marines around me that would see...- paparockcal
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- Forum: The Bear Pit
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Learning That Sniper Hide Sucks
How many people have actually met much less got to know an actual Israeli Officer over many months of living and training with them? Most just judge on the basis of what others say. There were also a half dozen Syrian officers training at the school in the USA. I was neutral at first having...- paparockcal
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- Forum: The Bear Pit
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Learning That Sniper Hide Sucks
I have found no one to talk to over this last year after our move so my wife can be closer to her son and grand-kids. It is so expensive here. There are some good people here but they are so far and few between. As soon as most hear even the first of my background you can see their minds turn...- paparockcal
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- Forum: The Bear Pit
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Learning That Sniper Hide Sucks
I used to be a senior moderator for an Israeli Military site but "retired" last year. Though I am not Jewish I think the IDF has many things our forces could learn from their long experience with fighting terror. I trained alongside some IDF officers back in 1971 and found them some of the...- paparockcal
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Learning That Sniper Hide Sucks
I am verbose now because I have not spoken about any of this since 1973 even to my father before he died. I have had very few close friends and they have all been former military. They are all now dead. To be bluntly honest, I do not trust people especially if they have anything to do with the...- paparockcal
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Learning That Sniper Hide Sucks
I understand that; I fully accept peoples' skepticism but it has only been in the last few years I have been willing to talk to people at all! I never joined the VFW because I don't drink and never have because alcohol makes me really sick and I got so sick and tired of trying to explain that! I...- paparockcal
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- Forum: The Bear Pit
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Learning That Sniper Hide Sucks
Well, I took my courses in colleges and universities over the years from Arkansas, New Mexico, Texas, and a short stint at an Ivy League school courtesy of Uncle Sam. And no you will not become skilled reading books from amazon but anyone can pick up some skills such as learning involuntary eye...- paparockcal
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Learning That Sniper Hide Sucks
Learning To Read People - is one of the most invaluable skills you can develop no matter who you are or what you do. Learning even a few of the skills of when someone is telling the truth or inventing a story when you are talking to someone is something everyone can use in their everyday life...- paparockcal
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Sidearms & Scatterguns Shotshells for Defense
To me if you are using a smooth bore riot gun style shotgun the 2 3/4" tactical 00 buck load is one of the best for self-defense. It is not a full power load but maximizes back on target times with a lot of stopping power. To each his own though.- paparockcal
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- Forum: The Armory
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Sidearms & Scatterguns Shotshells for Defense
Inside a room even bird shot is going to hit in one mass blowing a bloody rat hole in any perp. Having seen the "death book" for the Galveston County Sheriffs Dept. containing every murder and suicide recorded in Galveston County, Texas. It contains all the photos of the post-mortem examination...- paparockcal
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- Forum: The Armory
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Sidearms & Scatterguns Spyderco Yojimbo 2
I hope you enjoy it! Post a report after you get it. I have always like the smaller fixed blades for their concealability and the Ronin 2 cuts like a much bigger knife if ever needed. Check out Michael Janich's Martial Blade Concepts at martialbladeconcepts.com for a lot of good information on...- paparockcal
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Sidearms & Scatterguns Shotshells for Defense
Well, I don't have anything fancy being an old Elmer Keith type throwback. I have an Ithaca 12 gauge Deerslayer III with a fully rifled bull barrel that is parkerized. As for ammo I like Dixie Slugs, Dixie Tri-Ball II (12 ga. 3") load. Patterns with Tri-Ball II are very small compared to...- paparockcal
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Not a Sniper Rifle, but...
I had one in .25 Remington from my Grandfather. I was going to pass it on to one of my grandsons but not one of them cared a hoot about it so I sold it to a collector who at least understood and cared about what he was getting.- paparockcal
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- Forum: Vintage Sniper Rifles
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Fuck...anyone ever get floored by the past?
With my wife being an Air Force brat and her father having fought in the end of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. At least she understands when I zone out.- paparockcal
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