Sniping Old School

[Malum Prohibitum]

As I laid on the muddy ground, staring at a target 400 yards distant, it suddenly struck me: I didn’t have a screwdriver handy. In the old days, this would have been a critical error.

Ever heard of the tactical applications of the common flat-blade screwdriver? If you’re under the age of 50, probably not. However, if you — much like Your Humble Correspondent — are well past your proverbial “Use By” date and have done any long-distance shooting, you’ve probably already guessed what I’m talking about:

Sniping Old School

As I laid on the muddy ground, staring at a target 400 yards distant, it suddenly struck me: I didn’t have a screwdriver handy. In the old days, this would ha

gunsmagazine.com

 

[Trigger Monkey]

 

[Rookie]

Still carry a mildot master in my log book. With fishing line and lead weight. If you know you know.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

That is actually a fantastic article.

And, yes, it was how things were as late as 2005 or so… when things really started to gel in the precision shooting community. In large part driven by Snipers Hide.

Thanks for posting Malum!

Sirhr

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Still carry a mildot master in my log book. With fishing line and lead weight. If you know you know.

Same here. No batteries required!

Also write in rain notebook, pencils, a lensatic compass… and tape a dope chart on stock. It’s not old fashioned it if works!

Sirhr

 

[Aftermath]

Same here. No batteries required!

Also write in rain notebook, pencils, a lensatic compass… and tape a dope chart on stock. It’s not old fashioned it if works!

Sirhr

The no batteries thing...
I feel like that Remington electric primer thing was just about a decade ahead of its time. They might gather a large following now. There is also an electric trigger out, I forget who makes it.
Electric range finder, electric dope calculator, electric primer, electric trigger, electric scope that tells you to aim "here"....just need some sort of capacitor discharge bullet.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

The no batteries thing...
I feel like that Remington electric primer thing was just about a decade ahead of its time. They might gather a large following now. There is also an electric trigger out, I forget who makes it.
Electric range finder, electric dope calculator, electric primer, electric trigger, electric scope that tells you to aim "here"....just need some sort of capacitor discharge bullet.

And wonder how it all works at -20F in New England in January?

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[ZG47A]

The no batteries thing...
I feel like that Remington electric primer thing was just about a decade ahead of its time. They might gather a large following now. There is also an electric trigger out, I forget who makes it.
Electric range finder, electric dope calculator, electric primer, electric trigger, electric scope that tells you to aim "here"....just need some sort of capacitor discharge bullet.

In regard to electric primers, sone years back I heard about a Royal Marine who carried his HK wunderwaffen up by the radar arrays on his ship. I knew what had happened before the story was completed. The electromagnetic radiation set off the rifle. He stopped it by removing the magazine. I understand that the anti-personnel ammo worked very well when inspecting suspected smuggling vessels BUT electric ignition in a magazine fed weapon is not the best idea in the world.