Comments on: Marine scout snipers providing anti-pirate protection http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/29/marine-scout-snipers-providing-anti-pirate-protection/ Firearms not Politics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:18:29 +1300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Snake http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/29/marine-scout-snipers-providing-anti-pirate-protection/#comment-8688 Snake Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:49:03 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=4856#comment-8688 Myself, I use the XM 109. Longer range and not much drift. Coupled with a gyroscope, you have a steady platform and then you go for it. Range is 2500 meters with a 25mm round. Google it. Semper Fidelis Snake Myself, I use the XM 109. Longer range and not much drift. Coupled with a gyroscope, you have a steady platform and then you go for it. Range is 2500 meters with a 25mm round. Google it.

Semper Fidelis

Snake

]]> By: Cmathews http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/29/marine-scout-snipers-providing-anti-pirate-protection/#comment-8242 Cmathews Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:32:25 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=4856#comment-8242 http://coastguardnews.com/hitron-snipers-taking-on-smugglers/2008/06/04/ Gespenster beat me to it, this is another article on it though. http://coastguardnews.com/hitron-snipers-taking-on-smugglers/2008/06/04/

Gespenster beat me to it, this is another article on it though.

]]> By: Gespenster http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/29/marine-scout-snipers-providing-anti-pirate-protection/#comment-6608 Gespenster Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:18:15 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=4856#comment-6608 Unfortunately, I can’t sight specific explains but, I have heard reports the U.S. Coast Guard employs a sniper in their Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron. (HITRON) I can remember that reports of HITRON success against drug smugglers. Nothing stops a speed boat faster then a .50 caliber round through the engine block. http://www.uscg.mil/history/webaircraft/AC_HITRON_History.asp Unfortunately, I can’t sight specific explains but, I have heard reports the U.S. Coast Guard employs a sniper in their Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron. (HITRON) I can remember that reports of HITRON success against drug smugglers. Nothing stops a speed boat faster then a .50 caliber round through the engine block.

http://www.uscg.mil/history/webaircraft/AC_HITRON_History.asp

]]> By: Heath http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/29/marine-scout-snipers-providing-anti-pirate-protection/#comment-5771 Heath Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:53:44 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=4856#comment-5771 That must take some serious skill to pull that off! I did some time on a VBSS team in the Gulf back in the 90's. We didn't have any such support. That must take some serious skill to pull that off! I did some time on a VBSS team in the Gulf back in the 90’s. We didn’t have any such support.

]]> By: jdun1911 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/29/marine-scout-snipers-providing-anti-pirate-protection/#comment-5743 jdun1911 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:41:03 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=4856#comment-5743 You got to have enormous marksman skills to shoot at the target that is moving while on a moving platform. And don't forget about the vibration of the helicopter, distance, and windage. You got to have enormous marksman skills to shoot at the target that is moving while on a moving platform. And don’t forget about the vibration of the helicopter, distance, and windage.

]]> By: tarkan http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/01/29/marine-scout-snipers-providing-anti-pirate-protection/#comment-5728 tarkan Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:40:03 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=4856#comment-5728 For years US customs had used Steyr AUG,must real difficult to snipe while hovering with target moving every direction,there was M14s with SEALs capturing Iran Ajr 1987 but no real active role there,any active usage of snipers in such circumstances? For years US customs had used Steyr AUG,must real difficult to snipe while hovering with target moving every direction,there was M14s with SEALs capturing Iran Ajr 1987 but no real active role there,any active usage of snipers in such circumstances?

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