Carlos Norman Hathcock- legend in my beloved USMC. His C.O. "In Country" Capt. Jim Land and Hathcock both established the standards for the refined art of military sniping. Gunny Hathcock was nominated for the Navy Cross, after saving the lives of several brother Marines in 1969- 'Nam- booby trap that took out their vehicle-- Hathcock was badly burned in his selfless actions that saved the lives of several men-- and his accuracy was legendary.
He did, in fact, use a M70 Match Rifle--30-06 scoped and set up for long range sniping by USMC armorers-- later went to the issue M40-- Remington 700 in .308/ 7.62mm NATO round- 10x scope (Redfield)--He was the first NCOIC when the USMC opened its scout/sniper program Stateside- Initial training under Captain Land was on Okinawa during the Vietnam War--
Old saying about sniping- "It's not always the number killed, but the importance (Generals, etc.)of the of the men killed by your scout/sniper teams."
Last edited by Run With The Fox; 07/02/17 05:50 PM.
