Comments on: Shooting Skills: Prone Position Shooting Tips from USAMU

By: NATE40

NATE40 — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 03:01:08 +0000

Who said that The Army Marksman Unit were snipers? being in this Unit does not a sniper make. Snipers may benefit from A.M.U. training But snipers and marksmen are different in many ways. just like bench-rest shooters may not be long range hunters

By: Bull Hanson

Bull Hanson — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:59:02 +0000

Tony,
Your comment “Low crawling for a mile and a half does not necessarily make an invidual a great marksman”, is uncalled for and rude. It also disrespects a segmehttp://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2010/02/shooting-skills-prone-position-usamu/comment-page-1/#comment-41071nt of our military, the same people that have earned freedoms that you enjoy.

The longest successful sniper shot on record is over a mile! Most sniper shots are half a mile or less, with over a 98% completion rate. Frequently, this occurs after low crawling for long distances, then waiting for hours to take the shot, under the worst conditions.

Ever set up for a shot in the rain or the glairing snow,didn’t think so.

Competitive shooting is a great sport (been doing it for almost twenty years), but a sniper has abilities far beyond that of a competitive shooter.

Competitive shooters measure their distance from target in feet, a sniper measures in yards.

By: Tony C.

Tony C. — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:10:14 +0000

Thats like comparing apples to oranges. The apparel a sniper uses is for a specific purpose. The jacket and glove that a competitive shooter uses is also for a specific purpose. Low crawling for a mile and half does not necessarily make an individual a great marksman.

By: Mike W

Mike W — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:20:45 +0000

Military snipers are arguably some of the best practical marksmen on earth, do any nations that utilize snipers in combat issue special shooting jackets or gloves like those seen here to men “in the field?” Just curious.