After being admonished for not looking up the information, I went to the same or similar sources as you and Stan. Quebec plants have been turning out sporting and military ammo for generations. It appears they still do, including sniper .50. Since you're both certain they buy from Hornady, I'll hoist it aboard.

Another thing the American colonel involved in US and Canadian sniper training and Afghanistan action debriefing told me is that one thing separated the Canadian and US snipers: "The Canadians never gave me any bullshit. They didn't claim to be one-shot artists, forgetting their misses."

Which left a big question with me. Did they answer straight-up from an overweening deference to authority? That Patricia's crowd was as wild a group of soldiers I've ever seen. I didn't check Furlong. Maybe he was one of them. Although there should be no separation of prowess from the truth.

(Maybe the question could go the other way: Could the American snipers on this particular occasion have been deferring to authority, wanting to please?)