Originally Posted By: GLS
Originally Posted By: treblig1958


No more, "Here Hathcock take this Model 70 and go shoot some gooks with it."

If you mean Carlos Hathcock, nothing could be further from the record.
"Probably his most daring and important active-duty mission was when Hathcock shot and killed a North Vietnamese Army general from a range of about 700 yards. Hathcock literally spent days crawling, inches at a time, to get within range of the generals command post."
Gil


Gil, back then in Vietnam the sniper program and sniper training was no where near what it is today. That's what I was saying. They gave those guys little or no training and very little support. They literally bought deer hunting rifles and gave them to the Vietnam snipers.

And what's that got to do with him shooting some general?