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1900–1920. 1918–1920. World War One and Russian Civil War sniper. Regular member of The 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death. One of the highest confirmed number of kills of any female at 93 kills using only the iron sights of a 7.62×54mm Mosin-Nagant Model 1891. 93. Russian Republic. Timothy Murphy. 1751–1818.
Major precision rifle variants used by snipers from around the world are as follows. The list includes hunting or precision rifles equipped with a telescopic optic, and precision rifles used by both military and law enforcement trained snipers and marksmen.
t. e. A sniper is a military / paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. [ 1] Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with telescopic sights. Modern snipers use high-precision rifles and high-magnification optics.
In Viet Nam, in July 1968, the US Army began centralized training in-country. The 9th Infantry Division established one of the first in-country Sniper Schools. The course, run by Major Willis Powell, lasted 18 days with the failure rate being 50%. In December 1968, a full complement of seventy-two snipers were ready for action.
M25 Sniper Weapon System. M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle. M40 rifle. M86 sniper rifle. M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System. M110A1 rifle. M1903 Springfield. McMillan TAC-50. MICOR Leader 50.
A sniper rifle is a high-precision, long-range rifle. Requirements include high accuracy, reliability, and mobility, concealment, and optics, for anti-personnel, anti-materiel and surveillance uses by military snipers. The modern sniper rifle is a portable shoulder-fired rifle with either a bolt action or semi-automatic action, fitted with a ...
Carlos Norman Hathcock III. Carlos Norman Hathcock II (May 20, 1942 – February 22, 1999) was a United States Marine Corps (USMC) sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. Hathcock's record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the U.S. Marine Corps.
S. Abu Tahsin al-Salihi. Sangin Sniper. Raheel Sharif. Billy Sing. South Armagh Sniper (1990–1997) Max Steinberg (soldier) Grigore Sturdza.