tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post5793461329247093031..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: Marines Leaders Finally Embrace the M4 Carbine. Also: "More Powerful, Special-Ops Sniper Rifle Unlikely for Marine Snipers."Dutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-13644256721195248992015-08-01T14:08:47.366-05:002015-08-01T14:08:47.366-05:00Didn't Chris Kyle do most of his kills with a ...Didn't Chris Kyle do most of his kills with a .300 Win-mag?<br /><br />Still uses the .30 cal bullet but at faster speeds, so flatter trajectory, less windage (than 308W) and good terminal ballistics.<br /><br />Using a .338 for target interdiction- killing trucks and helicopters- makes sense. But on a 180# man, it seems overkill. IMHO.Capitalist Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01880442237757675046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-38731351845383805302015-07-31T11:41:51.983-05:002015-07-31T11:41:51.983-05:00As for the sniper rifle story, I think that the .3...As for the sniper rifle story, I think that the .338 being too expensive is a bullshit excuse because the quality of the sniper means using only one bullet. And as for 7.62 being a good round since Vietnam, you're talking about two different terrains. Afghanistan being arid, wide open country where you can shoot as far as the eye can see is quite different than heavy jungle overgrowth where you can't see a target 25 yds. away in some cases. That happens to be the reason I never purchased anything more powerful than the 7.62. My area is woodland and houses. Sometimes in winter, when everything is dead, you can spot a potential target 800 yds. out, but even in those conditions you can never see beyond that. So what good does the .338 do me? If someone has a good reason for me to have the .338 I'd love to hear it. Maybe I'm missing something. But if I were in Afghanistan I'd love to have itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-6951087385507020062015-07-31T11:26:05.171-05:002015-07-31T11:26:05.171-05:00So it's just really a AR!5. ?So it's just really a AR!5. ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com