Which firearm should I buy ?

[ducatiz]

Not trying to weigh in on whether Hathcock pulled that kill off in one shot or not, but there was a guy or two that I worked with in Afghanistan who could pull off a single well aimed, called shot, with a scope mounted M2 at pretty extreme distances.

shouldered? 

[DoubleEagle]

why do you always add spaces to your posts?  Just curious..

Hathcock's record was pretty impressive overall, I just don't >personally< think taking a potshot with an M2 can be chalked up to sharpshooter skills solely.

how do you shoulder an M2? how do you adjust for windage?  etc.. they have a very crude trigger and the bases are not solid. 

of course it has the range, but the accuracy??

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   I add spaces to allow one's brain to stop momentarily to consider what has been said and to prepare or put a little more emphasis on what I'm about to say without using " "s

[DRKWNG]

shouldered? 

Oh no, not shouldered.  The weapon was pintle mounted to the gun truck, but was nice and stable.  We had our DM pulled out from our crew four a week so that they could monitor/target (you say tomato, I say...) another issue.  Anyhow, the only shoulder fired weapons we had at the time had quite short barrels...

[Got Duc]

I had a Kahr 40 cal Sub compact in my hand yesterday.

It felt so nice.

Almost bought it.

[Smiling End]

I don't mean full auto

When I heard this story it was related to me that he was shooting at some poor sucker on the other side of a valley

dewd was going up one side from the valley floor and he was on top of the other valley wall with his scope mounted M-2

it was also related he was one rounding it

but the question is

How many shots did it take?

sure he wasn't burning a belt

but how many singles did he send downrange before charlie rolled back to the bottom of the hill?

The story is it was a young boy on a bike with carrying a bunch of rifles.  Hathcock didn't want to shoot him so shot the boys bike instead.  When the boy then went for a rifle Hathcock shot him.  Everything I've read said it was just those 2 shots.

[DRKWNG]

The story is it was a young boy on a bike with carrying a bunch of rifles.  Hathcock didn't want to shoot him so shot the boys bike instead.  When the boy then went for a rifle Hathcock shot him.  Everything I've read said it was just those 2 shots.

Shame.  They could have just called in a couple of Sandy's and napalmed his ass.   

[Smiling End]

Shame.  They could have just called in a couple of Sandy's and napalmed his ass.   

Hmm, sandies......