---- M-14 and M-21 rifles -------------------- The M-21 snipers usually worked in 2-man teams in the Army or Marine Corps. The second man, who was doing spotting with a high-power glass and binoculars, carried a bolt action rifle. A lighter rifle is better when carrying that other gear.
I was not born till the 70s but can only recall what I have read about snipers in the Vietnam era and this is the first time I have ever heard that the spotter carried a bolt gun. I thought I recalled in 93 confirmed kills Carlos choose the bolt gun and specifically said the spotter and backup man carried an open sight M-14 for the increased firepower if they bumped into something at closer ranges.
Hunt hard, kill clean, waste nothing and offer no apologies.
"In rifle work, group size is of some interest...but it is well to remember that a rifleman does not shoot groups, he shoots shots." Jeff Cooper
