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This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! #5002334 03/02/11 Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,098 Wabash IN Joshua_M_Smith OP Campfire Regular OP Joshua_M_Smith Campfire Regular Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,098 Wabash IN The one thing I don't understand, though, is why he's shooting from his bicep? I thought we didn't do that since the days of the crescent butt stocks..? Josh

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! Joshua_M_Smith #5002349 03/02/11 Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 15,867 Likes: 6 M Mackay_Sagebrush Campfire Ranger Mackay_Sagebrush Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 15,867 Likes: 6 He will die a happy man. That was a great thing to do for an old Vet! THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running! www.lostriverammocompany.com

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! Mackay_Sagebrush #5002384 03/02/11 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 24,386 7 700LH Campfire Ranger 700LH Campfire Ranger 7 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 24,386 Thanks for sharing that.

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! Joshua_M_Smith #5002411 03/02/11 Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 39,301 Oregon City, OR S Scott F Campfire 'Bwana Scott F Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 39,301 Oregon City, OR Wow! Thanks for posting that. The first time I shot myself in the head... Meniere's Sucks Big Time!!!

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! Scott F #5002526 03/03/11 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23 Washington CastleRocker New Member CastleRocker New Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23 Washington A five inch group at 1k, and at 84 years old! That just made my night. Thanks a lot for posting that.

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! Joshua_M_Smith #5002529 03/03/11 Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,389 Alaska batch Campfire Regular batch Campfire Regular Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,389 Alaska Dang! A 5" group at 1000 Yd.s (at 7:13). Impressive at any age. I'm not cheap, I'm frugal.

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! batch #5002540 03/03/11 Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,601 Boston, MA lhonda Campfire Tracker lhonda Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,601 Boston, MA Awesome.

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! lhonda #5002563 03/03/11 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 27,692 Western NC hillbillybear Campfire Ranger hillbillybear Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 27,692 Western NC Very Nice Member: Clan of the Turdlike People. Courage is Fear that has said its Prayers �If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.� Ronald Reagan.

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! hillbillybear #5002570 03/03/11 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 6,204 Likes: 11 Ny I Irving_D Campfire Tracker Irving_D Campfire Tracker I Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 6,204 Likes: 11 Ny My hats off to him, that's amazing You've got to hand it to a blind prostitute

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! hillbillybear #5002574 03/03/11 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL T LEE Campfire Kahuna T LEE Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL Beyond impressive! He is THE MAN! And what a nice thing to do for him. George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you! Old cat turd! "Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison. I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! T LEE #5002589 03/03/11 Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,249 virginia 163bc Campfire Tracker 163bc Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,249 virginia totally cool.

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! 163bc #5002610 03/03/11 Joined: May 2003 Posts: 20,494 South Central Manitoba T the_shootist Campfire Ranger the_shootist Campfire Ranger T Joined: May 2003 Posts: 20,494 South Central Manitoba Y'all treat your old heroes real good. Touched me to see how the young guys really admired the old man. And there's no flies on Gundy, either! Great shooting! He will remember that day for the rest of his life. "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." (Prov 4:23) Brother Keith

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! the_shootist #5002751 03/03/11 Joined: May 2002 Posts: 10,638 P Paul39 Campfire Outfitter Paul39 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: May 2002 Posts: 10,638 I love this stuff. Like seeing some old airman get a flight in a vintage war bird. Priceless. Paul Stupidity has its way, while its cousin, evil, runs rampant.

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! T LEE #5002775 03/03/11 Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 10,443 grants pass, oregon ironeagle_84 Campfire Outfitter ironeagle_84 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 10,443 grants pass, oregon AWESOME!!!!!!! 30-06 till i die, the greatest round ever! I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy! CEO of a Turdlike People: Turds & Tats Division... (per Ingwe )

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! ironeagle_84 #5002808 03/03/11 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska R rost495 Campfire Kahuna rost495 Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska I always did like Johnson and St John, 2 really good guys and super to take to an old sniper like that!! Heck of a shooter he was and now he has a black hat! We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! rost495 #5002814 03/03/11 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,798 Indiana M maddog Campfire Tracker maddog Campfire Tracker M Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,798 Indiana Very cool video My hats off to the gentleman. maddog

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! Paul39 #5002832 03/03/11 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 8,557 P Plinker Campfire Outfitter Plinker Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 8,557 Thanks for sharing that video. The US Army infantry museum is a great place. I got to see it when my #2 son completed basic training at Fort Benning. The parade ground contains soil from every battlefield the US Army has fought on. Yorktown, Okinawa, Iraq, you name it.

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! Joshua_M_Smith #5002833 03/03/11 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Likes: 1 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Likes: 1 Southwestern Montucky OUTSTANDING! Thank you for posting that...it started my day off right! "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! ingwe #5002895 03/03/11 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,732 Alabama 4 444Matt Campfire Outfitter 444Matt Campfire Outfitter 4 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,732 Alabama Amazing video, thank you for sharing that! 5 inches at 1000 yards, that .5moa right? Dang fine shooting for anybody let alone a 84 year old.

Re: This Old Sniper Is AWESOME! 444Matt #5002936 03/03/11 Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 791 mn N noduck Campfire Regular noduck Campfire Regular N Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 791 mn Great post, thank you for sharing..