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[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

Can't say I ever heard that the range was 450 yards for the sniper shot in the village in SPR. Looked a lot less than that considering the size of the image in the German's scope. The German would have been in the next village at 450 yards range! Still: who cares? GREAT movie, followed by two excellent series: Band of Brothers and Pacific. Bring on more quality movies/series like those, I say.

There is a credited 'through the scope' shot taken by a USMC sniper in Vietnam. Carlos Hathcock just managed to outwit an NVA sniper out hunting him. He reportedly recovered the rifle and scope, but it got swallowed up by the US intelligence system, so the story goes.

Mike C

They mentioned that Vietnam scenario you refer to. They said it was around 100 yards range.

In the SPR movie, the sniper is a soldier called Jackson, Jackson does say that the range is 450 yds , listen closely and you will hear him .

The 'expert' on that show said, the Rangers would not have been used on a mission such as portrayed in SPR . 'Hollywood fantasy' or something similar he said .

Anyway , these recent productions are miles ahead of the crap made in the 1960's . Movies such as ' Battle of the Bulge' are a classic stuff up . Still, there is the odd modern stuff up 'Pearl Harbour' is one '