My printer does this automatically but you may have to run your paper through your printer twice to accomplish the same. Covers doctrine, training, equipment, transition from m700 to m40a1, etc. Tells the exciting true story of sergeant carlos hathcock, a legendary marine sniper in the vietnam war. Born october 30, 1949, in zanesville, ohio, ronnie marshall served as a us army sergeant and a sniper in south vietnam. A person would have to be crazy to enjoy killing another human being. The list of war time snipers contained on this page is in no way intended to glorify the amount of people these soldiers have killed, it is intended to recognize the manner in which these soldiers excelled at accomplishing the mission assigned to them in a time of war. The book white feather is written by brothers roy and norm chandler, who publish military shooting publications through iron brigade publishing, a jacksonville, north carolina based corporation.
In the past months i have written a bit about the use of and primary rifles used by the usmc for sniping use in the vietnam war. All the pages are on write in the rain paper and you get a good set of data pages in the front with range e info and all your formulas and shit. The all in one sniper kit allows shooters to get everything they need in one easy package. Vietnam unfurled a massive celebration on thursday to mark the 40th anniversary of the end of its long war with the united states. Now i would like to talk a little about them again along with some of the supporting spotter weapons and equipment used by typical sniper teams during the.
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Sniper central weatherproof databook this book is the same as our standard data book see above but is printed on weatherwaterproof pages. Us tactical supply is selling a killer data book now. I have broken down the best books about vietnam into helpful sections. No event in american history is more misunderstood than the vietnam. A former marine scoutsniper, ed kugler served two tours in vietnam as a sniper and sergeant with the 4th marines in i corps. Or are you just the do it your self type that wants to create your own rifle log book. Well now you can create your own customized sniper log book just how you like it and the best part. The book is an interesting biography and treatise on what it takes to be. Major john plaster served three tours in vietnam and wrote several books about snipers. White feather is the only authorized biography of gunnery sergeant carlos hathcock ii, who was recognized as the most successful sniper in the vietnam war with more than 93 confirmed kills. A vietnam war sniper crawled for 3 days across 2000m of. Special forces sniper training and employment bits. This marine was the american sniper of the vietnam war.
Us army sniper program august 20, 20 september 22, 20 sniper ghost posts army sniper, vietnam war in the spring of 1969 9th infantry divisions most successful ambush tactic was the sniper mode. Itc marksmanship data book 1 sniper long rangered logo. Hathcock said in a book written about his career as a sniper. He is quoted as saying he liked the hunt, but not the killing. The 6 ring binder is equipped with blackedout rings and all metal hardware. Us army sniper program charlie company vietnam 19661972. This kit is designed for military and law enforcement snipers as well as competitive shooters. In the fiction section, you will find the best books on vietnam war, other vietnam bestseller novels as well as novels set in vietnam. Serving military, law enforcement, first responders, and the public. Us tactical supply the premiere provider of quality tactical accessories.
The days of collecting your shooting information in premade books designed by someone who perceives how you may shoot, and offers you a data book of target pages that are little to no value to you are long gone. Winner of the 2016 pulitzer prize for fiction, this debut novel could fit into half a dozen genres of vietnam war books from war narrative to immigrant story, from mystery to political, from metafiction to. All in all i strongly recommend you dont buy this book. In this post, you will find a list of the best vietnam books to read in 2020. While the exact number of his confirmed kills isnt known, the number is suspected to hover around the 77 mark, and his fellow soldiers and snipers have gone on to remember him as a gifted and exemplary soldier and army sniper. Round count and maintenance pages are good to have if you are not using a rifle book. Snipers are controversial figures and the vietnam war is a controversial war.
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The secret wars of americas commandos in vietnam became the basis for the game call. All of the pages and data is the same but now you can use the books in all types of weather without problem. In the book it says that he uses a winchester 70 in 3006 during his first deployment, but later in the book it said that the marines were switching over to the remington 700 in. With the popularity of the book and movie american sniper, and since i. This marine was the american sniper of the vietnam war military. One day orders came down that there was an opportunity to go to long range firing training for those who were classified as an expert rifleman.
Im reading the book marine sniper, its about carlos hathcock in vietnam. Carlos norman hathcock ii may 20, 1942 february 22, 1999 was a united states marine. Second book in this series is on usmc scout snipers in vietnam. Time to hunt by stephen hunter, point of impact by stephen hunter, sniper one. The author of the bestselling vietnam war memoir marine sniper continues the incredible true story of sergeant carlos hathcock. Both a good sniper and a competitive shooter, however, will have data on this. The sniper story during our humping through the boonies the nva could hear us a mile away and we would sometimes be caught in an ambush. He is the recipient of two purple hearts and the vietnamese cross of gallantry. Turner wrote a book, phantom of phu bai, about him.
The sniper initially started his deployment in vietnam as a military policeman before carrying out feats of stamina, skill, and endurance that wouldnt sound out of place in a historical fiction novel. A data books index pages are the heart and soul on which a data book is built around. If i ever sell the pages will go with the rifle and hopefully the future owner will find value in the data. He tells about his chronological experiences in the jungles of vietnam where he was deployed for a year. Storm tactical free downloads, targets, sniper rifle. A detailed accounting of some of the most significant events in the life and work of marine sniper gunnery sergeant carlos hathcock during the vietnam war. A sniper is a militaryparamilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of. Your source for precision rifle and sniper data books endorsed by us military and law enforcement snipers consistency equals accuracy.
Storm tactical, precision rifle data books, usmc sniper. These reference pages, charts, tables and formulas are crucial for anyone in need of a serious data book. In 1920, he wrote his account of his war time activities in his book sniping in. Charles benjamin chuck mawhinney born 1949 is a former united states marine who holds the corps record for the most confirmed sniper kills, having recorded 103 confirmed kills and 216 probable kills in 16 months during the vietnam war. Its an appallingly poor read with injokes making no sense and poor visulisation of situations and events. The sniper data books are printed on tan rite in rain all weather paper, in a compact paper size of 4 58 x 7. The book uses a 6 ring polydura mini binder, which allows the operator to organize the book per mission needs.
This makes carlos hathcock, the most extraordinary sniper in the vietnam war, a legendary figure in his own right. The john denver sniper story is a typical example of the hes not what he seems to be legend type, tales of contradictory. Nuggets of knowledge just flow out in these podcast. The book is well written and outlines hathcocks shooting career and then his subsequent deployment to vietnam where he carries out the most audacious sniper. Hathcock is the subject of a number of books including. This set includes a 3x5 storm tactical banner, signed by legendary vietnam snipers chuck mawhinney usmc, and ed eaton us army the set also includes a 3 ring storm tactical data book kit with 3 ring data book, multicam cover, rite in rain notebook, and sharpie pen also included is an 11x17 full.
You can try sniper on the easter front by albrecht wacker about sepp alleberger, a crack german sniper on ww2 credited with 257 kills and possibly responsible for 5x more. I teach people to shoot long range for a living, and i spend many a morning listening to frank and his guests. After a platoon of vietnamese snipers was sent to hunt down white feather, many marines in the same area donned white. Its like a binder where you can add and remove pages at will. Some books about the sniper s i thought were really good. Carlos hathcock, the marine sniper whose exploits can.
Read more usmc scout sniper weapons of the vietnam war. Chuck mawhinney vietnam war 103 confirmed and 216 probable kills. Storm tactical has been the official precision rifle data book supplier of since 2005 storm tactical donates precision rifle data books to our us military snipers overseas, free of charge, via all sales are final. Precision sniper log book notes these sheets are designed to be printed double sided, using the flip up orientation i. Need a customized format that better meets your needs. This limited edition book has been designed for frank of sniper s hide. Frank and sniper s hide have been great supporters of our products and we were even more excited to get the request to design and layout a commemorative sniper s hide data book for the shooters of sniper s hide. This page is in no way intended to glorify the amount of people these soldiers have killed, it is intended to recognize the manner in which these soldiers excelled at accomplishing the misson assigned to them in a time of war.