Tag: marksmanship
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New Zealand Army Marksmanship Game
There’s a game up on the YouTube channel of the New Zealand Army: The graphics are awesome. But… it’s difficult to control, and the 4x ACOG coupled with the shooters asthma starting pissing me off very quickly. I made it up to level 9 before I wanted to smash my computer to tiny pieces… proof:…
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Miss Liberty America
The usual interview, swimsuit, and beauty components are still there… but these are the awesome parts: Marksmanship (20 points) In the preliminaries each of the 50 contestants chosen will show their expertise in the use of firearms (pistol and rifle). The contestants will be judged on accuracy, use and safety as well as any additional…
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Obama Acknowledges He Practiced Shooting With The Secret Service
The five female members of Texas Christian University’s national championship rifle team got a shout out from Obama on Monday evening at the NCAA sports champions celebration at the White House; “We’ve got the sharpshooters from the TCU rifle squad. Where are they?” asked Obama as the team members, standing near the camera risers, screamed. “I think…
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Arab Geniuses Showcase Their Marksmanship Skills
Somehow I doubt this is an application video for “Arab Top Shot”: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQjpCA0IXIQ[/youtube] That right there is some good old fashioned stupidity. Can anyone translate what they are saying?
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More On Afghan Marksmanship
For several minutes they emptied their magazines into the darkness. It developed into a roaring crescendo of fire. What they were shooting at, no one could say. The Americans with night-vision equipment saw nothing. It took several minutes of shouting to get the firing to stop, and then it might have stopped because the Afghans…
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Why The Taliban Suck At Shooting
Data showed that while the Taliban can be canny and brave in combat their rifle fire is often remarkably ineffective. The factors at play: Limited knowledge of marksmanship fundamentals A frequent reliance on automatic fire from assault rifles The poor condition of many of those rifles Old and mismatched ammunition that is also in poor…