Thread: Sniper Shooting thru scope

Yep! Stuff just happens sometimes. __________________ NRA Endowment Member

Well I guess I never would have posed this question if I had seen the revisit. I just want to say also that IMO Gunnery Sgt Carlos Norman Hathcock II is a American hero that should have received the Medal of Honor. __________________ “A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have” -- Thomas Jefferson--

Quote: Originally Posted by TriggerJunky Anythings possible.... perhaps the planets align at the proper millisecond and boom... bullet through scope. I dunno though. I watched that mythbusters episode too. The myth looked pretty busted to me. That glass is a lot harder than most people think. It may crack every once in a while, but I've never seen a scope where the glass was COMPLETELY busted out. Except that it isn't a myth. It...

I sure don't see any reason to doubt Hathcock's story. Stuff happens. Sometimes it's seriously good stuff. To thread drift into a "weirdly" about projectiles and where they wind up: This is from a WW II-era Reader's Digest squib from the bottom of a page, so use all the salt you want. A GI in the Pacific in WW II was on the receiving end of a Jap artillery barrage during the night. He felt some sort of...

There's absolutely no doubt that any round, hunting OR military style, will make hash of a scope. The question is whether any of those would be able to drill perfectly through the scope, blowing through all of the lenses, and still come straight out the eyepiece without deflecting. I say the liklihood of that happening is nil. __________________ Coworkers. A convenient source of food in a post apocalyptic world.

When specifically asked about that shot he claimed it was luck and wouldn't say anymore about it. __________________ Don't mess with my momma, flag or apple pie Life member: American Legion, VFW, NRA, GOA and JPFO

I like to watch Mythbusters... they are fun... you can take all the test you want... Science is always used to prove a preconceived notion... you do the test until you prove that then stop.... Here is my experience in life.... every scientific 'fact' in the world can show it can't happen.... if the Gunny said it did, then it did.

It could happen ............. .............

As I recall from reading the book he knew the guy was there and shot at a shiny reflection which happened to be the scope lense. From researching him over the years I'd say he was a humble honest man that was exceptionally talented with a rifle. I believe him. __________________ "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." The Dalai Llama (5/15/01, The Seattle...

marine sniper I know where my copy of "Marine Sniper" is. It is a good read.