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The Reference Desk => Organizations, Vehicles, Equipment => Topic started by: mirth on October 21, 2018, 02:48:17 PM
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https://taskandpurpose.com/international-sniper-competition/
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Yep. And the Coast Guard finished ahead of both the Marine Sniper School instructors and the SEALs
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IIRC, the Coast Guard trains their snipers to disable fast-moving small boat engines at a distance while standing on a rolling cutter deck. Firing at a non-moving target that doesn't have bystanders in the way is probably a bit easier for them. With that in mind, I would have expected the FBI to do much better.
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IIRC, the Coast Guard trains their snipers to disable fast-moving small boat engines at a distance while standing on a rolling cutter deck. Firing at a non-moving target that doesn't have bystanders in the way is probably a bit easier for them. With that in mind, I would have expected the FBI to do much better.
I would assume that the competition would be more than just shooting skills, and would have included camouflage and stalking. I think military sniper schools grade that equally important as shooting. I wouldn't think the CG has to worry about hiding too much, so good job for the coasties. Same for the FBI.
I spent a couple of days and nights in the field with the snipers at Quantico when they were helping me with some R&D that I was doing. Nice group of guys.