A prone firing position. Original illustration by SOFREP.
Hello, and welcome back to SOFREP’s Team Room.
Today, Rad is interviewing two Navy SEAL snipers, Brandon Webb and Charlie Melton, and he pulls no punches. He goes right to the heart of the matter and straight out asks what most military men who have been to war don’t want to be asked, “What is your most memorable kill?”
Given that these men are snipers by trade and this is an interview regarding their profession, that is a fair question.
Charlie tells how he carried a .50 caliber sniper rifle on one mission. That’s an impressive feat in itself, as the thing weighed about 65 lbs. He fired on an enemy at about 60 meters. You can hear all about the messy results of that in the video.
Brandon recalls calling in a danger close fire mission on a Taliban position when one minute out he heard unexpected sounds coming from the direction of the enemy.
Check out the video to reinforce the notion that war is hell.
Hello, and welcome back to SOFREP’s Team Room.
Today, Rad is interviewing two Navy SEAL snipers, Brandon Webb and Charlie Melton, and he pulls no punches. He goes right to the heart of the matter and straight out asks what most military men who have been to war don’t want to be asked, “What is your most memorable kill?”
Given that these men are snipers by trade and this is an interview regarding their profession, that is a fair question.
Charlie tells how he carried a .50 caliber sniper rifle on one mission. That’s an impressive feat in itself, as the thing weighed about 65 lbs. He fired on an enemy at about 60 meters. You can hear all about the messy results of that in the video.
Brandon recalls calling in a danger close fire mission on a Taliban position when one minute out he heard unexpected sounds coming from the direction of the enemy.
Check out the video to reinforce the notion that war is hell.
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