Tag: Sniper

Former Navy SEALs break down why they hate this legendary SOCOM rifle For many of us from the conventional side of the military (or who never served at all) the FN Scar tends to carry with it a certain appeal. As a rifle designed specifically for Special Operations troops (SCAR actually stands for Special Operations […]

His story in the U.S. Naval magazine, The Sea Tiger, had made his name known at last to the North Vietnamese. For months this Marine sniper had killed dozens of their finest soldiers, as well as their compatriots in the Viet Cong, practically at will. He did this with such effectiveness that they had nicknamed […]

Eric Davis, a former Navy SEAL sniper instructor, states that his favorite sniper rifle is the one that he used the most and felt the most comfortable with. Out of the rifles he was issued, he narrowed his favorite down to one. Watch and find out which rifle he prefers.

Eric Davis served alongside Brandon Webb as an instructor at the Naval Special Warfare Sniper Course and was the personal sniper instructor and mentor of the late Chris Kyle. During this exclusive interview, Eric describes what it takes to be a good sniper. Find out what it takes to go beyond basic sniper training to […]

The cold morning air hung thick in the Afghan valley. Each warm exhale would briefly fog the outside corner of my riflescope as I waited and maintained a clear view of my target. I could make out a middle-aged man, in traditional Afghan dress, with a crook in his step, perhaps a wound and story […]

A sniper team from the French Foreign Legion’s 13th Demi-Brigade (13e DBLE) won the 2019 European Best Sniper Team Competition. This year’s version of the annual competition was hosted by Germany and Latvia at the camp of the 7th Army Training Command in Grafenwoehr, Bavaria. In total, sniper teams from 16 NATO allies and partners […]

Sgt. Jakob J. Camarena, a lead scout sniper with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, tests his Opposing V sniper support system on a UH-1Y Huey aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) prior to a simulated visit, board, search and seizure of a ship, underway in the Coral Sea, […]

Competitors in the United States Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition engage targets on an obstacle course during a live-fire range event at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on March 19, 2019. Twenty-one teams took part in the competition where instructors from the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School designed […]

A U.S. Army Special Operation soldier with 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) fires an M110 semi-automatic sniper system during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-19 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, California, on May 6, 2019. The Green Berets utilized the training areas at MCAGCC while supporting ITX as a special […]

Members of a sniper team with the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment (1 R IRISH), take a knee while on the move toward their target during a training exercise. British sniper teams are comprised of two men: a shooter, usually armed with an L115A3 long-range rifle, and a spotter, armed in the picture with an […]

Eager to satisfy the Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) appetite for technological innovation and improved efficiency, researchers are developing a new armor-piercing sniper round. During the National Defense Industries Association Armaments Symposium (NDIAAS), researchers with the Crane Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NAVSEA) had the opportunity to present their ideas and show the progress […]

U.K. Royal Marines with X-Ray Company, Fire Support Group, 45 Commando conduct a security patrol with Jackals or Mobility Weapon-Mounted Installation Kits during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 2-19 at Galloway Lake Training Area on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, California on January 18, 2019. The Royal Marines took advantage of live […]