Im writting a story and want it to be as legitimate as possible and want to know what firearms would have been most popular for assassinations around that time period?
2007-02-27 06:40:37 · 8 answers · asked by Adulthood 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I need american assassination weapons.
2007-02-27 06:46:43 · update #1
I need long range american weapons.
2007-02-27 06:52:45 · update #2
alan clarke lufc v arsenal 1972 fa cup final
2007-02-27 06:44:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The greatest sniper in world history was a guy named Carlos Hathcock II. He held the record for the longest confirmed kill until 2003 when a Canadian took down a Taliban fighter from a greater distance. Hathcock used a wood stock, Winchester 70 rifle with an 8X Unertl scope. His ammunition was .300 Winchester magnum rounds. The gun was basically a 30.06 and this was 1967-70 in Vietnam. The new guns are all composites so Hathcock will always be the greatest sniper of all time due to the available equipment of the day(wood stocks swell in jungle humidity). Just for giggles, he wore a white feather in his cap to taunt his quarry, it was usually the last thing they saw.
2007-02-27 07:26:41 · answer #2 · answered by james 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that small caliber revolvers would be most popular because they are easy to fire and will travel through some ones brains many times before stopping. I always heard that the 22 was the weapon of choice for assassins.
2007-02-27 06:48:30 · answer #3 · answered by rallman@sbcglobal.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run a search for the M1903A4 sniper rifle. Used as late as Vietnam by regular forces and widley available to criminal gangs - ex servicement bringing weapons home with them etc.
2007-02-27 07:11:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sleeve gun, used by the SOE in Britain
check out the history on the bbc website of the SOE
2007-02-27 06:44:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
lee enfeild 303 long distance the bigger the cal the longer the range
2007-02-27 06:47:27 · answer #6 · answered by dr strangelove 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
22 cal hand gun
2007-02-27 06:46:34 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To Mr. No Name - CLASSIFIED
2007-02-27 06:45:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋