2007-03-23 13:39:43 · 9 answers · asked by KingsofNYDIPSET 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Winchester Model 70, the Marine Corps sniper rifle used by Hathcock. he also used the browning m-2 50.cal machine gun. He loved to fire it for its slow rate of fire and it could take out targets at a lil over a mile. He also helped inspire the 50 cal. BMG round.
2007-03-23 13:50:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
A Winchester Model 70. I believe the scope was a 10x Leupold.
ADDED: People, do some research, willya please? Carlos Hathcock did NOT use a Browning Mk 2 .50 cal maching gun as a sniper weapon! He used a Winchester Model 70, the standard USMC issue sniper rifle for the time.
The story about the .50 cal comes from a true incident which happened while he was on MP rotation. He was posted in a bunker on a hilltop overlookind a rice paddy, and the assigned weapon for that position was a Mk 2 .50 cal machine gun. Just for kicks, he mounted the scope from his sniper rifle on the upper receiver, and a short time later he saw a Vietnamese teenager wheeling a bicycle loaded down with AK-47s across the paddy dike. Using the .50 cal and his scope, he fired off one round and blew off the front tire of the bike. The kid was knocked flying, and when he got up he grabbed an AK and started shooting. Since he was now officially a combatant, Hathcock took aim and fired another single round, killing the VC with a single shot. The distance was measured out to be 2,500 feet, a record which stood until 2002 when a Canadian army team bested it.
But for the record, he did NOT use the .50 cal as a regular sniper weapon.
2007-03-23 13:46:17 · answer #2 · answered by Team Chief 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Winchester Model 70
2007-03-23 13:43:38 · answer #3 · answered by Matt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carlos Hathcock used a commercially purchased Wincester Model 70 bolt action rifle chambered for a .308 caliber round. He hand loaded his ammunition, and his hand loads became what is now the 300 magnum. After he was wounded in Vietnam, he was assigned to the Marine Corps shooting team in Camp Perry, OH, and his innovations led to the development of the Marine Corps' M40 sniper rifle, which is the first purpose built sniper rifle ever used by the Marines.
2007-03-24 02:03:30 · answer #4 · answered by The_moondog 4 · 1⤊ 5⤋
modified Winchester Model 70
scope-mounted Browning M-2 .50 caliber machine gun
2007-03-23 13:55:35 · answer #5 · answered by tom p 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
1st tour in Vietnam, he used a modified Winchester Model 70
2nd tour in Vietnam, he used a Browning M-2 50 caliber weapon.
2007-03-23 13:55:08 · answer #6 · answered by Point36 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
read this article, it is listed further towards the bottom. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Hathcock
It is a Winchester model
2007-03-23 13:43:32 · answer #7 · answered by bigslowtom 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Should help ya out
2007-03-23 13:54:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sniffle
2007-03-23 13:45:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋