I just wanna know
2007-10-08 04:52:53 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
such an event did happen.. Carlos Halfcock shot a vietkong sniper called "cobra" halcock was the U.S best sniper, and was getting a big name for sniping out vietnam soilders and snipers.. they sent cobra after him... so he took it as a challenge.. he went out in the woods, and they spotted a shiny light, it was the scope of cobra reflecting off the light... he shot his shot... went to confirm the kill.. saw that he shot thru his scope, and realized that he was in cobras crosshairs as he shot... it was just a matter of who shot first... it was halfcock who was quicker to the trigger... true story, its on youtube.. check it out sometime.
2007-10-08 05:02:58 · answer #1 · answered by Count Chocula "BLAH" 2 · 5⤊ 3⤋
Hathcock's story cannot be collaborated because he worked alone so no one was around to see what he did. He was a great Marine, a greater sniper and a true hero. There is no way that some stupid t.v. show could even begin to cast a doubt on anything Hathcock has said. If he said he did it then he did it. Stop looking for loopholes and just accept facts. Hathcock was a spectacular shot and in this case if all he had a good look at was the reflection of the other scope then he aimed at that a quickly fired. If the two were aiming at each other then the angle would have been right.
2016-05-18 23:40:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be possible but it is highly unlikely. The accuracy involved at any distance is possible but at the same time the way scopes are built would make the shots seen in "Saving Private Ryan" very doubtful. Myth Busters did a whole show on it and the end result was that the bullet would be deflected by the glass optics and not go straight through; you would ruin the scope and probably hurt the other guy by the glass and movement of the weapon but even with a 30/06 at point blank range it never went straight through and into the target. Maybe you could do it but it would be luck and 1 in 10,000 or so shots.
2007-10-08 05:24:02 · answer #3 · answered by GunnyC 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The only possible way it could be done is if both were looking at the others cross hairs at the same time. Otherwise the bullet might hit the others scope but at an angle coming out the side of the scope instead of the other end. The shot would be exactly the same as a perfect hit on the "X" of a paper target.
2007-10-08 06:33:00 · answer #4 · answered by tom l 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I assume you are asking if a bullet shot from a sniper rifle can go thru a rifle scope.
Mythbusters did this one. They came out with a "Plausible" ruling - they could not reproduce the results, but they had an official military report stating that such an even t had occured.
2007-10-08 04:58:56 · answer #5 · answered by topher 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean 'can a sniper effectively hit another rifles/scope with a 'shot'? Depending on distance, type of weapon system, sniper ability, etc etc yes.
2007-10-08 05:17:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No you cant, it has been tested and found to be impossible, the inner part of the scope barrel blocks the bullet. If you have seen it on a movie its pure Hollywood fantasy.
2007-10-08 06:37:11 · answer #7 · answered by conranger1 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I met Carlos Halfcock in a VA PTSD Unit in New york State.... He claims to have done this. Lucky Shot. Period. I am retired Special Forces Vietnam, '68-70 Trust me, ... Lucky shot if true at all.
2007-10-08 06:05:44 · answer #8 · answered by Raptor 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
SHOOT ON A SCOPE?
You need to learn the parts of a rifle.
bullets go into a chamber and are struck by a firing pin
you look thru a scope to find the tragtet.
2007-10-08 05:54:17 · answer #9 · answered by dadw5boys 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Only in Saving private Ryan
2007-10-08 05:34:13 · answer #10 · answered by Peiper 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋