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A discussion about coolers came up and in it I learned there was a Kong brand cooler that is quite good and expensive (guess who won't be buying one?). Anyway, I worked with a guy named Kong and in WW 2 his uncle killed some Jap. officer at 600-700 yards. Open sights, M-1 Garand. He tried to get a M1903A4 for that little job but couldn't but being an expert, felt he could do a chest shot at that distance. They were not out hunting for officers but looking for an artillery piece that was harassing the regiment. After a couple of days, they spotted a cave and watched. In the morning an officer appeared (they had binoculars to watch the cave) and then signaled for the gun to be moved out. The gun would fire a round or too and then quickly rolled back into the cave before the Americans could retaliate. The scouts called the coordinates in but the artillery never hit it. Finally one officer suggested they haul an anti-tank gun into position and do some direct fire. The scouts objected as it would compromise their location. The officer told them that they were on their own then. Anyway, the scouts watched an noticed a pattern that the officer always came out first. The decision was made to eliminate him.
The scout wanted a M1903A4 scoped sniper rifle but his company couldn't provide one. The Garand would have to do. Before that though, he had to make sure he was sighted in at the same distance. Thus, the scout moved to another position and sighted his Garand at a patch of light colored earth that was the same distance. With his observer watching on, he quickly dialed it in. After he was dead on, they returned to their observation post and waited. In the morning when the officer emerged his cave before the artillery was rolled out, bam! According to the other scout, there was a spurt of blood from the officer's chest before the officer collapsed. A couple guys came out and hauled him back into the cave. The resistance on the island didn't last much long after that.
Next year my book on WW II snipers and sniping will be released.
The scout wanted a M1903A4 scoped sniper rifle but his company couldn't provide one. The Garand would have to do. Before that though, he had to make sure he was sighted in at the same distance. Thus, the scout moved to another position and sighted his Garand at a patch of light colored earth that was the same distance. With his observer watching on, he quickly dialed it in. After he was dead on, they returned to their observation post and waited. In the morning when the officer emerged his cave before the artillery was rolled out, bam! According to the other scout, there was a spurt of blood from the officer's chest before the officer collapsed. A couple guys came out and hauled him back into the cave. The resistance on the island didn't last much long after that.
Next year my book on WW II snipers and sniping will be released.