Proficient marksmanship and old technology



This range session was inspired by atwar blogs (NY Times) April 2010 article in which C.J. Chivers describes how two or three Taliban pin down a USMC Section and cause light casualties. The Taliban firing position was between 500 and 600 meters from the US Marines. The US marines thought they had run into snipers however the Taliban fighters were armed with 70 year old lee enfields. There is something to be said about a bolt action rifle lobbing larger slugs and a more effective range while patrolling in open terrain.

For the full article

http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/19/a-firsthand-look-at-firefights-in-m...

Please be respectful with your responses. This isn't about good, evil, morality, justice or politics. This video is about a tool - The Lee Enfield Rifle.