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Old February 8th, 2008, 06:44 PM
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Default Re: Best sniper?

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Originally Posted by Kai-Petri View Post
Yes, Häyhä only used open sights, never a scope.

He was not a beginner but an experienced hunter when the war started, so shooting things was not a new thing.
Makes sense to me, the best snipers in a war are usually hunters ( at least that was the case for the Red Army ).

But not using a scope is still very imressive. To sacrifice a larger target in order not to reveal an extra inch or two.
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