WWII Soldier Talks About Using a Sniper Rifle to Knock Out the Germans!
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- Опубліковано 17 чер 2020
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Thank you for these!!!! They’re quickly disappearing on us, we need to preserve as much as possible!!! Thanks again!!
Yeah my grandad left Barrossa valley in South Australia donned a uniform and killed Soviets and Yankees , sometimes with his bare hands and bayonet! Prussian heritage and proud of it!!
@@samueljesse5020 ?!
@@joshmajor8662 89oo9
@@joshmajor8662 8
This man is describing his 1st combat action. Very personal memory I'm sure. Respect.
hitting at 1000 yards with the optics of that day was no small feat.
Was just thinking that.
About 900metres I think ! Long way away
It's bullshyte is what it is. The scope on an 1903A4 Springfield was 2.75 power. Less than 3 times magnification. The effective range of that rifle was 600 yards.
Is a 1000 yard hit possible?
Yes.
But it would involve a heavy dose of luck, more so than skill.
@@vigunfighter have you ever shot before? Hitting something with a 2.75 scope at 900 yds is actually easier than you think. You won't be pinpoint bit you'll be accurate enough with practice
@@vigunfighter just aim higher
These guys were our teachers, coaches, preachers, cops, firefighters, mailmen, etc etc… I can’t overstate the value of growing up surrounded by guys who may or may not have been a killing machine 20-30-40 years prior.
On a range with a 5000$ modern rifle with a 3000$ optic in a specially made long distance caliber hitting a man size target at 1000yrds is a great achievement. Now this man using a 100 year old rife with a 80 year old optic hitting at a man at even 500yd is amazing and doing that laying in the mud in the middle of a violent war with his adrenaline pumping to the max. Unbelievable. And guessing on the range. No range finder. I've shot at 1000yrds with a 8k setup and if you hit in 5-10 shots that's pretty good. And at the range you know the range your shooting at. I dont think people understand how good some of these guys were with their firearms.
the case he describes was 75 - 90 yards, he says this several times
@@offlimits4635 he also said he had his rifle zerod in at 1000 yards, why would you do that unless you were sometimes shooting that far?
Not as hard, or expensive as you might think these days. I can get you out to 1000 yards in one range trip if you're up for it. This dude is cool though. Only a handful of guys in the world could shoot at 1000yds+ with the equipment available when he was young I bet.
this man to humble
B Sellers was
30-06 at 80 yards makes a big hole. This man was young when this happened. He gave a lot for us.
He is a fracking hero in my book. My cap is off in respect for him. Tougher than the rest.
@Nidal Hasan Communism was a problem that was going to exist whether the U.S. military and Russia were allies, or not.What this man, my father and many others did was stop a power hungry, nationalist, fascist dictater from taking over the world and murdering even more innocent people in death camps. People in this country have forgotten the evils of fascism and Adolf Hitler. Many have too soon forgotten how high a price was paid for freedom, for this country and the rest of the world. Democracy is a fragile thing and along with our Constitution must be protected at any cost.
@Nidal Hasan Frig off. How dare you disrespect those men that fought and died for us all.
@ゴロゴロ And when the Russians arrive on your shore what are you going to do ? Oh I know cry like a baby while the real men and women defend your sorry arse. You really need to see the real world of war with us in combat for you to be happy in your own little world. Coward fool
@Nidal Hasan Commies conquered themselves . And others realized there evil , which is better ?
True American Hero this man despite his age is still very intelligent and with it his memory is spot-on thank you for your service and thanks for the video God bless
My father killed enemy in Korea but never bragged about it
@@skyrizione8811 The fact of the matter is they went through hell and back and there telling there stories witch they haven't told in decades they kept it to themselves now there telling us how war is not the answer. You and I will never know the hell they went through unless they explain what it was like. Again they are all hero's for THEY fought against socialism and communism GOD BLESS THEM AMEN.
If he hadn't shot that soldier his buddies would have been taken out by the MP40, he had no choice.
@@skyrizione8811 That's why he drank or did other vices to himself holding in all the PTSD guilt he felt.
@@almfundpolice6917 lol the most stable man I ever knew. One of the most humble also. My younger brother also a Marine in the first gulf war killed two enemy and it's been eating him up ever since so stick your war glory BS
Nothing but total respect for this gentleman!
I respect the German army, because they knew how to fight, only Norway Philippines and Australia have done better in terms of kill ratios
@@samueljesse5020 u mean civilian K/D, right?
@@piotrr5439 ha!
@@samueljesse5020 France actually is number 1 in terms of battles fought and won.
@ゴロゴロ I think he means all battles fought in many wars.
He took the shot with a hunk of hot metal embedded in his ankle. The master of understatement.
Cool as a cucumber to make a 1000 yard abdominal shot. Amazing man
@@jacobwilloughby9893 he said it was 70 feet
@@O4KAST 70-90 yards
Not just that, but how tf was he able to run up to his company? Jesus i know adrenaline is powerful but with a giant hot steel cube right in front of your Achilles tendon? He's a madman
@@corvidconfidential8826 they dont build men like that anymore. This man has true grit
Sends chills down my spine. Not one utterance of that man’s humanity. I can understand that combat was do or die, but to think of how cold and callous it turned many regular men is gut-wrenching.
My Father was a Marine in the 1st Marine Division in WWII. He was trained to be a Sniper at Camp Pendleton and when they shipped out they went to New Zelda for further Sniper training and Jungle warfare training he carried an M1 Gurrand in Combat although he shot a 1903 Springfield with a Scope. They met up with the 1st Marine Division in Australia after the invasion of Guadalcanal. They then landed on Cape Gloster New Britain. Where he was assigned to an artillery unit as a Scout Sniper. He went on to serve on Pelielu and Okinawa. And witht the sites on the M1 Gurrand and could take out a man from 500 yards plus. But that was not his job, and in the Pacific they rarely sent out Snipers to hide and wait until an enemy was spotted. This is a great story and God Bless Him for what he had to do without HEROES like him I Wouldn't have my FREEDOM.
This Hero Veteran is 100% real deal. “Line of Bore” was all I needed to hear. Amen
Thanks for your story!
Much respect from a Hungarian-Canadian!
Until we all meet again!!
I’m amazed how many folks on here are spending so much time taking this gentleman’s experience apart. All these expert snipers and mathematicians trying to discredit this nearly 100 year old gentleman/hero memory of this event. How about just thanking him for his service? What a shame.
Thank you for saving me the time
Well said
Because the younger generation is dumber than a box of rocks. That and the indoctrination
Let them be accurate about their experience 70 years later
@@jamescaldwell2616 Probably won’t be too difficult to remember playing video games in the basement while still living at home when the same age (or older) this gentleman was actually out accomplishing something......
One heck of a soldier, one heck of a man.God bless him and we are blessed to have had his services.
@Quick Draw McGraw if God is for us, who could be against us.
@Quick Draw McGraw if you cant recognize that WW2, especially against the Germans, who were exterminating Gods people, the Jews, was a fight of good vs evil then I don't know what to tell you. God was on our side. Not theirs.
@Quick Draw McGraw That’s funny, spot on.
@Quick Draw McGraw , Your Bible will reveal information allowing you to realize the United States of America is Ephraim of Israel. And it will reveal the Most High has decided the outcome of every war the tribes of Israel were in, positive or negative.
Thanks guys,
When you're older you tend to take a bit longer to relate , recall and describe past experiences. Interesting story.
Full respect for this veteran. 🇺🇸
@ussr lost ww2 Why not
@ussr lost ww2 huh
@ゴロゴロ Sad really
Thank you for your service. All my Uncles, my dad and most every adult male was in the war.
What a dude. Thank you sir for your service
I guess he saved a lot of his comrades lives by taking him out. Took tenacity and courage especially as he was already wounded. Kinda feel for the German soldier too. But that's the tradegy of war. God bless them both.
Snipers are the most despised and despicable of human beings until,they are on your side .
One thing I just realized is that I would hate to get sniped more than anything in a combat scenario.
You had to be good to be a sniper because if you was captured the enemy would make sure you had a slow painful death guaranteed. The sniper controls the battle. field.
From a place you won't see comes a sound you won't hear..
@@activatekruger446 You wouldnt even know....
@@vigunfighter That’s what scares me. I would at least like to be aware of the threat so I could possibly counter it. Sniping seems unfair, although I suppose most warfare is...
A well trained grounded sniper like this man is a game changer. God bless this man for all the life he saved with his accuracy. And so thankful for his safety and longevity in life.
And just to think he took a man out with a defensive weapon that far with a 8-12x scope. He knew what he was aiming for and what that man could do if he set that mg up
Thank you for documenting these heroes’ stories! 💙
The photo on the table tells it all.
Show me the way a stranger treats a animal shows me all I need to know about him. This man has a wonderful heart......Dogs.....Gods special companion
Smooth Fox Terriers, no less! Big thumbs-up!
Got into WW2 from a few different video games. But hearing the stories from guys who have actually been there... Gives me goose bumps. And I could listen to them all day. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing your story and for your service.
That was such an honor to share that moment ,War is Hell but the men who do the work aren’t always deserving of that fate …He saved lives ✨🙏✨
This was absolutely amazing. The way he tells this story makes you feel as close as possible that you were there, so vivid and articulate!
The number of men he saved!
Thank you Sir
To top it off he was wounded without realizing it. Huh? Man, that is focused
I love how excited and proud he still is as he recalls his first Nazi encounter/kill. It is like it happened yesterday to him, the experience still as vivid as a bright day...
He didn't mention the German soldier was SS. The Wehrmacht were not Nazi's.
@@ChiefsBulls587 The Wehrmacht was the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany. Go find another forum you Neo-Nazi
Those WW2 vets were as tough as nails, living hard lives before joining up.My dad survived all of WW2 as a fighter pilot, and I don't think I could of done the same, keeping my nerves and body intact.My father was a crack shot but didn't do well on target practice on purpose.He told me that Snipers didn't usually lasy very long in combat, but everyone respected them.He felt he was less likely to get killed if he was flying something fast with some decent firepower, rather than rifle at ready on the ground.Canadians did quite well in all the branches of military in WW2.They took their JUNO DDay beach without too many casualties, thanks to the tanks they got ashore.
Don don't hurt yourself patting your self on the back,,,,,,,, the Canadian weren't the only ones there i do believe 🤔
God bless you sir and thank you for your service. Thank you for sharing your story ❤. Sounds like you were an awesome shot.
Wow thank you for sharing with us Sir. God Bless you and your family. Thank you for your service to both of our countrys.
Interesting and informative. Special thanks to the guest sniper. Making it easier for viewers to better understand what his actual combat experiences/situations he went through. Excellent interview for viewers to enjoy. Glad he survived his ordeals. Returned to live a full life!!!
thank you for your service and your stories sir!God Bless
A obviously well trained soldier, did the best he can to take a clean and fast kill shot in a highly dangerous situation.
He had my full respect and i wish him a long and happy life.
Greetings from Germany.
"War is Hell"
G'day from Australia!
Stockholm Syndrome obviously doesn`t "tut weh".
@@samkangal8428 Warum er hat es für sich entschieden? Nicht jeder heult politisch korrekt rum wenn er ne Kamera sieht.
Wish we could get more accounts similar to this. I love the subtle details. I itch for wanting to understand their thought process during moments like this. I’m sure your consciousness races like crazy and that was incredible to listen to his.
thank you for your service sir
Thank you for your service Sir.
This gentleman is one of a kind and did his job. A tip of the hat to to the interviewer and the poster.
Thank you for your service
I can't imagine how nerve racking waiting to get that shot was. I only can think of how it feels like waiting to shoot on a big buck, but the buck can't shoot back
@@samkangal8428 not a bad comparison at all you clearly aren’t a hunter so let me elaborate for you. In hunting there is a phenomenon know as buck fever it happens to almost every first time hunter. Buck fever is when you put your sights on for example a buck and you start to get an intense what I would describe as adrenaline rush. Your hands begin shaking and you begin to second guess your skills “what if I make a bad shot” that kind of thing so that is a pretty good comparison in that sense obviously there isn’t any danger but like he said the buck can’t shoot back
@@samkangal8428 you are not understanding what I am trying to say and it’s seems you have no intention to do anything other than be melodramatic so I won’t waste anymore of your time or mine
You just wait until we arm all of those bears...
Thank you sir. Much respect for your service. That was a very well told story. Easy to visualize as you spoke.
This man is what America used to be
What?
Stand up, morally correct patriotic human....I can understand how you could miss that.
@@thomasthrash4088 true trump is a low down immoral fake patriot terrible human
Yes he represented what America use to be Amen
@@c3aloha what makes you say that?
Thank you very much sir for your service
I salute you sir
Thank you for your service 🙏
Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your bravery and service sir
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@@RememberWW2 Thank you for responding. I liked it and have been a subscriber for a while. My dad was Army ,I can’t Remember what division he was in besides the rainbow division. Dad said after Advancements they will go up and protect the flanks. My mom was a pharmacist with the Navy at Great Lakes . People ask me if I was in the service because I answer yes sir or no sir to questions asked to me. I reply no but my parents were and they thought me respect everyone. Have a good day sir.
I cannot imagine killing another human and having to see that in my mind every day for the rest of my life....this man gave all he had to defend his country...and the other guy did, too.
War is the worst thing we do...but it brings out the best in our heroes.
This man is a titan.
Violence is the ultimate authority from which all other authorities are derived.
It's how laws are enforced and sovereign nations defend themselves. You must be prepared to offer violence.
Hopefully, it's the last step and all other avenues are explored.
Always be prepared to defend yourself!!😁👍🏻
Wars are declared by old men and fought by young men.
War is far from the worst thing we do. Humans are capable of much more horrible things than war.
True grit, thank you Mr. Middlekauf
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God Bless you sir thank you and I'm sorry you had to go through that but I'm greatful you had
Gratitude and respect!
Wow. What an amazing story! Thank you so much for your brave service Sir!
My hero's always wear dog tags, they are the true hero's for every American to revere to love and respect for all times, thank you sir!
"Oh btw after all this I found out I had shrapnel in my ankle."
😳 haha wait, what now?? Love this guy.
This dudes loving life! He survived and came back a hero.
For killing people?
@@skyrizione8811 it's war, people kill and people die. So long as there are men, there shall be wars.
Not a hero.
A rothschild banking cartel mercenary is more accurate
@@samkangal8428 And thr lives of his fellow soldiers, dipsh*t
@@Lugi45nubs So what about that is heroic?
Good story , glad I had coffee 👍👍🇺🇸
This man could still pop some cans at 700 yards with a .30-06 with no problems
Yes he could.
Fr? I can't even do that lol
@@Fractal_blip well you probably haven't had the training or the operational time that he has. I haven't, so I know I cannot hold a candle to the old warrior
“Quick Draw McGraw” if you think this sniper wouldn’t hit you from there your crazy!
Yeah.....no....
He couldn't have done it back in the day. The equipment wasn't that good. You couldn't see a pop can at 700 yards with the scopes they used back then. A good rifle would shoot 1 MOA. That's about a 1" group at 100 yards. So it would shoot 7" groups at 700 yards. And that would have been phenomenal. And a soda can is substantially smaller than 7"...
Stop making boasts about stuff you don't understand.
One consistent thing in WW2 that surprised German officers, was what great shots American soldiers were. I had five uncle's serve in WW2, all had hunted most of their lives. Two were paratroopers, 101st and 82nd.
This man is 100% True American Hero! The Greatest Generation, to whom we owe a debt of gratitude which can never be repaid. Thank you, sir!
Hero! He’ll see the first enemy’s face until he goes to his grave. True sacrifice!
The Soviets did all the fighting, even Churchill acknowledged that, Britain and the US did nothing in real terms, the German war machine was ground down on the Russian front, millions of men and the biggest tank battles in the history of mankind. Stalingrad was a place of immense suffering, I'm German heritage and proud of it, Germany kicked arse run the stats!
@@samueljesse5020 If Germany had been able to devote all its resources and manpower against USSR the USSR would have been defeated. But, Germany had to devote a lot of its resources in France, Italy, and North Africa . And, the US and British air forces played a large role in destroying German strategic capabilities. Without this I don't think the USSR would have been successful against Germany. The allied air forces suffered significant casualty rates. So, the Soviets did not do all the fighting.
Why are you saying this on a comment about a individual soldier
@@samueljesse5020 muppet
@@samueljesse5020 REVIEW YOUR HISTORY.
Thank you sir for your service so we may have freedom today!
God bless you Sir.
Range estimation was taught by the KD (Known Distance) ranges the Army used then. They were built with firing lines every 100 yards, out to I think 600 yards. Most soldiers after this could estimate ranges pretty closely. Mr. Middlekauf doesn't mention having a spotter, but sniper teams even then had two men. I went through basic in 1967, after the KD ranges had given way to target detection training and Trainfire. I thought, and still do, KD ranges deserve a revival, at least out to 500 yards. BRM too. I'd hate to know my life depended on a geewhiz optic that's gonna need checking often. I didn't see any optics on anything on my last deployment, to Afghanistan, in 2003. But, I wasn't on the front lines much, mostly Gardez and Bagram, before the FOBs were built.
1967-2003. That's a long haul! Thanks for service!
God bless you sir!
My father was 15 years old sniping Germans in WW II as part of resistance force. He showed no mercy as he knew he would get none also. He survived although wounded few times. But he never recovered emotionally. He was always drunk and hard to live with. Once you kill someone you are scared for life.
Shoulda left the germans alone
@Matthew Neddeau Yes... There was no age limit in partisans.
@@WatchmyPlaylist.That's something a Frenchman, an Italian or an American would do... They had no fighting spirit. They look good only in the movies...
@Matthew Neddeau Soldiers from countries I mentioned had lives back home, and something to live for. Brainwashed farm boys from Russia did not...they were fanatic...ready to die for their country.
Thank God for men like him. Truly heroic.
Like a Hunter telling of his first deer.
This man remembers that first combat kill with clarity.
Sniper shots give the shooter more intimacy with the target than running and gunning. The sniper has to perform calculations in his head and imagine the projectile impacting the target. He envisions the trajectory, taking into account wind, temperature, pressures, altitude, elevation, target movement and much more. He is watching the target through the glass and chooses the impact point on the target..avoiding body armor or in this case, the satchel and “burp” gun to ensure a hit that will immediately incapacitate the target. That is both a humane kill and one that protects the sniper and the approaching unsuspecting company of friendlies.
This snipers first combat kill was a success and no doubt saved lives. Good job!!
I sense this man is smiling bemusedly through this recollection because he still can't believe all these years later that he actually did it. His first combat kill. Different than all that training.
I saw a photo of a Vietnam vet grinning broadly standing over a dead VC. The GI in the photo - I knew him - said at the time the photo was taken he was overjoyed to still be alive,, and glad it wasn’t him lying on the ground. He had killed the enemy first.
He would be smiling even more, knowing, that the white star and the red star as of today were finally united in his homeland as "corporative communism". /;=)
@@frankcoala5890 although I probably agree with you, this is not the place to make political statements. However, let’s celebrate what this man and his brothers in arms at the time did to get us to this point. Hopefully, we can keep this country on the right track. We’ve had hard times before and we will get through it.
He's an older gentleman, it might be just the way he talks.
@@Seawizz203 preety mean to tell them it was theyr sacrafice that brought us to the the point the west is now... though its not wrong
So glad you recorded this story and the others
the way he said buurp-gun, when he said that he almost sounded 20-22 year old again man, that shit was real.
Read this comment as he was saying it in the video and I heard it. His voice picked up for that moment and we heard the younger man inside.
Timestamp?
Yeah right. What's even more amazing is that burp gun a colloquial term used for a drum fed Russian sub machine gun so this oldie clearly has no idea what he was doing.
@@gerard518 a German burp gun is an MP40 or MP38.
@@1nePercentJuice hes actually quite right. the MG-42 was called Hitlers Buzzsaw. Burp gun, is a term they used for drumfed submachinegun.
What a wonderful story..🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for the great story. A short blurb on what happened after the injury would've been nice. These videos are a little fragmented and frequently leave us hanging. I do appreciate the time spent creating them.
18 year olds in 1944: miss a sniper shot from 70 yards and face almost certain death or capture from a squad of Germans
18 year olds today: I need a safe place because you hurt my feelings
You have a safe place, between your ears!
@@samkangal8428 Young too yes, but he was the enemy. War is a terrible thing.
@@bastogne315 Truth hurt?
@@samkangal8428 I don't think he is sincerely smiling. He is old. His skin is receding.
This man who was a very young man at the time was simply doing his job. He was a sniper and you had one opportunity to drop the target the first time and he was successful.
If he doesn’t hit the man he is firing at he could very well take out the sniper plus more soldiers from F company. Please don’t demonize this man for sharing a story from his war time experience. The Germans led by Hitler had to be defeated at any cost. The Nazi were committing horrible crimes against innocent women and children. They were truly
representing evil and the man he took out was part of that. I am thankful for this mans duty because I was born into a great country NOT speaking German or Japanese.
That generation had the ADVANTAGE of not having the internet or social media. They for the most part knew how to think objectively and were freedom loving people who put principal and country first. This man served his country when called upon to do so and that is an honorable thing to do.
John 3:16
1944- Teenager with a cube of shrapnel lodged in his ankle "Oh!..there is blood. That explains the pain."
2021- Teenager with a computer game that freezes in his bedroom "Aaaagghh! Life is so unfair! I can't believe this!!"
But you must admit it IS damn annoying when the internet freezes just when you click Buy it Now and you end up paying twice snd it takes "five to seven working days" to get your money back!
@@barnbersonol Well....yeah...of course there is that. Those situations don't count, there are limitations.
I'd rather complain about my pc freezing up than literaly trying survive in combat. I'm not trying to diminish the efforts that this soldier put out but i'd rather complain in a time of peace rather than conflict.
Great shot!
Thank you for your service sir 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
He was just a kid then too.
Sir, thank you for your service, and thank you for sharing some of your story.
What a BOSS. Don’t make em like this chap anymore!
MY FATHER ALWAYS TOLS US THAT HE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE WAR (NORTH AFRICA AND ANZIO) TO SIT WITH THE BRITISH AND AUSSIIES TO HELP WITH THE TEA TIMES. IT WAS SUCH A CUTE STORY UNTIL I ATTENDED SCHOOL. THEN ...THINGS BECAME REAL.
I came back to this video again too comment about optics. In the 70's I had a 300 Win Mag with better ballastics than a 30-06; my optics were a top of the line 4X Redfield. The thin to very thin crosshairs allowed me to greater distances than normal. I also had superior eyes at that time. The internals of the scope must have been well made as the height and drift controls responded to change and held in place, even with the heavier recoil of my rifle. This old gentleman got his equipment 'right' and 'tight'. 30 caliber weapons at 1000 yards are very effective. Many soliders at that time, used the 176grain Amor perecing bullet due to its steel core which gave it a very centristic spin.
H’d have been using a 1903 Springfield 30-06 , respect to this gentleman 👍🏻
Tip up sites in the back with a roller on it.
Tip up sites don't have cross hairs! Need to pay attention son...
@@GC-Jo never said they did. I had a uncle that used a 1924 I think tip up rear and it had this roller up and down with a circle in the middle. Was really cool. He got alot deer with that thing.
Forever grateful to every man, woman, and anyone else who fought for the world. Thank you.
So much planning goes into a single shot to make it count. Not just point and fire.
davidca, with respect Sir. hitting a 1000 yard target even today is no small feat. We still have people in our Country of this caliber. Just not enough of them. For each of the capable
thank u Sir!!
Amazing thanks for sharing this.
Remember what real men and woman sacrificed and won.
There were no women soldiers back then
@ゴロゴロ I don't know shit about Russians or Japanese all I know is Russians got stroganoff wich I like and Japanese got nice women nice cars and great food and pink trees I'm a westerner there were no women in the army maybe only medical staff but the women stayed at home to care for the children
@ゴロゴロ true but u get what I mean they didn't went to the battlefield they stayed to care for the kids wich also includes working.
Then again u don't have to be so hostile about it dude I'm not ignorant I just don't know everything.
@@UNDEADWXRLORD All the sacrifice and suffering of those who took up arms and fought for our collective freedom needs to be remembered for sure but the main thing to be gotten from all this is to not give any of our freedoms away. They were hard won so don' t let our power hungry government take them all away! If our 1st amendment rights are to be ignored then our full 2nd amendment rights are the only thing saving ANY of our remaining freedoms! There is no such thing as partial 2A rights. Get out of your comfort zone and fight for your 2A rights while we still can!!!
@@willyam9735 this is awkward since the guy I was talking to deleted his comments so my messages are pretty out of context now
It’s because of men and women like you from the greatest generation that I’m here today enjoying the freedoms bestowed by my country. Thank you so much for your service and hope that you are in good health.
Lol. What are you talking about? You would enjoy the same freedoms if your country had not helped Stalin to win the war. America should have listened to Charles Lindbergh.
Not all hero’s wear capes.
Thank You, Sir!!!
AMAZED at the vivid 70+ year old memory of combat.
God Bless!
Thank you young man for your service. 🇺🇸
Zero at 1,000. That is badass
Yeah I dunno dude. Nobody zeroes at 1,000
@@nathanbourdeau1539 zeroed *for 1000 yards. Example of this, when I zero my Rifles optic I shoot from 25 yards. That distance simulates the arc and drop to hit a target at 300 yards, which is how the US military zeros most small arms
@@nathanbourdeau1539 its very possible. It can depend on many factors including the type of environment you're fighting in.
@@nathanbourdeau1539 the M1903 with optics has an effective range of 1100 yards. Its a mans rifle with .30 ball ammunition. Not some puss puss 14.5 inch m4 slinging 556.
@@Mike_hunt01 25 yards with carbine 5.56 is 100 yd zero
This dude is a straight body stacker.
Great story. Greatest generation.
This brave man gave his today for our tomorrow, best wishes from across the pond on the wirral...E
I miss my Grandpa....these men (kids at the time) did more than was necessary. It created men who were hard, but also taught them what matters most in life. time with your loved ones.
Dudes probably got back pain from lugging around those balls of steel.
Who's disliking this video? Pieces of trash. This dude is part of the GREATEST generation to ever live. Thank God for this man and everyone else that fought and died in WWII.
My great grandad (Juergen) and his brother (Walter) both died fighting fir their country. They were encircled by the soviets in Stalingrad. RIP
Who's disliking this video? Me. Because it's bullshyte. If you knew anything about the equipment our snipers used, or the realities of extreme long range shooting, you would know that his story doesn't add up. I'm not saying he's lying, but the facts have been skewed by time and the vagaries of fallible memory
@@vigunfighter (TL:DR Even if his memory of the event is degraded to the point of unreliability, why thumbs down? Is it really that bad or useless?)
If he was Army, I figure he had a 1903A4 with a Weaver. When he said "1,000 yard zero" I thought that was nuts. How low would you have to hold @ 80 yards with that Weaver, could it even be done? Otherwise, he knows weather effects bullets at extreme distance, and knows to account for trajectory and body position when shooting for a human heart. A hunter could also have this knowledge, though.
I've met vets that SWEAR they've seen a near miss from an M2 dismember an enemy. They saw a "shockwave" from the bullet in the distance rip a guy's arm or head off. I'm certain they're under a misapprehension, (mirage made by a supersonic bullet) but if they talked about it in a video, I wouldn't give it a thumbs down. Tell YT "do not recommend channel" if you don't want the content.
@@vigunfighter so you were there?
@@vigunfighter ahhh, you were there, I forgot!