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  1. May 20, 2017 · The Carlos Hathcock Sniper Rifle! A USMC sniper uses his Unertl scope to search for enemy snipers in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam, circa 1967. Editors note: Carlos Hathcock Born this day ...

  2. Carlos Hathcock. Carlos Norman Hathcock II (May 20, 1942 – February 22, 1999) was a United States Marine Corps (USMC) sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. Hathcock's record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the U.S. Marine Corps.

  3. Jul 31, 2020 · It has been confirmed that the U.S. Army purchased in excess of 200 Model 70 rifles between 1954 and 1959, mainly from Van Orden’s firm. They were intended primarily as match rifles and were not ...

  4. Jun 29, 2020 · The rifle was known to be a favorite of legendary Marine sniper Gy. Sgt. Carlos Hathcock. Upon arrival back in country, the platoon went through the rifles and glass-bedded them. In some cases, they changed the barrels. They used these as sniper rifles for a period of time until the Remington Model 40X rifle became available in January 1967.

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  5. Apr 12, 2016 · A USMC sniper engages a distant enemy with a Winchester Model 70 rifle from a tree line somewhere in South Vietnam, circa 1966. NRA photo. The legendary “White Feather,” Gunnery Sergeant Carlos N. Hathcock II, USMC. During his second combat tour in South Vietnam Hathcock braved a wall of flaming fuel to save seven fellow Marines from a ...

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  7. Jan 14, 2021 · Carlos Hathcock’s Stevens Model 15 Sniper Rifle. In the early 20th century, one such popular rifle was the Stevens Model 15, which was an affordable, easy-to-use, single-shot rifle. The Model 15 served as an entry level boy’s rifle. Early models had a 22-inch barrel, and later models had a 24-inch barrel. Regardless of barrel length, these ...

  8. Feb 23, 2021 · It was long thought that Hathcock, armed with his Winchester Model 70 .30-06 caliber rifle equipped with an 8-power Unertl scope, was the deadliest sniper in Marine Corps history, but that title ...

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