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THE ULTIMATE

MAJ. JOHN L. PLASTER, USAR (RET.)

AN ADVANCED TRAINING MANUAL

FOR MILITARY AND POLICE SNIPERS

PALADIN PRESS • BOULDER, COLORADO

Also by John L. Plaster

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The Ultimate Sniper:

An Advanced Training Manual for Military and Police Snipers

by Maj. John L. Plaster, USAR (Ret.)

ISBN 10: 1-58160-494-7

ISBN 13: 978-1-58160-494-8

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Illustrations by Bradley Hopkins and Tami Anderson

WARNING

T he procedures, drill s, and techniques outline d in thi s book are intended for official military

and law enfor cem ent u se only. It is not the int ent of th e author, publish er, or distributor s of this

book to en cou rage read er s to perform any of th e techniques or drill s in thi s book withou t pro per

professional training and supervision. Attempting to d o so can result in severe in jury or death to

the rea der or bystanders. This book is for academic study only.

TABLE OF

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1:

CHAPTER 2:

CHAPTER 3:

CHAPTER 4:

CHAPTERS:

CHAPTER 6:

CHAPTER 7:

CHAPTER 8:

CHAPTER 9:

CHAPTER 10:

CHAPTER 11:

CHAPTER 12:

CHAPTER 13:

CHAPTER 14:

CHAPTER 15:

CHAPTER 16:

CHAPTER 17:

CHAPTER 18:

CHAPTER 19:

CHAPTER 20:

CHAPTER 21:

CHAPTER 22:

CHAPTER 23:

APPENDIX I:

APPENDIX II:

APPENDIX III:

Acknowledg me nts • vii

Preface· ix

Snip er U nit Organiz ation and Equipment • 1

The Sniper 's R ifle • 37

Sniperscop e Basics • 79

Us ing a Sn ip er scop e • 105

Bull ets and Ballistics • 129

Basic Sniper M arksm an ship • 171

Advanced Sniper M ark sm an ship • 203

Special Sh ooting Situ ation s • 231

Heavy Rifle Sni ping • 263

Binoculars and Sp otting Scopes • 291

Spotting and Target Detection • 305

Range and Wind Estimation • 337

Camouflage for Sn iping • 361

Stalking and M ovement • 389

The Sniper's H ide: The FFP • 401

M antracking • 4 15

Basic Offen sive and Defen sive Ta ctic s • 4 25

Sniping in an U rba n Enviro nment • 443

C ountersniping Ta ctics and Techniques • 4 59

C ounter sniping in Iraq • 483

Special Sniping Operations • 503

N ight Sniping Operation s • 5 19

Special Sniping En vironments • 537

Gl ossary of Sniping and Marksmanship Terms • 551

Current U.S .-Based Training Program s • 563

References • 569

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This second edition of The Ultimate Sniper is

dedicated to the United States of America's

military and law enforcement snipers, sharp-

shooters, and designated riflemen. Though few

ever receive the recognition they deserve, our

world is a better and safer place thanks to their

great dedication, skill, and courage.

Hundreds of snipers, long-range riflemen,

tacticians, optics experts, and firearms industry

professionals have helped me since the pub-

lication of the first edition, sharing not only their

tactics, techniques, and lessons learned but new

ideas, weapons, and devices, many of which I've

incorporated into these pages. Among this

diverse group, first I thank my old Special

Forces friend, Steve Stormoen-the first

edition's mysterious "S.S."-who finally has

come in from the shadows; all my colleagues and

friends at Gunsite Training Center, including

Dr. Richard jee, Neal Terry, Jim "K-Bar"

Kauber, Bill Jeans, Jack Furr, Bill Atkins, Eric

Olds, Chris Mayer, Chris Caracci, and Ted Yost;

the Marine Corps' most accomplished Vietnam

War sniper, Chuck MaWhinney; Marine sniping

legend GySgt. Carlos Hathcock; Department of

the Army JAG, Mr. W Hays Parks; Sgt. Darryl

Schmidt, St. Paul Police Department; Sgt.

Charlie Dodge, Minneapolis Police Department;

Sgt. Neal Terry, Albuquerque Police Depart-

ment; Agent Fred MacDonald III, Mississippi

Bureau of Narcotics; MSgt. Steve Holland, 5th

Special Forces Group; Tom Slowik, Arizona

Crisis (SWAT) teams; George Lainhart, College

Park, Georgia, Police Department; FBI Special

Agent Bowen Johnson; FBI Special Agent Mike

Balen; Ed Sanow and S. WA. T. Magazine;

Olympic rifleman Lance Peters; .50-caliber

world record champion, Skip Talbot; Will Von

Gal, who generously sponsored the Super

Sniper Shootout competitions in the United

States and Europe; Garth and Fred Choate,

both serious riflemen, who helped me develop

and manufacture my sniper rifle stock and the

Rifle Stabilizer; Bushnell optical engineer Tim

Carpenter, who explained the technicalities of

laser rangefinders; Barbara Mellman-Skinner at

Bushnell, for much support; Leupold's Garth

Kendig, a friend and supporter; Shep Kelly of

Federal Cartridge Company; my longtime

gunsmith friend, Gene Mayo; Dr. B.R.G.

Kaplan, M.D., for insights on wound ballistics;

the Fifty Caliber Shooters Association; and

fellow Green Beret vet and author Jim Morris.

Additionally, I thank the cadre at the U.S. Army

Sniper School, the U.S. Marine Corps Scout

Sniper Instructor School, and the 5th Special

Forces Group Sniper Training School for their

hospitality during my visits. For the considerable

amount of ammunition consumed to evaluate

and test weapons, I thank Steve Hornady at

Hornady ammunition, Jeff Hoffman at Black

Hills Ammo, and Mike Larson of Federal

Cartridge.

My original sniper school cadre, who helped

launch me on this interesting journey more than

20 years ago, each contributed in his own way:

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