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WWII Veteran sniper given the chance to shoot a modern rifle

submitted by pumkinandstorm

1 decade 1 year 4 months ago

(youtube) Ted Gundy, 86 year old sniper, awarded the "black hat" one of the highest awards of the marksmanship unit, the black hat awarded to 86 year old ww2 sniper, Ted Gundy, The veteran is given the opportunity to hit a target at 1,000 yards with modern day equipment.

In 1944, Ted Gundy was an army sniper fighting World War II in Europe. More specifically, fighting in the cold and horrible conditions of the Battle of the Bulge, the definitive name in United States Army combat - still the largest battle ever fought by United States troops.

Today, Gundy's gait might be uncertain, his hands shaky and his hearing electronically enhanced (but not always quite enough), but when he settled behind "his" 03 Springfield A4 sniper rifle, none of that mattered.

When Ltc. Daniel Hodne presented Gundy with his own black cap - given only to AMU elite shooters - he and his unit gave a heartfelt thank you to the generation of warriors that came before them

14 Comments

charliem says...

5 inch grouping at a 1000 yards....hollllyyy shit.
Hes still got it.

I'd be lucky to get a 5 inch group at 1 yard.

Is the first sentence of the description a palindrome or something?

Sentence structure-bot or English 1401 professor? How about making corrections and sending a PM.....TO YOURSELF!

Is the first sentence of the description a palindrome or something?

pumkinandstorm

I should try to write my own video descriptions instead of copying the youtube description. I just wanted to use this one because there was so much information.

Sentence structure-bot or English 1401 professor? How about making corrections and sending a PM.....TO YOURSELF!

charliem says...

I could do a 40mm grouping at 100m with the Austyer 1.25x sight, but 5 inches out to a km, thats nuts.

I like how they were all BOOM! Headshot!

I could do a 40mm grouping at 100m with the Austyer 1.25x sight, but 5 inches out to a km, thats nuts.

Thank you Ted Gundy.

You know what's weird? I want to second that. I'm glad people like Ted risked their life to kick Nazi ass.

Thank you Ted Gundy.

So cool. I'm no proponent of war or the tools or war, but that gave me chills. Bravo to him.

*skillful

Adding video to channels (Skillful) - requested by Deano.

@pumkinandstorm, original HD version here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93uuitmbW8c

pumkinandstorm

Thanks @mxxcon! I've switched the embed to the HD one.

@pumkinandstorm, original HD version here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93uuitmbW8c

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