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Posted: 1/16/2008 10:20:58 AM EDT

[#1]

Sweet stuff.

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:29:18 AM EDT

[#2]

Does it make me a bad person if my first reaction to this was, "Cool! I hope it hurt!"?

What can I say... ever since 9/11, the mercy center of my brain has atrophied severely.

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:33:34 AM EDT

[#3]

Wow. Nice shot. DAMN nice shot.

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:36:13 AM EDT

[#4]

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:36:20 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Wondering if Ronnie Barrett ever envisioned his rifle being used as a targeting device for air support...

If he doesn't yet, he will soon.

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:36:57 AM EDT

[#6]

beautiful, absolutely beautiful.

We ARE winning!

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:38:45 AM EDT

[#7]

Great shot Sir.

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:40:57 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
[jewish mother ]

1.3 miles hmmm...

did they give you anything i can hang on the wall ?

[/jewish mother ]

seriously... hell of a shot.

That is so true.

Great shot Ranstad!

-Ben

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:42:23 AM EDT

[#9]

Well. Doesn't this just brighten up my day a little bit.

-K

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:42:36 AM EDT

[#10]

I don't have a salute icon. This will have to do.

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:43:37 AM EDT

[#11]

INCREDIBLE. I love it!!!!

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:46:06 AM EDT

[#12]

Awesome! Gotta whole lotta respect for the 173rd as I got to know my crazy 1SG with a Vietnam 173rd patch pretty well back in the day.

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:46:22 AM EDT

[#13]

Amazing. Simply amazing.

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:47:03 AM EDT

[#14]

damn, well fucking done.

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:47:10 AM EDT

[#15]

Proud of ya kid ! From an old Vet.

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:47:43 AM EDT

[#16]

WOW!

So who's now going to take credit for teaching SnakeeeaterM24 how to shoot?

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:53:52 AM EDT

[#17]

Outstanding!!

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:54:29 AM EDT

[#18]

Absolutely amazing.

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:55:32 AM EDT

[#19]

GREAT!!! Now, kill some more.

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:57:03 AM EDT

[#20]

Simply Fantastic.

Good shot

Aim true and Godspeed.

Posted: 1/16/2008 10:57:23 AM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Wondering if Ronnie Barrett ever envisioned his rifle being used as a targeting device for air support...

If he doesn't yet, he will soon.

FWIW - I've e-mailed him twice with no response

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:01:30 AM EDT

[#22]

HOLY SHIT - what a shot!

Great job - keep up the good work - God bless and stay safe!

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:02:39 AM EDT

[#23]

That is an awesome shot! Great job!

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:04:00 AM EDT

[#24]

That man has TALENT! Well done sir!!

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:05:01 AM EDT

[#25]

Good shot, soldier!

Get that man more ammo, STAT.

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:05:07 AM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
Awesome. I don't think he heard the bullet that got him

Usually they don't.

Good work and excellent team work.

ownage of page 4....

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:05:31 AM EDT

[#27]

Great shot! Great job! Great man!

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:05:34 AM EDT

[#28]

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:07:04 AM EDT

[#29]

Here's hoping that bastard Bin Laden is the next MFer to end up in his scope.....

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:08:29 AM EDT

[#30]

WOW , Great shot!!!and Great spot!!!

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:10:55 AM EDT

[#31]

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:11:48 AM EDT

[#32]

Nick is a terrific fellow.

If anybody in this thread that isn't a team member and is on the fence about shelling out 24 bucks to become one......... let me tell you the thread in team that Shark linked to in the OP is over 75 pages of pure patriotism, some incredible humor and incredible sadness. Sitting back one night with a 6 pack of beer and reading that entire thread is well worth the 24 bucks. Trust me. You laugh, cry and feel very good about yourself as an American.

Ranstad's Militia Forever !!!!!!!!

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:12:27 AM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:
WOW!

So who's now going to take credit for teaching SnakeeeaterM24 how to shoot?

I am ... I'm his VERY PROUD father ... and he's always been a natural with a 'long-gun' ... isn't worth a shit however with a sidearm. *laughing*

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:12:56 AM EDT

[#34]

Nice Shot! Thank you for your service.

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:15:04 AM EDT

[#35]

Damn nice shot. hat
Thank you for your service.

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:20:22 AM EDT

[#36]

Any non-team members who want to help Nick and the rest of the guys can contact GR8TWHT directly for an address and suggestions what to send

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:20:37 AM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:
Recently while deployed in Naray, Afghanistan at a very remote FOB with the 173rd Airborne, 1-91 Hatchet Recon Platoon, he killed a Taliban target they had been stalking from 2100 meters away. That's 1.3 miles!!! He did it in true Army sniper fashion, 1 shot - 1 kill with his Barrett .50 & Leupold scope. Some of you may have read about Nick and his fellow platoon members on my 1-91 thread in TEAM, where a multitude of VERY generous ARFCOM members have been busy making sure these men have whatever they need to succeed in the remote mountain FOB they presently call home (no roads, in & out by helo, water from a nearby stream, living in tents and fighting almost constantly). The men of the 1-91 have started to refer to us as "Ranstad's Militia" as Nick has become the man to see if anything is needed from the states, as we always deliver. His father is RetMAC, also a TEAM member (he was my Master at Arms Chief and we served in the Persian Gulf together) and is a VERY proud papa. Here's a link to the 1-91 thread in team, loaded with pics, as well as the tragedies and triumphs the Platoon has faced so far:

www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=75&t=593882&page=75&#-1

I should also mention that this may end up being the US Army record for kill shots in Afghanistan. The Canadians have a 2400 meter shot (took 3 shots for the kill though

) Also to be commended is Nicks Spotter SPC Simpson who is a hell of a sniper in his own right!

i123.photobucket.com/albums/o300/GR8T_WYT/Nick___Afghanistan___June_28__2007.jpg

ETA: More info on the shot from Retmac
Quoted:
Little background on the shot.

When the bad guys were seen, our sniper and spotter sighted in on the first target but before the shot could be taken, the bad guy walked behind a huge rock. Nick and Simpson immediately switched over to the second target and Nick took him out with the shot we've all been talking about. They switched back to try and get the original target, but the bad guy stayed behind the rock after seeing the other go down.

SOOOO Nick started shooting the rock!!

Why you ask? Because they had Apache air support and the pilot could see Nick's rounds impacting the rock - and used that to target and unload Hellfire's - which of course turned the rock into little pebbles, mixed with bad guy 'fertilizer' ....

Wondering if Ronnie Barrett ever envisioned his rifle being used as a targeting device for air support...

Never underestimate the ingenuity of our American soldiers !!

WIN!

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:20:42 AM EDT

[#38]

Atta Boy!!!!!!!!!

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:21:26 AM EDT

[#39]

Great shot Nick!

Must forward this to Crowboy, my buddy and a fellow "herd" soldier form the VN era.

Gene will be as proud of Nick as we all are

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:21:37 AM EDT

[#40]

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:21:59 AM EDT

[#41]

Accurate fire at 1.3 miles under a combat environment????!!!!

I cant even do that under normal conditions........hell of a shot.

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:22:07 AM EDT

[#42]

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:22:35 AM EDT

[#43]

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:25:14 AM EDT

[#44]

Incredibly awesome!

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:26:46 AM EDT

[#45]

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:32:05 AM EDT

[#46]

Too cool.

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:33:41 AM EDT

[#47]

Kick Ass!! Nice shot!!

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:39:18 AM EDT

[#48]

Awesome, thanks for posting it.

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:43:14 AM EDT

[#49]

The collective power of Ranstad's Militia

Membership is free, pays dividends in Patriotism!

Posted: 1/16/2008 11:43:59 AM EDT

[#50]

That is freaking awesome. Makes me proud.

On a side note, I bet the canadians would be pissed if they found out one of their guys actually killed someone. (do not mean that as derogatory to any brave Canadian soldier, just to their leftist pop.)

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