Posted: 3/21/2010 11:56:18 AM EDT
SHRAM MOUNTAIN, IRAQ–– A U.S. Special Forces sniper fires, with a 50 cal. rifle, on Ansar Al-Islam fighters across the valley, high in the mountains above Khormal, Iraq Saturday, March 29, 2003. Kurdish peshmerga fighters and U.S. Special Forces attacked Ansar positions with fury for most of the afternoon. Many Ansar fighters were killed in the battle. |
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For a brief second, I thought he was shooting it from an unsupported kneeling position. Even after my WTF moment, it's still a cool picture. ETA: I just noticed the camera managed to capture the bolt halfway open. +2 cool points  Same reaction here...I was thinking he must have some kickass upper body strength 
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Quoted: http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/227/sfoif.jpg SHRAM MOUNTAIN, IRAQ–– A U.S. Special Forces sniper fires, with a 50 cal. rifle, on Ansar Al-Islam fighters across the valley, high in the mountains above Khormal, Iraq Saturday, March 29, 2003. Kurdish peshmerga fighters and U.S. Special Forces attacked Ansar positions with fury for most of the afternoon. Many Ansar fighters were killed in the battle. Very cool photo, and also interesting when you look at the date: Operation Iraqi Freedom was only 9 days old at this point, pushing Afghanistan even further into the background. |
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For a brief second, I thought he was shooting it from an unsupported kneeling position. Even after my WTF moment, it's still a cool picture. ETA: I just noticed the camera managed to capture the bolt halfway open. +2 cool points Actually -there is a projectile in the brass, thus, the bolt is halfway closed. 
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For a brief second, I thought he was shooting it from an unsupported kneeling position. Even after my WTF moment, it's still a cool picture. ETA: I just noticed the camera managed to capture the bolt halfway open. +2 cool points Actually -there is a projectile in the brass, thus, the bolt is halfway closed.
I stand firmly corrected 
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