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Offline SAWgunner

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« on: April 08, 2006, 04:44:53 AM »
On December 9, 2005, CNN covered an interview of a US Special Forces soldier, a member of an elite sniper team. A Reuters reporter trying to milk the interview for all it was worth asked the young soldier, in a less than respectful tone, and in an effort to make him feel guilty, "What do you feel, if anything, when you shoot an Al Quaeda freedom fighter from such a long distance?" The young soldier shrugged his shoulders and replied. "RECOIL" & turned and walked away.


I received this from an Army buddy of mine, but I don't think it happened, but it is still a good one. :-D  :)
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« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2006, 04:59:42 AM »
I don't think it's true either. I don't think I'd feel the recoil, but would feel a sense of satisfaction if it was a good shot.

It's probably one of those "if it isn't true, it ought to be" things. So let's just consider it true and tell of it that way.
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« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2006, 05:02:34 AM »
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I don't think it's true either. I don't think I'd feel the recoil, but would feel a sense of satisfaction if it was a good shot.

It's probably one of those "if it isn't true, it ought to be" things. So let's just consider it true and tell of it that way.


Roger.  Then it's true.
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« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2006, 09:29:52 AM »
This has pretty much been a standard answer when people ask returning troops what they feel when they shoot someone.  It usually ends the nonsense questions.  Seems like I first heard it during Viet Nam.

During our de-briefing from the first gulf war they jokingly told us to say that if we did not want to talk about it to the public.  Since no one in our group had shot anyone during our tour they did not elaborate on the shbject.
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« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2006, 03:05:46 PM »
:cry:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/recoil.asp

Snopes says false - They could not verify any of the interview.

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« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2006, 02:52:42 AM »
Never been in combat or even in the service, but I don't remember sensing any recoil when I shot living targets... too focused, I guess. Not much report either, come to think of it. I remember reading somewhere about this being the usual  phenomenon a shooter experiences, something involving adrenaline analgesia.

BUT it is a damned good rejoinder! :)
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