The Ultimate Sniper: An Advanced Training Manual for Military and Police Snipers - Updated and Expanded Edition

The Ultimate Sniper: An Advanced Training Manual for Military and Police Snipers - Updated and Expanded Edition. John L. Plaster. Paladin Press. 2006. This highly readable and extremely valuable training book covers the practical, field-tested details of sniping's three great skill areas - marksmanship, fieldcraft and tactics. Rifles, scopes, ballistics, target detection, stalking, hides, cammo, countersniping, special ops, police vs. military and much more. 1. Sniper Unit Organization And Equipment -- 2. The Sniper's Rifle -- 3. Sniperscope Basics -- 4. Testing A Sniperscope -- 5. Bullets And Ballistics -- 6. Basic Sniper Marksmanship -- 7. Advanced Sniper Marksmanship -- 8. Special Shooting Situations -- 9. Heavy Rifle Sniping -- 10. Binoculars And Spotting Scopes -- 11. Spotting And Target Detection -- 12. Range And Wind Estimation -- 13. Camouflage For Sniping -- 14. Stalkng And Movement -- 15. The Sniper's Hide: The Ffp -- 16. Mantracking -- 17. Basic Offensive And Defensive Tactics -- 18. Sniping In An Urban Environment -- 19. Countersniping Tactics And Techniques -- 20. Countersniping In Iraq -- 21. Special Sniping Operations -- 22. Night Sniping Operations -- 23. Special Sniping Environments John L. Plaster. Updated And Expanded--cover. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 569-572) And Index. When John Plaster's The Ultimate Sniper was released in 1993, it was hailed as an instant classic in the sniping community, influencing an entire generation of military and police marksmen around the world. Now this revolutionary book has been completely updated and expanded for the 21st century. Through revised text, new photos, specialized illustrations, updated charts and additional information sidebars, The Ultimate Sniper once again thoroughly details the three great skill areas of sniping - marksmanship, fieldcraft and tactics. Find out why professional snipers, sharpshooters and long-range riflemen consider this book to be the bible of their craft.