In case you’re one of the (very few) gunnies who’ve missed Ian talking about the snipers’ rifles in Hollywood war movies, here ya go:
(A Bren as a sniper rifle instead of the excellent Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk1 (T)? LOL — even I caught that one.)
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I’ve already seen the first two, good videos as usual. The bottom line, though, is Hollywood. You don’t really expect them to get it right. If some writer thinks a certain scene looks cool, then in it goes regardless of how stupid it might be to us. The Saving Private Ryan scene where he changes the scope and nails some guy hundreds of yards away? Pure Hollywood bullshit. Didn’t need Ian to tell me that.
Entertaining films.
Pick a rifle, learn it and master it.
I first saw the hyper-accuracy myth in one of Kipling’s stories about the Boer War. Only it was referencing Artillery, and how it was easy to hide from the British Artillery because it basically hit the same hole every time.
I’m betting the little Bren Gun story is a carry over of a Kipling fan, and a wee bit of Limey (I do realize the characters in play are Oirish) chauvinism.
Saving Private Ryan. The bell tower shot was obviously inspired by one of Carlos Hathcock’s storied shots in Vietnam. That was one helluva movie. They put a huge amount of effort into getting the historical details right. Thank you captain Dale Dye, USMC, retired.
This reminds me of the website that shows the real stars of the mooooovies. IMFDB. Internet Movies Firearms Database. https://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Category:Gun