a Sniper question, re: care and storage of weapon
being a former grunt, (longlong ago) I can remember one thing that usually held true
if you have to carry it it better be lite ! Now practical speaking wise, what did the WWII snipers carry their rifle in, did they have some kind of tactical storage system? all of these rifles have one thing in common, optics, and optics that probably do not take lightly to rough and tumble activities that associate with normal grunt life, I carried several types of weapons, M14, M16, Colt 1911, mossberg 12 guage and a hammerless 38 five shot revolver i kept in pocket(last ditch deal) and these were thru many years from Pfc to Gy from grunt to radioman to radioman/tech to NLFS on USS Saipan
I did see some snipers in action at AnHoi and at Khe sahn not close but did see the model 70's shoot from a distance
but what did these guys carry the things in, canvas bags? had to be something?