Re: Evading a Sniper
Without sounding like a tool, my very basic suggestion would be to try hunting. Start with a stand and experience that. After that, maybe look into stalk-hunting. No, it doesn't involve shades and APCs and the like. But it gets you in the mindset of thinking about YOUR environment. And how you appear, look, sound, smell, etc to your adversary. And not just being there, but getting there without blowing your position.
Your frustration is coming from there not being an answer to your question. It's similar for someone walking into a martial arts studio and asking about the ninja-death-punch.
Your question is valid and shows intellectual curiosity. But it also shows what you don't know. Ask the question from the other end. What if you were the sniper hunting for your target? What tactics do you employ to better your chances? What tactics would your adversay employ to defeat those tactics? It quickly becomes a chicken and egg argument.
No, I am not a sniper. Never will be. Don't want to be. Can't be. But I know some very well. Some are OK (LEO). A few are fantastic. I tend to notice the fantastic ones are very cerebral, patient, accomplished hunters. Again, my uninformed opinion. But I am guessing it's the hunting that makes the sniper. Not the sniper that makes the hunter.
A guy who can shoot holes in holes on a square range out to 1000 yards is not a sniper. He's a shooter, marksman, Marine or whatever you call it. And that is great. But I'll bet a dollar to a doughnut most sniper-candidates flunk out of training for things OTHER than shooting.
My advice is worth what you paid for it.
Regards,
Greyson
