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    Got a sniper question, maybe 7thsfsniper can answer: was watching The Hurt Locker again (for about the 10th time), and I noticed how the images in the Leupold scope on the Barrett M107 were very indistinct; it seems like it would be very hard to accurately aim the weapon when you can barely see the target due to atmospheric refraction. I know it's usually hot in Iraq (especially out in the middle of nowhere, as the characters were), but is aiming a sniper rifle, particularly at longer ranges, really like that? How do you compensate for atmospheric refraction, even with a good scope? Or can you? Or is the spotter supposed to do the accurate spotting with his more powerful 20x scope?
    "There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember Scrooge, time is short, and suddenly, you're not there any more." -Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge
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