Rifleman

It should be remembered that a unit of a rifle regiment is known as rifleman, not private; we like the term rifleman, and feel justly indignant when a wrong appellation plays skittles with our rank. ❋ Patrick MacGill (1926)

By the way, having first-hand knowledge of the chap for 40 years, I know him to be an excellent trap and bird shooter, First-Cabin rifleman/hunter, and he knows more about such stuff than anyone should ... even though he didn't include the Model 1911 Colt .45 in his top 50 list. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As a rule, the upper limit for most rifleman is a. 41-caliber cartridge such as the .416 Remington or Rigby. ❋ Unknown (2007)

On August 19, 1968, Private First Class Johnson was a rifleman from the 4th Infantry Division on a search and destroy mission with his unit in the mountainous central highlands area of Sa Thay District, ❋ Unknown (1990)

The rifleman was a "very keen outdoors type" as a child, enjoying martial arts, rowing and canoeing. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Let's be frank - defending yourself with a pistol against a rifleman is a poor situation. 15 pistol rounds does not equal 1 / 2 of an M4. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The order will cover 20,000 Modular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment systems with options for military roles such as rifleman and medic. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You'll start out as an infantry soldier and can choose from roles such as rifleman, marksman and grenadier. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He congratulates those who attained "rifleman" status and reminds us that the colonists "were not fighting a war for themselves -- they were fighting a war for us. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Again, not like a gun hunter couldn't only wound a deer and have it get away, but in general I think it will happen a WHOLE lot less to the expert rifleman compared to the expert archer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Just too many factors come into play when shooting at an animal with a bow that the rifleman doesn't have to contend with like the animal jumping the string which can make even a perfect aim into a crippling shot. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Now we all know that game gets wounded by gun hunters also, but no one will ever convince me that the expert archer will put as many animals down for keeps like an expert rifleman could. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Since you've compared expert archers to expert rifleman, the difference between a bullet being able to drive through a shoulder, a brisket or some other less than ideal angle is not applicable because an expert archer would only take a broadside or quartering away shot and not try to duplicate what a bullet can do. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But if you are not a rifleman now would be a good time to train or work with your dogs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There is no proof (at least that I have found) that a semi-automatic rifle presents a significant advantage over a skilled rifleman with a bolt action weapon. ❋ Unknown (2009)