Mr.
Lau has managed to produce an excellent book in par with Plaster
"The Ultimate Sniper". At the beginnnig of the book the
author explains in depth the the USMC M40A1 an Army M24 sniping
rifles. The fact that the author is a gunsmith spezialized in precision
weapons helps to make this part very informative and a satisfying
read. Stocks, scopes and scope mounting is also handled nicely in
following chapters.The book then moves on to explaining ballistics
(internal, external and terminal) and does that very well in our
opinion. In good order the book ties the theoretical ballistic knowledge
to different shooting situations inluding, uphill and downhill shooting,
shooting moving targets etc. Chapter 14, "Tactical Scenarios"
is propably our favourite, it has numerous priceless tips for the
less experienced sniper and very likely something for the pro too.
Lau's book doesn't cover snipercraft as widely as the Ultimate Sniper
by Major Plaster, but the topics that it does cover it does it extremely
well. The fact that the book doesn't say much about fieldcraft and
camouflage is intentional as Mr. Lau's next book will be concentrated
around fieldcraft, camouflage and concealment.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the author
Chapter 1: The Marine Corps scout/sniper and the M40A1
Chapter 2: The US Army scout/sniper and the M24 Sniper Weapon System
Chapter 3: Two call outs, 10 days, the police sniper
Chapter 4: The custom sniper rifle and telescopes
Chapter 5: Terminal ballistics
Chapter 6: Internal ballistics, accuracy, precision, and the development
of the 7.62x51mm sniper cartridge
Chapter 7: The .308 Winchester, 5.56/.223, .338 Lapua, caliber .50
BMG, and more
Chapter 8: External ballistics, influences on accuracy, and ballistics
tables
Chapter 9: Range estimation and sight adjustment
Chapter 10: "This Ground Fire Was a Godsend To Us" Uphill
and downhill shooting'
Chapter 11: "Shoot, Damn it, Carlos", Wind reading and
sight adjustment
Chapter 12: "We'll take 'em", Moving targets
Chapter 13: Managing the log/data book
Chapter 14: Tactical scenarios
Chapter 15: The sniper match: sustainment training through practical
precision shooting
Bibliography
Appendix I : Ballistic tables
Appendix II: Leads for moving targets
Appendix II: Wind and drift tables
Appendix IV: Manufacturers mentioned in book
Index
