Chip asked Stephen Hunter:

Kudos sir, for giving us years of highly entertaining reads! What was your take on American Sniper -- the book & the film -- as a firearms enthusiast & movie critic? Thanks! A fan in Baltimore.

Stephen Hunter Very good film, and it pushed my principle idea of sniper as human being with vulnerabilities and connections to society,as opposed to a robotic killing machine. I think that's my contribution, not that others wouldn't have made it sooner or later. I wish the filmmakers had done a little bit more on some of the shooting aspects, like explaining what he'd have to do to make a very long shot like the one he did,but I do understand that it's tough call between technical accuracy and putting general audience to sleep. But believe me, it takes more to hit at a mile than cranking your elevation knob out to max!

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