▁Serge ant ▁Carlos ▁N . ▁H ath cock ▁II ▁Award ▁presented ▁" to ▁an ▁en list ed ▁Marine ▁who ▁has ▁made ▁an ▁out standing ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁improvement ▁of ▁mark sm ans hip ▁training ." ▁A ▁sni per ▁range ▁named ▁for ▁H ath cock ▁is ▁at ▁Camp ▁Le je une , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁H ath cock ▁set ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁longest ▁sni per ▁kill . ▁He ▁used ▁an ▁M 2 ▁. 5 0 ▁Cal ▁Brow ning ▁machine ▁gun ▁mounted ▁with ▁a ▁teles cop ic ▁sight ▁at ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁, ▁killing ▁a ▁V iet cong ▁gu err illa . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁this ▁record ▁was ▁broken ▁by ▁Canadian ▁sn ip ers ▁( Rob ▁F url ong ▁and ▁Ar ron ▁Perry ) ▁from ▁the ▁third ▁batt alion ▁of ▁Princess ▁Pat ric ia ' s ▁Canadian ▁Light ▁Infantry ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁H ath cock ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁individuals ▁to ▁util ize ▁the ▁M 2 ▁Brow ning ▁machine ▁gun ▁in ▁the ▁sn ip ing ▁role . ▁This ▁success ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁. 5 0 ▁B M G ▁cart ridge ▁as ▁a ▁vi able ▁sni per ▁round . ▁S ni per ▁rif les ▁have ▁since ▁been ▁designed ▁around ▁and ▁chamber ed ▁in ▁this ▁cal iber ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Spring field ▁Arm ory ▁designed ▁a ▁highly ▁accur ized ▁version ▁of ▁their ▁M 1 A ▁Super match ▁rif le