i made a ghillie suit.

so ghillies make you more visible is that what some are saying?  But if you crouch and stay still won't you blend in enough to let your opponents give up there position and get close enough to you to shoot them.

aceatc wrote: . . . the mop-looking ones scare the bajeeze's out of people.

Yes, I was terrified the last time a floor cleaning apparatus came after me on the paintball field.

chaibill wrote: so ghillies make you more visible is that what some are saying?[

Only the poorly made ones.

But if you crouch and stay still won't you blend in enough to let your opponents give up there position and get close enough to you to shoot them.

You can do that with any kind of camoflage, not just ghille suits.  The best pattern I've had luck with is the U.S. Marine Digi-camo.  I'll take that over looking like a walking brushpile anyday. 

The Guy wrote: I don't like the Digi camo for the swampy woods. They're good for grasslands and flatland.

U.S. Marine Digi-Camo is perfect for the woods.  I can't think of a worse pattern for grass or flatlands.  To give you a better idea of where I play primarily here is a couple of pictures.

First pic of my buddy's son.  Second pic shows the lower part of the property.  If you go further to the left, you get into the swampy ares.

Edited by StormyKnight - 06 April 2008 at 8:13pm

We can see you.

Evil Elvis wrote: I'd love to sit here and post a How to Build a Proper Guillie but I dont belive in reinforcing the belief that some civilian with a few dvds and a few webpages can become what profecionals work for months and their whole carrers to master. Being a Sniper.

Thank you.  That is all. 
Marine Corps Scout/Snipers train ENDLESSLY.

aceatc wrote: Well at least you learned some patience from making a ghillie :-)    Self constructed ghillies like yours usually get the job done for the surprise, but a ghillie that has taken a lot of work works better for the hit  and run, then hide. That's pretty hard to do though so it's more about how fast you can move and how well you can keep hydrated. They sure are fun though, because the mop-looking ones scare the bajeeze's out of people.

There's a lot of truth to the phrase "dead men don't talk"

Assuming while hiding only one opposing player comes across your position, you should be able to take him out, and if he follows standard rules, he'll call himself out, and silently walk off the field.  Your cover is not blown.  There's really no point in "hit and run" tactics. 

A good ghillie isn't supposed to be for close range concealment anyway, so theoretically, a sniper can get a good 3 or 4 shots in before having to move, as the enemy should need more than the shots you give him to pin down where your shots are coming from.  But I'm talking long range engagement, 300+ yards which I was trained at.  Not the 50 or so yards a paintball player will engage at.  Then, you're using a ghillie at close range, so you REALLY have to prepare it well.  Use local vegetation, good coloring, and STAY AWAY from large or moving objects.  The eye is attracted to those.

So you're not making a "ghillie" in the true sense of the word.  You made yourselves a hunting blind.

If I were you, I would definitely take my advice on movement and tactics. They have to be somewhat sound, as I am still alive.

Umm.  That's okay, I'll just counter that smoke bomb with a flash bang, and my patented paintball mortar.

TL;DR

Is it true that snipers in the military actually make their ghillie suits at the place they are at? Say they are going to a grassy field. They quickly make a very effective suit out of the grass. Basically all natural.

Edited by RoboCop - 12 April 2008 at 10:04pm