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The REAPER Give Away!

September 1, 2014 by Nick Irving 12 Comments

Sample from the new book:  The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers 

” I reached up on my elevation turret and came up two minutes of angle. That way I had given myself a bit of leeway. Either I was going to hit the very top of his head and crease his skull or hit him right between the eyes. I reset the trigger and felt and heard the little metallic “click”. I wanted to reduce the slack in the trigger, particularly with the two-stage trigger my weapon employed.

An instant after I squeezed the trigger on the second shot and the recoil of the rifle pushed the butt-stock against my shoulder, I saw the target’s glowing white eyes roll back just as his head tilted straight back and then plunged forward like his head was on a tightly coiled spring.

I thought I’d hit him, but it was only when I heard a faint splash on the ground, what sounded like a chunky liquid being spilled, was I more or less certain that the round had found its mark. Nearly simultaneous to that sound, I saw………”

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To win an advanced copy (Release date January 27, 2015), simply share this article and be sure to head over to https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nicholas-Irving/581131258564884 and give the page a “Like”.

  •  KINDLE: http://www.amazon.com/Reaper-Autobiography-Deadliest-Special-Snipers-ebook/dp/B00LKRSBBC/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=
  •  HARD COVER: http://www.amazon.com/The-Reaper-Autobiography-Deadliest-Special/dp/1250045444/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0
  •  AUDIO BOOK: http://www.amazon.com/The-Reaper-Autobiography-Deadliest-Special/dp/1427252475/ref=tmm_abk_title_0


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Nick Irving is a former U.S. Army Ranger with multiple combat deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan. During his service within the 75th Ranger Regiment, Nicholas served as an Assaulter, Heavy and Light Machine Gunner, and Designated Marksman.

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is a former U.S. Army Ranger with multiple combat deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan. During his service within the 75th Ranger Regiment, Nicholas served as an Assaulter, Heavy and Light Machine Gunner, and Designated Marksman.

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