Originally Posted by LeEnfield

Have you heard people say it is unlucky to light three cigarettes of one match or light. this came about during WW1, when you light a match there is quite a flare up and by the time you got around to lighting the third cigarette the sniper had homed in on the spot and the third man would have collected a bullet.

Any sniper of worth would have his scope filled with pink mist as the first cigarette was lit.

So much for the 10th General Order!

Originally Posted by sven hassell

Any sniper of worth would have his scope filled with pink mist as the first cigarette was lit.

Not necessarily, depends on where he's looking at the time, distance to the target, weather, etc. You're actually more likely to see it with the naked eye than in the scope and then hone in. But yeah, the point still remains the same, smoking in the field = bad juju.

And this gentleman, is why God make smokeless tobacco.

Originally Posted by PJ24

Not necessarily, depends on where he's looking at the time, distance to the target, weather, etc. You're actually more likely to see it with the naked eye than in the scope and then hone in. But yeah, the point still remains the same, smoking in the field = bad juju.

And this gentleman, is why God make smokeless tobacco.

Thats what I meant. See the light with naked eye.Hone in.Then shoot as first cigarette is lit.(unless theres zero visibility,looking in another direction ,out of ammunition etc....)