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While the first edition of The Perfect Sniper presented the best of what was known about sniping as of 1993, the art and science of sniping has advanced so much in the last dozen years that a second edition has become necessary. With improvements, changes, and corrections, I am confident that the new edition will help to advance sniping in the 21st century and prove to be as revolutionary as the first edition. The publication was revolutionary. For example, never before has a sniper manual addressed the issue of tracking. And while the guidelines provide data on wind correction, they do not provide simple advice on how to neutralise the effects of wind by reducing the range to the target or by positioning yourself to windward or downwind of it. Sniper training did not even address the issue of shooting up/down at an angle to the horizon. Having spent years in combat operations behind enemy lines and years as an instructor, I knew that our acquired knowledge and combat experience was much richer than what was written in the manuals. I was afraid that this knowledge, paid for with blood, could be lost only to be re-learned and paid for with more blood.