#253 - "The Reaper" - Deadliest Sniper on Hunting Al-Zarqawi w/ CIA & Longest Kill | Nick Irving

(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Nicholas Irving 'The Reaper' is an American author and former soldier. He was a special operations sniper in the 3rd Ranger Battalion for the U.S. Army. PATREON https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/ INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/ X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey GUEST LINKS BOOK 1: https://www.amazon.com/Reaper-Autobiography-Deadliest-Special-Snipers/dp/1250080606 BOOK 2: https://shorturl.at/jypu0 IG: https://www.instagram.com/officialreaper33/ X: https://x.com/irving_nicholas LISTEN to Julian Dorey Podcast Spotify ▶ https://open.spotify.com/show/5skaSpDzq94Kh16so3c0uz Apple ▶ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trendifier-with-julian-dorey/id1531416289 ****TIMESTAMPS**** 00:00 - Nick Irving Background, Born in Germany & Military Parents, Shooting Guns & Hunting 07:58 - What’s it Like Killing Someone, Failing Navy SEAL Eye Exam, Too Dumb to Quit Mentality 19:17 - Nick Growing Up with Drug Dealers/Prisoners/Dead People, Hardest Part of Ranger School 25:37 - Ranger School Going from 98 lbs to 155 lbs, Meeting His Wife 34:25 - 1st Deployment in Afghanistan, Afghanistan Bizarre Culture/People, First K1ll in Iraq Story 46:51 - Nick’s Relationship w/ Father, Special Forces Working w/ Each Other (CIA, Navy SEALS, etc.) 53:13 - Nick Young Teen, Propaganda Machine of US News & Conspiracy Theories 01:04:12 - Post September 11th & Warzone Impact, Tikrit -> Mosul -> Baghdad Tours 01:16:35 - Becoming a Sniper, Intense Sniper Training 01:23:11 - 1000 Yard Shot, Physics of Bullets & Factors to Consider, Longest Sniper Shot (Canadian) 01:33:23 - Sniper Routine Before Taking Shot, Most Boring Job in Military, Meditative States Before Shooting 01:41:39 - Feeling of Taking the Shot, All Sniper Suffer From This, Nick’s Gun 01:51:54 - Why Nick was Obsessive w/ Painting Gun, Mark Cunningham (Military Comrade) 02:00:03 - Nick’s Challenge of Deploying & Being Married, Afraid of Death, Nick’s Mushroom Trip CREDITS: - Host & Producer: Julian D. Dorey - In-Studio Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@alessiallaman Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 253 - Nick Irving Music by Artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices