High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Bob Lee Swagger (also known as Bob the Nailer) is a fictional character created by Stephen Hunter. He is the protagonist in a series of books that relate his life after and during the Vietnam War—Point of Impact, Black Light, Time to Hunt, The 47th Samurai, Night of Thunder, I, Sniper and, most recently Dead Zero. He is also the protagonist of the film Shooter (based on Point of Impact). Swagger is loosely based on USMC Sniper Carlos Hathcock.