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06-22-2017, 02:06 AM #1Senior Member
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A shot for the record books
Seems a sniper with JTF2 in Iraq is a new record holder. Took out a bad guy at 3540 meters/3871 yards/2.2 miles. Phenomenal shooting to say the least.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ticle35415651/
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Brings new meaning to the advertising phrase "reach out and touch someone".
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06-22-2017, 02:42 AM #4barba crescit caput nescit
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Incredible feat of marksmanship, just under 10 seconds for the round to connect, how they can predict the arc, winds, just fascinating, but I'm sure not to fascinating for the guy on the other end...blinked and was surrounded by his ancestors.....at 3, 400 meters away, that pretty much a 2 mile shot...wow.
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There was a time I had a fancy rifle and was shooting stuff at 1000m. The rifle was built for that kind of stuff, and it was not easy. Probably 30 years ago. The eyes were better and I shot a lot back then. More than triple that is over the top skills and the perfect everything. I am amazed.
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Yes, anyone who has shot 1000 meter/yard rifle matches back then can really begin to grasp just how incredible that shot is. If anyone had told back then the shot was possible I'd have called BS. Still shaking my head. Originally Posted by RezDog
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Amazing skills. Hard to believe it's even possible.
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Ballistics today are simply amazing as well as how we understand shooting in general. I just saw a show that was telling how the Marine Corp snipers are training to shoot through 3/4 in holes so they can hide at the farthest corner in a room or what ever and still make accurate shots! These men are amazing and I can not even begin to understand the math they come up with off the top of their head to calculate shots. A truly amazing feat. Plus even at that distance I can not imagine how devastating the 50 bmg round would be.
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