 Canadian Snipers gotta love them |
| lyonhart |
 06/04/06 1:27am
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 Sergeant  Group: {MOB} Regs Posts: 58 Joined: July 18th 2005 From: Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 1260 Xfire: lyonhart  |
The longest-ever confirmed sniper kill was made by Master Cpl. Arron Perry of the Canadian Armed Forces in Afghanistan during combat in 2003. Using a .50-caliber MacMillan TAC-50 rifle, Perry shot and killed an Afghan soldier from a distance of 2,430 metres.
The record was set during Operation Anaconda when a Canadian three-man sniper team from the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, (PPCLI), set the new record with a shot on a Taliban fighter That's about 1.5 miles That, my friends, is a truly amazing feat. The bullet was in the air for four seconds and dropped 146 feet. About 250 meters longer than Carlos Hathcock's famous shot. I'm happy if I hit something at 250 meters total distance. Hat's off to a well trained soldier from up north. I hope the record stands forever. -------------------- |
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| Sgt. Thomas |
06/04/06 3:38pm
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 Second Lieutenant  Group: Forum Member Posts: 286 Joined: November 20th 2005 From: Cedartown, Georgia Member No.: 1433 Xfire: ssgtthomas |
Outstanding, I would hate to be in his sights, or in this case, his way..
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| dienamic |
06/04/06 3:47pm
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 Second Lieutenant Group: Forum Member Posts: 373 Joined: January 28th 2006 Member No.: 1559 |
so he aimed 147 feet above his target? I wonder if the bullet didn't just knock the guy out lol.....
 nice shot indeed  |
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| flatliner |
06/04/06 4:05pm
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Major General Group: {MOB} Regs Posts: 1773 Joined: January 25th 2006 Member No.: 1553 |
oh yea?!!!
i can pee in the toilet from the tub!!! that is approx. 7 feet! I aim 4 feet above the target!!! sadly with over and underspray, many others are damaged.... |
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| miked |
06/04/06 4:30pm
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First Lieutenant Group: Forum Member Posts: 175 Joined: April 28th 2006 Member No.: 1722 |
I was going to write that the bullet should not have been in the air for 4 seconds, it just seemed wrong with the Muzzle Velocity of M2 ball at 2960. Since my ballistics charts only go up to 1000 yards, I found an online calculator.
Luckily, I calculated before I wrote. The flight time of M2 ball from a Mac Tac50 to 2430m is 5.609 second, This assumes an elevation of 1700 feet above sea level. All I can say is DAMN!!!!! This post has been edited by miked: 06/04/06 4:31pm --------------------  |
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| Geallor |
06/04/06 5:15pm
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First Lieutenant Group: Banned Posts: 114 Joined: March 25th 2006 Member No.: 1657 |
QUOTE(miked @ 06/04/06 5:30pm)  I was going to write that the bullet should not have been in the air for 4 seconds, it just seemed wrong with the Muzzle Velocity of M2 ball at 2960. Since my ballistics charts only go up to 1000 yards, I found an online calculator. Luckily, I calculated before I wrote. The flight time of M2 ball from a Mac Tac50 to 2430m is 5.609 second, This assumes an elevation of 1700 feet above sea level. All I can say is DAMN!!!!! All this math is making my head hurt! Geallor  |
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| joker |
06/06/06 10:09pm
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 Sergeant Major Group: {MOB} Regs Posts: 89 Joined: March 8th 2006 From: Va Member No.: 1632 |
thats cool
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