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JTF2 confirmed sniper kill at over 3 kilometers
I have no idea the calculations and consideration of variables that would go into a shot at that distance, but regardless, once again, Canadian forces rule supreme.
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/new...ticle35415651/
"A sniper with Canada's elite special forces in Iraq has shattered the world record for the longest confirmed kill shot in military history at a staggering distance of 3,540 metres.
Sources say a member of Joint Task Force 2 killed an Islamic State insurgent with a McMillan TAC-50 sniper rifle while firing from a high-rise during an operation that took place within the last month in Iraq. It took under 10 seconds to hit the target."
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06-21-2017, 07:59 PM
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Nice!
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06-21-2017, 08:37 PM
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That's crazy far. A person could take a leisurely stroll and move several meters in the time it took the round to get there!
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06-21-2017, 08:44 PM
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Wow crazy shot. Apparently they have video. Would be interesting to watch the flight path. Similar shot to a deer I bagged one time with my Savage....
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06-21-2017, 08:54 PM
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I get excited when I can hit an 18" gong 5 out of 10 times at 600m That is the kind of distance I cannot even imagine shooting. I hope to be able to hit my gong at 1000 m one day but 3400 is sick!!!
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06-21-2017, 09:03 PM
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I can't even imagine what that would have taken to score a hit. The drop is somewhat predicable, but the wind, the position of the target almost 10 seconds after you pull the trigger, etc...
Absolutely Amazing.
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06-21-2017, 09:27 PM
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Bah. I do that all the time on gophers with ma paws ole 22
Pretty crazy stuff !
It's weird in the article when it talks about flight time .... says under and or less than ten seconds. Anybody else find that strange ?
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Just under 10 etc etc.
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I get excited when I can hit an 18" gong 5 out of 10 times at 600m That is the kind of distance I cannot even imagine shooting. I hope to be able to hit my gong at 1000 m one day but 3400 is sick!!!
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Like shooting a gopher at 300 yards with a 22lr....hold over and touch off...wait...adjust ...repeat...then you look over and smile... 
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That's crazy far. A person could take a leisurely stroll and move several meters in the time it took the round to get there!
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They might just walk into what would have been another miss or hit the guy 100 meters away from the targeted man. I like to see the ratio of shots fired opposed to the number of actual hits at those distances. If you Shoot at those distances enough over the months/years sooner or later you'll hit someone. When one of the thousands of snipers lobbing thousands of shots over the years actually hits and kills someone at those distances they become an instant hero. Nothing wrong with that, every once in a while a blind squirrel finds a nut.
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06-21-2017, 09:12 PM
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^ Somewhat agree. Still nice though. I wouldn't even know where to begin when attempting to make such a shot, if you know what I mean 
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06-21-2017, 09:18 PM
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Close eyes... rifle angled very high... empty clip... repeat
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^ Somewhat agree. Still nice though. I wouldn't even know where to begin when attempting to make such a shot, if you know what I mean |
His skill, training, equipment put him in the ballpark, but anyone that denies that there is a good bit of luck in this.... 
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To all those long range shooters
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06-21-2017, 10:22 PM
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06-21-2017, 10:24 PM
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Not a bad shot for one of the sweater knitters our intrepid leader sent over. 
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06-21-2017, 10:29 PM
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Trudeau is bringing over one less 'refugee'
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Trudeau is bringing over one less 'refugee'
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Amazing shot.
ISIS does not equal refugee fortunately.
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06-22-2017, 09:29 AM
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Wow impressive, anyone calculate the moa holdover at 3450m?
How fast was the bullet going?
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06-22-2017, 07:19 AM
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I wonder what the sight picture and scope setup for a 100m bullet drop looked like.
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He probably had the exact elevations of both himself and the target. Electronics these days give a big advantage compared to years ago.
Maybe zero wind. Application for air temp correction etc etc.
Nice to hear it can be done. Wonder if that was his first shot?
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Seems like you hear a lot more about these records these days. Some guys become famous. I can see it now.... "range, 3300 meters" "What's the record?" "3400". "OK, let's go back a couple hundred meters and set up again."  Oh calm down, I'm just joking.
3400 yards. That's not even shooting. That's advanced science and mathematics. Wow. Impressive.
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Seems like you hear a lot more about these records these days. Some guys become famous. I can see it now.... "range, 3300 meters" "What's the record?" "3400". "OK, let's go back a couple hundred meters and set up again." Oh calm down, I'm just joking.
3400 yards. That's not even shooting. That's advanced science and mathematics. Wow. Impressive. |
What are the tank/artillery/battleship gunners opinions?
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What are the tank/artillery/battleship gunners opinions?
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Hey, if those guys can drop a shell right on the head of a guy at 3400 yards and not 3 feet away, props to them too!
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Shot the tow wire of a t-33 pulling a target.
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He probably had the exact elevations of both himself and the target. Electronics these days give a big advantage compared to years ago.
Maybe zero wind. Application for air temp correction etc etc.
Nice to hear it can be done. Wonder if that was his first shot?
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The round was carved out of a moose antler, dipped in a special mixture of maple syrup and Tim Hortons coffee! Ballistics defied physics!
Great shot, wonder if the video will be made public?
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Great shot, wonder if the video will be made public?
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Gawd no. That would suggest that our soldiers actually killed someone. Elizabeth May would go into convulsions. Government only releases footage of soldiers handing out food or shoveling snow.
But hey, I thought our guys were over there to train and advise and would only engage if fired upon. Pretty hard to use that excuse when the enemy was two miles away.
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Canadian Sniper smashes old record 3450 meters
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Hey Gord, how many clicks of elevation did you say we need???
Wow, I'm not an expert by any means, so I hope someone can help us get this right. But if I plug this into my ballistics calculator and we are talking 3,450 meters to target (although mine maxes at 3000), assuming muzzle velocity of 2,850 FPS and a BC of 1.070 (I used the data for a Barnes 750 grain TAC bullet), I'm getting almost 500 ft of drop with the bullet still traveling about 900 fps at impact and over 1,500 lbs of energy. Talk about a rainbow trajectory. I imagine you would have the elevation knob cranked all the way and maybe holding the target at the very bottom of the reticle. At the 3,000 M calculation I'm getting an elevation adjustment of 63 mils. Impressive work, for sure
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Keep in mind as well that the shooter was at a way higher elevation than the target, which would play into factor as well. I saw a few different stories, the story the Canadian forces released explains it better than the paper.
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Keep in mind as well that the shooter was at a way higher elevation than the target, which would play into factor as well. I saw a few different stories, the story the Canadian forces released explains it better than the paper.
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Gotta think it is like hitting a mile long putt from uphill down fighting changing winds, gravity, air temp, air moisture content. The physics behind such a shot would be very interesting presentation.
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