The Canadian sniper hit islamist from the distance of 3.5 kilometers

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trofimus

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The Canadian sniper made an unprecedented success in Iraq last month.

He shot a radical muslim over a distance of more than two miles, equivalent to about 3.5 kilometers.

The bullet flew less than ten seconds to the target and the sniper could not even properly see the result.
 

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The Canadian sniper made an unprecedented success in Iraq last month.

He shot a radical muslim over a distance of more than two miles, equivalent to about 3.5 kilometers.

The bullet flew less than ten seconds to the target and the sniper could not even properly see the result.
My question is how did he take aim at someone two miles away? If he couldnt see the result i assume he couldnt see him in the first place. I reckon it was an extraordinary coincidence and the person shot just happened to get hit by someone else at the same time the Canadian fired the bullet. Otherwise perhaps we should be investing in Canadian bullets or better still more Canadian marksmen.
 
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My question is how did he take aim at someone two miles away? If he couldnt see the result i assume he couldnt see him in the first place. I reckon it was an extraordinary coincidence and the person shot just happened to get hit by someone else at the same time the Canadian fired the bullet. Otherwise perhaps we should be investing in Canadian bullets or better still more Canadian marksmen.
Having been a Marine and making long shots on deer after the Marines it all comes down to the scope, ammo, weapon, shooter, spotter etc....Modern scopes take into account bullet drop, windage, distance, angle of shot etc....It is not uncommon for 1 to 1.5 mile range shots for Navy seals, Marine Recon Snipers etc....Most weapons can out shoot the shooter and with modern powders, scopes and shooting a 50 caliber or equivalent it is not beyond possible......
 

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He didn't just break the record - he massacred it by about an extra 1000 meters!

( the previous records were being established and beaten in increments of about 50 - 100 m plus/minus)

Gonna be a long time i 'spects before this one gets trumped !
 

trofimus

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My question is how did he take aim at someone two miles away? If he couldnt see the result i assume he couldnt see him in the first place. I reckon it was an extraordinary coincidence and the person shot just happened to get hit by someone else at the same time the Canadian fired the bullet. Otherwise perhaps we should be investing in Canadian bullets or better still more Canadian marksmen.
Yeah, the bullet reached the distance not properly visible for a sniper.

He knew there is somebody so he shot that way... and was lucky.
 
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Not seeing the results is not the same as not seeing the target. A sniper absolutely must see the target. If the sniper can't see the target, then they simply don't have a clear shot.

The spotter (the guy with the funny looking scope) is there to tell him/her where the bullet landed (high, low, left, right and by how many feet/meters). The sniper can't see where his missed shots landed, so he needs the spotter who has a more powerful scope to tell him how far off he was so he can adjust his aim...

 
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Tommy379

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I think this is very possible, depending on where it happened at. No way where I live at, anyone could make that shot. There is no where in Virginia that has two mile visibility. The terrain is tough and the humidity is way too high year round. I have been to a test range in New Mexico. The humidity is almost non existent. We were observing explosions from two miles out, and at that distance, I could see how many fingers a person was holding up without a scope. Terrain and humidity has everything to do with it. And I forgot about air temperature. The sun gets high and the ground gets hot. That will cause a lensing effect with the air like humidity does too.
 
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Having been a Marine and making long shots on deer after the Marines it all comes down to the scope, ammo, weapon, shooter, spotter etc....Modern scopes take into account bullet drop, windage, distance, angle of shot etc....It is not uncommon for 1 to 1.5 mile range shots for Navy seals, Marine Recon Snipers etc....Most weapons can out shoot the shooter and with modern powders, scopes and shooting a 50 caliber or equivalent it is not beyond possible......

I read the article on the sniper and the spotter had a lot to do with it. They had to factor in a lot of things - one was the atmospheric pressure at the elevation they were shooting from. The curvature of the earth....etc

Here is a link if interested.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/new...d-breaking-kill-shot-in-iraq/article35415651/
 
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I read the article on the sniper and the spotter had a lot to do with it. They had to factor in a lot of things - one was the atmospheric pressure at the elevation they were shooting from. The curvature of the earth....etc

Here is a link if interested.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/new...d-breaking-kill-shot-in-iraq/article35415651/
Everything is taken into account....and for the stationary "flat earthers"...even the spin of the earth is figured in and new scopes calculate everything for you and the cross hairs automatically compensate for all the things we listed...Just a normal scope I have smoked deer from 400 yards (366 Meters) to 625 yards (575 meters) with a 25-06 shooting a 117 grain Ballistic tip loaded hot and a 30-06 shooting Hornady Light Magnums with a 150 grain SST Ballistic Tip 3100 feet per second...and qualified 500 meters open sights with a M-16A2 in 1985 in boot camp at the rifle range when I went through boot camp at the MCRD in San Diego...9 for 10 kill shots on a man sized target which takes up the front post at 500 meters...
 
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Everything is taken into account....and for the stationary "flat earthers"...even the spin of the earth is figured in and new scopes calculate everything for you and the cross hairs automatically compensate for all the things we listed...Just a normal scope I have smoked deer from 400 yards (366 Meters) to 625 yards (575 meters) with a 25-06 shooting a 117 grain Ballistic tip loaded hot and a 30-06 shooting Hornady Light Magnums with a 150 grain SST Ballistic Tip 3100 feet per second...and qualified 500 meters open sights with a M-16A2 in 1985 in boot camp at the rifle range when I went through boot camp at the MCRD in San Diego...9 for 10 kill shots on a man sized target which takes up the front post at 500 meters...

Cool...I remember reading in another article the Canadian sniper used a new 50 cal. rifle.
 
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Canadians knows how to shoot a gun. I'm not sure people realize how far 3.5 km is. It's almost 2.2 miles.
 

hornetguy

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Apparently, the Canadian sniper used a McMillan Tac 50... a bolt action rifle that chambers the 50 cal Browning machine gun cartridge.
Tac 50.png

Phenomenal talent....
 
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Here is a youtube video of the comparison of bullets with the 50 cal in it. Big momma!


[video=youtube;s_5Hjor3iCc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_5Hjor3iCc[/video]
 

Tommy379

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My favorite will always be the. 300 win mag.
 
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I have been moose hunting a few times and I used a 444 Marlin on them.
 

notuptome

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David took out Goliath with a sling shot and a stone.

I guess that Canadian was using some good old Kentucky wind-age to adjust his shot. Glad he got the bad guy. Sent him to see allah.

For the cause of Christ
Roger
 
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My favorite will always be the. 300 win mag.
HAHA I shoot a 30-06 Winchester Model 70 with a Boss......I shoot a Hornady Light Magnum round with a 150 grain SST Ballistic Tip....it juices the "06" up to a 300 almost....3100 ft. per second.......
 

hornetguy

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My favorite will always be the. 300 win mag.
That would probably be my "all around" caliber choice, except for the belted cartridge case.... I just don't like 'em. Makes for strange reloading....

It looks like the winmag will hit 3000 fps with a 180gr bullet.... ouch. I want one.... probably should go with a 300 WSM instead...same ballistics, sans belt...
 

hornetguy

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My question is how did he take aim at someone two miles away? If he couldnt see the result i assume he couldnt see him in the first place. I reckon it was an extraordinary coincidence and the person shot just happened to get hit by someone else at the same time the Canadian fired the bullet. Otherwise perhaps we should be investing in Canadian bullets or better still more Canadian marksmen.
Yes, the Canadian snipers are most excellent.... great training, and talent, apparently.

The art of sniping has come a long way since Long Trang started scoping an M2 in Viet Nam... RIP, Gunnery Sargent Hathcock.
 

notuptome

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The 338 mag has even better down range ballistics.

For the cause of Christ
Roger