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Hotshot sniper in one-and-a-half mile double kill [two Taliban machinegunners.......]
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Posted on 05/01/2010 5:02:52 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Hotshot sniper in one-and-a-half mile double kill Michael Smith
A BRITISH Army sniper has set a new sharpshooting distance record by killing two Taliban machinegunners in Afghanistan from more than 1 miles away.
Craig Harrison, a member of the Household Cavalry, killed the insurgents with consecutive shots — even though they were 3,000ft beyond the most effective range of his rifle.
“The first round hit a machinegunner in the stomach and killed him outright,” said Harrison, a Corporal of Horse. “He went straight down and didn’t move.
“The second insurgent grabbed the weapon and turned as my second shot hit him in the side. He went down, too. They were both dead.”
The shooting — which took place while Harrison’s colleagues came under attack — was at such extreme range that the 8.59mm bullets took almost three seconds to reach their target after leaving the barrel of the rifle at almost three times the speed of sound.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; banglist; killed; sniper; tlaiban
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Not bad.
The L115A3 rifle: http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/support-weapons/1459.aspx
To: Sub-Driver
Wow. 3000 ft. beyond effective range and a three second flight time. That guy is beyond good.
To: Sub-Driver
I like stories with happy endings.
To: Sub-Driver
Nice twofer!
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posted on
05/01/2010 5:06:53 PM PDT
by
Shqipo
(Hey Libs-- Now that Gov't will pay for your diapers how long until you demand help putting them on?)
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
05/01/2010 5:07:05 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
To: Paleo Conservative
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posted on
05/01/2010 5:08:14 PM PDT
by
billhilly
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
05/01/2010 5:08:42 PM PDT
by
ColdWater
("The theory of evolution really has no bearing on what I'm trying to accomplish with FR anyway. ")
To: Sub-Driver
More than three times the speed of sound? What does that translate into in feet per second?
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posted on
05/01/2010 5:10:18 PM PDT
by
csmusaret
(Remember, half the people in this country are below average)
To: Sub-Driver
Cold bore kills at that distance are absolutely amazing let alone a twofer!!
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posted on
05/01/2010 5:10:22 PM PDT
by
R_Kangel
(`.`)
To: csmusaret
I’d say that’s about 2,800 feet per second.
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posted on
05/01/2010 5:16:15 PM PDT
by
SaxxonWoods
(Gone Galt and loving it)
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
05/01/2010 5:17:19 PM PDT
by
23 Everest
(Vote them all out of office!)
To: Sub-Driver
shoots a 8.59mm bullet.
Compare to 50BMG which is a 12.9mm bullet.
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posted on
05/01/2010 5:17:36 PM PDT
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
To: Steely Tom
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posted on
05/01/2010 5:18:08 PM PDT
by
John-Irish
("Shame of him who thinks of it''.)
To: Sub-Driver
I was in the Brit army and the rifle is by far the best I have ever shot.
Does anyone know if they actually sell them over ehre
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posted on
05/01/2010 5:18:20 PM PDT
by
manc
(WILL OBAMA EVER GO TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY OR WILL HE LET THE MEDIA/THE LEFT BE FOOLED FOR EVER)
To: Sub-Driver
Bloody good show! Nice to see some Englishman hasn’t forgotten how to use a rifle.
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posted on
05/01/2010 5:19:17 PM PDT
by
John-Irish
("Shame of him who thinks of it''.)
To: Sub-Driver
Very good ... way to go ...
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posted on
05/01/2010 5:19:56 PM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: csmusaret
Muzzle velocity 936 m/s
1100 x 3
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posted on
05/01/2010 5:21:54 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: manc
.338 , probably Lapua. Lots of configurations available here.
To: Sub-Driver
L115A3 Rifle
Weight 15 lbs.
5-round box feed
http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/support-weapons/1459.aspx
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posted on
05/01/2010 5:24:18 PM PDT
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
To: Sub-Driver
Nothing finer than the long shot. Kudos to this soldier for such a fine job! I would like to know what optics he was using.
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posted on
05/01/2010 5:24:53 PM PDT
by
shag377
(Illegitimis nil carborundum sunt!)
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