2 Miles 1 Shot 1 Kill

[vailpass]

Canadian sniper sets world record with 2.2-mile pickoff of ISIS fighter

A Canadian sniper set what appears to be a record, picking off an ISIS fighter from some 2.2 miles away, and disrupting a potentially deadly operation by the terror group in Iraq.

Shooting experts say the fatal shot at a world-record distance of 11,316 feet underscores how stunningly sophisticated military snipers are becoming. The feat, pulled off by a special forces sniper from Canada’s Joint Task Force 2, smashed the previous distance record for successful sniper shots by some 3,280 feet, a record set by a British sniper.

"The Canadian Special Operations Command can confirm that a member of the Joint Task Force 2 successfully hit a target from 3,540 metres [2.2 miles]," the Canadian military said in a statement.

While officials would not say where the shot took place, the statement noted the command "provides its expertise to Iraqi security force to detect, identify and defeat Daesh activities from well behind the Iraqi security force front line in Mosul."

The new record was set using a McMillan TAC-50, a .50-caliber weapon and the largest shoulder-fired firearm in existence.

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“The spotter would have had to successfully calculate five factors: distance, wind, atmospheric conditions and the speed of the earth’s rotation at their latitude,” Cleckner told Fox News.

“Because wind speed and direction would vary over the two miles the bullet traveled, the true challenge here was being able to calculate the actual wind speed and direction all the way to the target.”

Atmospheric conditions also would have posed a huge challenge for the spotter.

“To get the atmospheric conditions just right, the spotter would have had to understand the temperature, humidity and barometric pressure of the air the round had to travel through.

Cleckner said that while the ammunition that Canadian special forces use in the TAC-50 is “off-the-charts powerful,” with some 13,000 foot-pounds of force when it comes out of the muzzle, the speed of a bullet, a 750-grain Hornady round, is not as important as the aerodynamic efficiency of the bullet.
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/22...s-fighter.html

[ptlyon]

Nice shot A?

[vailpass]

[alpha_omega]

Damn....2 miles. calculating the variables must be difficult.

[Chief_For_Life58]

jesus 10 seconds to reach target thats an incredible shot

[Rooster]

Originally Posted by Chief_For_Life58

jesus 10 seconds to reach target thats an incredible shot

No Shit!! I can't believe a person/target would not move in 10 seconds.

[crashcourse]

he's not movin now

50 cal you can create a lot of damage if you hit the target anywhere even from that distance

[raybec 4]

That's incredible! I saw a guy in my unit hit a Haji in the chest from 700 yards using an open sight and a butterfly trigger on an M2 .50, but 2 freaking miles??? That's the definition of reach out and touch someone.

[Buehler445]

Jesus. Can you imagine? Someone's face blows up then a few seconds later you hear a gain report of the weapon.

Goddamn.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Canada is just showing off now.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Jesus. Can you imagine? Someone's face blows up then a few seconds later you hear a gain report of the weapon.

Goddamn.

You might hear it, if the wind is right. Damn.

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by alpha_omega

Damn....2 miles. calculating the variables must be difficult.

What if the guy moved in those 9 seconds?


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[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Rooster

No Shit!! I can't believe a person/target would not move in 10 seconds.

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

What if the guy moved in those 9 seconds?


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Maybe you try to catch him when he's starting to urinate, or when he's just starting a beer-chugging bet.

[TribalElder]

Needs more Murica'

[listopencil]

Somebody should start a GoFundMe thing to buy that guy rounds at every bar he walks into for the rest of his life.