British sniper sets new record.

From my post on spec ops in Afghanistan
It was in Afghanistan that that a new long range sniping world record was establised by CPL Rob Furlong of the PPCLI 3rd Battlion. a Sniper pair reinforced by US Army SGT Zevon Durham and using a MC Millan. 50 calibre rifle loaded with 750 gr Hornady A-MAX, very low drag bullets, managed to hit at the second attempt an "AL Qaida" member who was 2,430 metres(1.509 miles) away from its firing position. The first 50 calibre round hit the rucksack of an unsuspecting gunman who was walking on a road in the Shah-e Kot valley; after some adjusments the second round found its mark killing him instantly.
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yeah but were his medals in proper parade ground setting when he made that kill or what. and were all of his badges on correctly... or did he not worry about it and just blow the bastards guts out LOL

OH hey hey I WAS IN the Rangers In the SHAH I KOT valley during operation Anaconda when Cpl Furlong Did his dirty deed,, how the hell did ya think i knew, I didnt see the event, but i heard the story,, oh yeah i was just a fobbit who did paper work LOL... un huh,,, RANGERS LEAD THE WAY!

I also read the article and it gives NO specifics I MEAN RANGE, Distance to TGT, NOTHING,,, I think ill beleive more into Cpl Furlongs Documentated shot,... ANNE MURRAY WOULD BE PROUD

jeez that brit sniper has got our american RAMBO beat all to hell lol; In checking the story it smells like a bit of embellishment to get the folks back home stoked. Hey least we still got John Wayne.

 

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nah im the token ugly American... I know my role...

 

Speaking of Americans

 

hey hey Carlos Hathcock, a proven killer among killers

 

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As a member of the HCR and a CoH myself, his rank slide is rank slide is correct. LCoH is3 gold chevrons with a crown, CoH is 3 black chevrons with a crown the 4 inverted chevrons with a crown is a SCpl.

 

yup, she wasn't bad.. when she was young.

Dang, oh well, the Canucks will be in Afghanistan for a while yet..

there is still time.

 

I thought it was common to mask the ID only related to people serving in N I during the troubles???

 

Thats odd, which Ranger unit were you with?

 

Thats odd, which Ranger unit were you with?
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Thats odd, which Ranger unit were you with?
Thats odd where did you go

 

Where did they both go

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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 3,450 metres.

Canadian elite special forces sniper makes record-breaking kill shot in Iraq - The Globe and Mail

 

Canada made a good choice in selecting the MacTac 50. First Furlong and now this JTF2 sniper.

 

Not being a firearms man, I've often wondered how much target selection is determined by distance and resulting flight time after firing. These extreme long-range hits are taking several seconds to reach the target ('less than ten' in this latest case), but surely there's a high chance that a target could move slightly or even out of sight in the period after the trigger is pulled.

Are snipers trained to observe behaviour to judge likeliness to move? And would they target different locations on the body (I suppose we are only really considering head and chest as viable) in order to maximise the chance that the bullet still strikes home in spite of the target repositioning his body? Such things seem eminently sensible in assassination style scenarios, but how likely are you to find an enemy conveniently sitting in front of a laptop or eaten his lunch on an active battlefield?

I suppose part of the explanation is that the remote position of the sniper means that the target is not aware that he is exposed...

 

All valid points Charley.
They may have reverted to an age old Canadian bear hunting tactic and left some bait out. A tray of kebabs may have kept him in one place long enough.