Canadian sniper sets new record

Skybird · 06-24-17, 05:50 AM

... killing an IS commander from a range of 3.5 km.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...way/418889001/

Wowh for both accomplishments.

Shot fired from elevated position, the rifle was a McMillan TAC-50, whatever that may be. (German news). The bullet should have spent 10 seconds in flight, so a little gratis luck (no wind, no target movement) is included here.

Next time use an L/55, that does not take that long to reach out that far!

Skybird · 06-24-17, 07:39 AM

Further reading revealed that the old record of around 2500m also was held by a Canadian - and with the same rifle model. Wikipedia has some info for starters on it. Seems to be an impressively precise rifle with a minute of angle MOA of less than 0.5.

An MOA of 1 represents 1/60 of one degree.

Anyone in the knowledge how such a MOA compares to other rifles?

em2nought · 06-24-17, 10:04 AM

This image really puts some perspective on just how amazing a shot like that really is

Gargamel · 06-24-17, 12:09 PM

I think the BBC article I read stated somebody else holds (Austrian maybe?) the 2nd spot now, and the other Canadian holds the third. I was surprised at that, as I thought the Canadian was still the longest until this one.

What gets me is the ten second flight time. That's a long wait to see if you hit or not....

Catfish · 06-24-17, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gargamel

[...]What gets me is the ten second flight time. That's a long wait to see if you hit or not....

As someone said "in this time you could have sent him a message to duck"..
I just have my doubts about "insurgents" and killing from far away, like here, or with drones. If the victim really was an enemy, ok.

Rockin Robbins · 06-24-17, 01:03 PM

At that distance there is a lot of randomness in the result. Sending the victim a message to duck could easily with the same shot, have meant he ducked into the oncoming bullet!

Although skill is involved, I think we can chock up the actual hit to a random number generator. Nobody could hit one of 20 such shots.

06-24-17, 05:50 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,541 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Canadian sniper sets new record ... killing an IS commander from a range of 3.5 km. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...way/418889001/ Wowh for both accomplishments. Shot fired from elevated position, the rifle was a McMillan TAC-50, whatever that may be. (German news). The bullet should have spent 10 seconds in flight, so a little gratis luck (no wind, no target movement) is included here. Next time use an L/55, that does not take that long to reach out that far! __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

06-24-17, 07:39 AM	#2
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,541 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Further reading revealed that the old record of around 2500m also was held by a Canadian - and with the same rifle model. Wikipedia has some info for starters on it. Seems to be an impressively precise rifle with a minute of angle MOA of less than 0.5. An MOA of 1 represents 1/60 of one degree. Anyone in the knowledge how such a MOA compares to other rifles? __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

06-24-17, 10:04 AM	#3
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,285 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This image really puts some perspective on just how amazing a shot like that really is __________________ ISRAEL: Essentially "The Alamo" 24/7, 365 since 1947

06-24-17, 12:09 PM	#4
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,272 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	I think the BBC article I read stated somebody else holds (Austrian maybe?) the 2nd spot now, and the other Canadian holds the third. I was surprised at that, as I thought the Canadian was still the longest until this one. What gets me is the ten second flight time. That's a long wait to see if you hit or not.... __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

06-24-17, 01:03 PM	#6
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,899 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	At that distance there is a lot of randomness in the result. Sending the victim a message to duck could easily with the same shot, have meant he ducked into the oncoming bullet! Although skill is involved, I think we can chock up the actual hit to a random number generator. Nobody could hit one of 20 such shots. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS