Welsh Guards sniper: 1 shot two kills.

gimpy117 · 03-14-11, 08:15 AM

Oberon · 03-14-11, 08:53 AM

Very nice.

We're clocking up the sniper records out there, we've got the longest range too at the moment, nearly three miles.

Bloody good work by those two. Got a long way to go to meet Finnish standards, but they're doing a fine job.

Feuer Frei! · 03-14-11, 09:58 AM

A 7.62 will do a crapload of damage.
Enough to stop an Elephant.
We used to use the calibre in the Army, when we had the SLR rifle. Before we switched to the crappy and puny 5.56 Steyr.
But double kill, that's big.
Only 196 mtres at a moving target, interesting notion that, i had my Crossed Rifles in the army, meant i was a sharp shooter. Wonder how fast the bike was travelling?
196 is not far.

August · 03-14-11, 11:25 AM

"Quigleys" are very rare.

Growler · 03-14-11, 11:30 AM

What's that saying? "A Welshman can do anything but stand 6 feet tall." Guess this adds one more notch to the summary of "anything."

03-14-11, 01:59 PM

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What's that saying? "A Welshman can do anything but stand 6 feet tall.

But it was a rifleman not a guardsman so it wasn't the welsh guards.

Gargamel · 03-14-11, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman

But it was a rifleman not a guardsman so it wasn't the welsh guards.

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Within 40 days, the two marksmen from 4 Rifles, part of the Welsh Guards Battle group,

I'm not overly familiar with the makeup over there... but that's what the article said.

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Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	A 7.62 will do a crapload of damage. Enough to stop an Elephant. We used to use the calibre in the Army, when we had the SLR rifle. Before we switched to the crappy and puny 5.56 Steyr. But double kill, that's big. Only 196 mtres at a moving target, interesting notion that, i had my Crossed Rifles in the army, meant i was a sharp shooter. Wonder how fast the bike was travelling? 196 is not far. __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

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03-14-11, 08:53 AM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Very nice. We're clocking up the sniper records out there, we've got the longest range too at the moment, nearly three miles. Bloody good work by those two. Got a long way to go to meet Finnish standards, but they're doing a fine job.