A Little Sniper Action

Audie1 · 02-26-2008, 01:38 PM

Four Confirmed Kills

Just in case you were wondering what it looks like when a person is
hit by a .50 Caliber sniper's bullet.
Sobering...There's just no other words.

Canadian Snipers in Afghanistan [Video attached - read article first]
Canadian Sniper wiping out Taliban Snipers in Afghanistan.

Pay close attention to the beginning of the video. A Taliban is lying
on top of the peak in front of you.
The sniper is firing from about a half mile away... or more.
When you hear the shot fired ... watch what happens.

These video shots are not made through the shooter's telescopic
sight; they are made looking through the spotter's scope.
The spotter lies right next to the sniper and helps the sniper to
find, and home in on, the target.
The sniper is using a .50 caliber rifle. A .50 cal. round is about 7-8
inches long and the casing is about an inch in diameter.
The bullet itself is one-half inch in diameter and roughly one and
one-half inches long.

A Canadian sniper in Afghanistan has been confirmed as hitting an
enemy soldier at a range of 2,310 meters (7,565 ft/1.43 miles),
the longest recorded and confirmed sniper shot in history.
The previous record of 2,250 meters (7,369 ft/1.4 miles) was set by
US Marine sniper Carlos Hathcock in Vietnam in 1967.
The Canadian sniper was at an altitude of 8,500 feet and the target,
across a valley, was at 9,000 feet.
The record lasted only one day, until a second Canadian sniper hit an
enemy soldier at 2,400 meters (7,860 feet/1.48 miles).
Canadian sniper units often operated in support of US infantry units,
which were grateful for their help.
The Canadian snipers fire special .50 caliber McMillan tactical
rifles, which are bolt-action weapons with five- round magazines.
The Canadian snipers were the only Canadian troops operating without
helmets or flak jackets as they had too much other equipment to carry.
Each three-man team has one sniper rifle, three standard Canadian C-7
rifles, one of them with a 40mm grenade launcher.

LXtasy · 02-26-2008, 07:35 PM

hell yea

wade w · 02-27-2008, 03:51 AM

I could hardly see what they were shoting at. Could not imagine trying to hit
something like that.

02-26-2008, 01:38 PM	#1
Audie1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Summerville, SC Posts: 931	A Little Sniper Action Four Confirmed Kills Just in case you were wondering what it looks like when a person is hit by a .50 Caliber sniper's bullet. Sobering...There's just no other words. Canadian Snipers in Afghanistan [Video attached - read article first] Canadian Sniper wiping out Taliban Snipers in Afghanistan. Pay close attention to the beginning of the video. A Taliban is lying on top of the peak in front of you. The sniper is firing from about a half mile away... or more. When you hear the shot fired ... watch what happens. These video shots are not made through the shooter's telescopic sight; they are made looking through the spotter's scope. The spotter lies right next to the sniper and helps the sniper to find, and home in on, the target. The sniper is using a .50 caliber rifle. A .50 cal. round is about 7-8 inches long and the casing is about an inch in diameter. The bullet itself is one-half inch in diameter and roughly one and one-half inches long. A Canadian sniper in Afghanistan has been confirmed as hitting an enemy soldier at a range of 2,310 meters (7,565 ft/1.43 miles), the longest recorded and confirmed sniper shot in history. The previous record of 2,250 meters (7,369 ft/1.4 miles) was set by US Marine sniper Carlos Hathcock in Vietnam in 1967. The Canadian sniper was at an altitude of 8,500 feet and the target, across a valley, was at 9,000 feet. The record lasted only one day, until a second Canadian sniper hit an enemy soldier at 2,400 meters (7,860 feet/1.48 miles). Canadian sniper units often operated in support of US infantry units, which were grateful for their help. The Canadian snipers fire special .50 caliber McMillan tactical rifles, which are bolt-action weapons with five- round magazines. The Canadian snipers were the only Canadian troops operating without helmets or flak jackets as they had too much other equipment to carry. Each three-man team has one sniper rifle, three standard Canadian C-7 rifles, one of them with a 40mm grenade launcher. __________________ 1987 Buick Grand National

02-26-2008, 07:35 PM	#2
LXtasy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Summerville, SC Posts: 9,564	hell yea __________________

02-27-2008, 03:51 AM	#3
wade w Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 1,725	I could hardly see what they were shoting at. Could not imagine trying to hit something like that.