Canadian sniper smashes the longest sniper kill record

[Blown 89]

Canadian special forces takes back the longest confirmed sniper kill with a 2.14 mile shot. That's absolutely insane. That bests the old record by almost a mile.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/new...d-breaking-kill-shot-in-iraq/article35415651/

 

[Machdup1]

Who thinks this was luck, combined with skill?

 

[BRNG ITT]

Who thinks this was luck, combined with skill?

Still cool though.

 

[Sonic605hp]

Amazing regardless of luck. It's a science to even get close to target at those distances.

 

[Skitzerman]

Impressive, but can he knock a fly off a horse's ass?

 

[SolarYellow]

Was there a spotter and if so, where was his credit?

 

[Zemedici]

Incredible shot. Imagine the high fives afterwards

 

[Blk04L]

Incredible shot. Imagine the high fives afterwards

Probably apologized and then had Tim Hortons afterwards. lol

 

[SID297]

Probably apologized and then had Tim Hortons afterwards. lol

Oh Canadians, such fine people. Now I want a Tim Horton's doughnut.

Also; while I'm sure they are badasses, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry is not a very intimidating name for a unit.

 

[KilledbyKenne]

Impressive.

 

[DHG1078]

Was there a spotter and if so, where was his credit?

Only the quarter back gets the trophy.

 

[Shifty Powers]

that is incredible

 

[Booky]

Too bad the sniper was actually aiming for the guy standing 8 ft. away.


JK

 

[RDJ]

Impressive, but can he knock a fly off a horse's ass?

yes but not without killing the horse.

Was there a spotter and if so, where was his credit?

. The article I read says there was a spotter. It also talked about how Canadian snipers work in pairs. That are probably the best trained in the world

 

[Sinister04L]

Probably apologized and then had Tim Hortons afterwards. lol

Make it a box of Timbits please, and don't skimp on the chocolate and jelly!

 

[C0bra99]

Make it a box of Timbits please, and don't skimp on the chocolate and jelly!

Can you pick me up a double double also?

PPCLI dates back to early 1900 and is named after the granddaughter of the Queen Victoria.

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[blk02edge]

10 seconds worth of sorry's before the bullet hit the target. probably apologized 15 times between firing the TAC-50 to hitting the target

 

[olympic]

 

[CobraBob]

That is an amazing sharpshooting feat, but as RDJ said, a spotter was involved. And that spotter has to get a lot of the credit. It was definitely a team effort.

According to ex-U.S. Ranger Ryan Cleckner, “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. 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. 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."

Pic of the 50 caliber McMillan TAC-50 rifle used.

 

[Lundy37]

Insane shot, Hopefully there's video of it at some point.