2,430 m Snipe world record

[StabMasterArson]

http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/ca...26689#continue

By that point, Rob Furlong, Tim McMeekin and three other Canadian sharpshooters -- Graham Ragsdale, Arron Perry and Dennis Eason -- had spent nearly a week in the rugged terrain of Afghanistan's Shahikot Valley, reaching out and touching the enemy from distances even they had never trained for. But that shot was something special. Rob Furlong had just killed another human being from 2,430 m, the rough equivalent of standing at Toronto's CN Tower and hitting a target near Bloor Street. It was -- and still is -- the longest-ever recorded kill by a sniper in combat, surpassing the mark of 2,250 m set by U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hathcock during the Vietnam War

Two days after Perry left camp, an American general visited Kandahar Airfield to distribute Bronze Stars. Included in his box of medals were five ribbons reserved for the snipers. The awards, however, never left the package. It seemed that someone in the Canadian military refused to rubber-stamp the U.S. honour, certainly not with such a sensitive investigation going on.

Sad to see a war hero destroyed by his own country.Long read but if the military is a future career option for you like it is for me then there are some things you should learn from this story.

[AugustWest71]

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*** **** thats a long distance. Thats like what, 24 football fields.

[Boltman]

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Being in the Marines (formerly) I certainly appreciate great marksmanship, I never was a toilet bowl (Marines know what I mean) I always placed high. I love the scene in full metal jacket when the D.I. asks the recruits (I know back then.... they were not recruits, but thats the name for em' when I was in basic) all the sniping questions.

I think that is amazing, I know rifle calibers well, and own several assault weapons, and shoot often, I will tell this to you youngans not knowledgable in this field. It is simply insane / unthinkable to comprehend the distance this guy took an unfriendly out.


I doubt I could hit something at half that distance. and I can hit pretty damn far with my modified AR from quite a damn distance in the high desert.

[greenegt]

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Just did the conversion and 2430 meters = 1.51 miles........That's unbelievable!

[Beantown]

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That's unreal...just wow.

[Gilateen]

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Being in the Marines (formerly) I certainly appreciate great marksmanship, I never was a toilet bowl (Marines know what I mean) I always placed high. I love the scene in full metal jacket when the D.I. asks the recruits (I know back then.... they were not recruits, but thats the name for em' when I was in basic) all the sniping questions.

Well I loved my pizza box.

The PMI always told us...Sight alignment, sight picture.

[bruce wayne]

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Well I loved my pizza box.

The PMI always told us...Sight alignment, sight picture.

You forgot breath and trigger control. Maybe that's why you were sporting that pizza box!!

Semper Fi!

[mgoblue]

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anyone else see the show "Future Weapons" on Discovery (or history channel)?

They had a sweet .50 cal sniper rifle that could hit at amazing distances. Though it's amazing that this guy hit a moving human target at that distance, it's one thing to go at a tank or something, that leaves more room for error. This took major skill to dial in his scope right too (read the wind, factor in bullet droppage over that distance). I've never shot a gun, but i know that sniping isn't just "lay down and look through the scope, then fire"

[ehh]

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Just did the conversion and 2430 meters = 1.51 miles........That's unbelievable!

Holy crap!!

That's frightening.

[conboy31]

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I wonder why this is still in the news, it happened like 3 years ago and was covered fairly extensivly by the media back then.

[conboy31]

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Now I see it,the main point..."Today, more than four years later, three of the five decorated snipers who served in Afghanistan are no longer in the army, brushed aside by a military machine that seemed all too willing to watch them go."

[p2xgamers]

Re: 2,430 m Snipe world record

anyone else see the show "Future Weapons" on Discovery (or history channel)?

They had a sweet .50 cal sniper rifle that could hit at amazing distances. Though it's amazing that this guy hit a moving human target at that distance, it's one thing to go at a tank or something, that leaves more room for error. This took major skill to dial in his scope right too (read the wind, factor in bullet droppage over that distance). I've never shot a gun, but i know that sniping isn't just "lay down and look through the scope, then fire"

I saw it on the military channel, they had on 3 hours straight. (3 different episodes of it) Very awesone stuff.