British Sniper sets new kill record

[The Basket]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1270414/British-sniper-sets-new-sharpshooting-record-1-54-mile-double-Taliban-kill.html


Hero picks off two Taliban from a mile and a half away

 

[Trebor]

boom! headshot!

 

[Wildcat]

Amazing stuff!

 

[Matt308]

Well done mates!!!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

 

[Catch22]

But he stole our record!

 

[RabidAlien]

But he stole our record!

Who cares? He popped two Taliban from the comfort of his hotel room!

 

[timshatz]

Nice shooting!

I'd heard about the Canadian that took those shots. He was using a .50 cal, IIRC. Saw that the Brit was using a round that's a tad under 9mm (not the pistol cartridge, no confusion here). Is it a special round? Good at that range is astounding.

BTW- Anybody read the comments? A couple of idiots and some others who seemed to have at least a clue what was going on.

 

[Ferdinand Foch]

Hmm, maybe this guy is the Carlos Hathcock for the British Army.

 

[A4K]

Amazing...!

 

[marshall]

Is it a special round?

The round which he was using is

.338 Lapua Magnum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

and he was using a L115A3 sniper rifle

Accuracy International AWM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Vassili Zaitzev]

Well done!

 

[timshatz]

The round which he was using is

.338 Lapua Magnum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

and he was using a L115A3 sniper rifle

Accuracy International AWM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks for the links Marshall, 8.6 x 70 is a big cartridge. Kicking out a round a little larger than the 7.62 but with the same trajectories as the .50. Some pretty slick engineering must've gone into making this weapon/cartridge.

 

[Catch22]

Who cares? He popped two Taliban from the comfort of his hotel room!

Yeah, I know! Hence the . Shoulda put a .

 

[vikingBerserker]

Nicely done!

 

[Gnomey]

Impressive shooting!

 

[Lucky13]

I'll buy him a dram for each!

 

[RabidAlien]

Yeah, I know! Hence the . Shoulda put a .

I've got this image of the dude with the rifle set up on his little in-room table, he's still wearing boxers and fuzzy bunny slippers (you know those darn sniper types)!

 

[Lucky13]

A nice hot cuppa next to him......and a couple of toasties.

 

[RabidAlien]

Break open the minibar, send me the bill!