Longest sniper kill in Afghanistan - 1.15 miles

[scarbrough68289 76]

Hells Yeah !

 

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British sniper describes moment he shot Taliban commander... from TWO KILOMETRES away

 

By Mail Foreign Service

 

Last updated at 2:07 AM on 15th August 2009

 

A British sniper killed a Taliban leader with the longest-ever fatal bullet shot in Afghanistan - from nearly TWO KILOMETRES away.

 

Corporal Christopher Reynolds, 25, camped on the roof of a shop for three days as he waited for the perfect conditions to shoot the terrorist commander.

 

He calculated the range, wind and trajectory before pulling the trigger - and the bullet flew 1,853 metres before hitting the target in the chest.

 

The warlord, known as 'Mula', is thought to be responsible for co-ordinating several attacks against British and American troops since the outbreak of war in 2001.

 

Cpl Reynolds, of 3 Scots, The Black Watch, who has already killed 32 rebel fighters, has now been credited with the longest kill in Afghanistan at 1.15 miles away.

 

The incident happened last week during heavy fighting in the town of Babaji in Helmand Province.

 

Today he told how the Taliban chief slumped into the arms of a stunned colleague after being hit by the 'lead sleeping tablet'.

 

Cpl Reynolds, a father-of-one, said: 'We were in a bazaar for days in some very heavy fighting and had taken up a position on a shop roof to observe the surrounding area.

 

'From the first few minutes after we landed, we came into contact with the enemy.

 

'We were taking fire all the time. We were observing down the valley and I saw a group of five Taliban.

 

'I identified one straight away as the commander because I watched him through the scope and when he spoke on the radio, the other one would do what he said.

 

'I saw that he had a weapon, an AK47. We did all the calculations for range, wind speed and all that.

 

'I have to admit the first round landed next to him. We were so far away that he didn't even realise he was being shot at.

 

'We changed our aim and when I took into account different factors like the trajectory of the bullet, my gun scope was actually aiming at the top of a doorway.

 

'I fired and the bullet went off, coming down and hitting him in the chest..............

 

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[Donkismash 81]

I remember hearing about a Canadian team do a 1 mile shot also.....lemme see if I can dig it up

[RobRez 1,895]

So much for feelin' good about hitting cans with the .22!!!!!

[Juggernaut 11,054]

Anyone know what he was shooting.....???

(and don't say Mula's.....)

[GregM1 241]

what kind of scope can see that distance. i wanna attach one to my camera next time im out in the woods lol.

[Donkismash 81]

.338 lapua mag or the big ole point five O....or maybe wanna those new death ray rail guns

[BronCobraJet 80]

So much for feelin' good about hitting cans with the .22!!!!!

You made me spit beer out of my nose dammit! lol.

[yakdung 2,926]

My money is on the Ronnie Barret's fine weapon:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrett_M82

 

Current record holder for long distance kill by Rob Furlong:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Furlong

 

Yakdung

[gr8santini 13]

That's nothing! I work with a "former Marine sniper" who used to make head shots at two miles! He had a scope that would automatically adjust the crosshairs for windage.

[Vultite 57]

The guy is a Brit, so anything Euro .50 or maybe even the Cheytac if they got the $$ for it....ALSO, the L115A3 (.338 LAPUA)<----- Probably the gun that did it

 

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a27_1223596749

Edited August 16, 2009 by Vultite

[TR Young 175]

I like that the guy admitted that his first shot went wide, and that he was able to correct without the target even knowing that the first shot came in.