brobradh77 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 (edited) This is pretty graphic but i saw it on another forum and thought i'd post it.This info was with it as well 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. http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh39/au...ood_Taliban.flv Edited February 26, 2008 by brobradh77 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTMD8R_SS Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 DAMN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlkSSnCpt Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 -Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast_ass_truck Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Holy hell brad that sniper makes that look like duck hunt on nintindo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxic donkey Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 OH S--T!!! IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE THOSE DUDES STEPPED ON LAND MINES!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12'SROCK Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 i want one of those for xmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverss05 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 DAMN!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddieo818 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 to the canadian behind that rifle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFHamptonSS Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Thats what I'm talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxerrider Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 that was bad a$$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILLS04SS Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 damn.. parts are flying everywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gs430 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Now that's some good shooting! To bad that wasn't osama getting his wig split! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocoop Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 damn I saw some vids of a 50cal shooting cinder blocks and metal stuff but this was way better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04rcss Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 wowww nasssssty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reese Byerrum Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 That was bad a**. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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