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Old 06-22-2017, 06:01 PM
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Report: Record 2-mile sniper shot kills ISIS militant in Iraq.


http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/report-record-2-mile-sniper-shot-kills-isis-militant-in-iraq/ar-BBD1Qjl?OCID=ansmsnnews11
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pffff I could do that with a gun on my shoulder with a mirror backwards....
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I heard about this on the radio this morning, 2.25 miles. That's crazy!
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Canadian sniper.... I am pretty sure he apologized after taking the shot.

Kidding aside, that is a spectacular shot. I wonder what the specifics of the rifle were.
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I would love to see the numbers for the calculations they took to get a hit that far away.
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Old 06-23-2017, 10:24 AM
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Outstanding shot! I wonder if he was shooting at a group of people or actually targeted that particular individual. And since this is an "unnamed sniper" we probably won't get much more in the way of details.

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“For operational security reasons and to preserve the safety of our personnel and our Coalition partners we will not discuss precise details on when and how this incident took place.”
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ticle35415651/

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There's a wee bit of info out there.

He was using a Modified McMillan TAC-50, no particulars on the Mods. Most likely optics and ammo.

http://www.mcmillanfirearms.com/fire...actical-rifle/

Firing from an elevated position Duh... Nothing yet on terrain, engagement or target profiles. It has been verified by stationary camera and "other Data" not live observer, yet. We will have to see how this shakes out. The fact that he put one base let alone in the park at that range is very impressive. I sure hope they get a TOV on this, because that really is an "insanely bitchen shot!"

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Anyone know the record distance of a non sniper shot? Maybe just of a range shot ringing steel?
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World Record 4380 yard shot .... Sako TRG M10 base rifle; Finnish Peurala CrMo barrel with .375 CIP. Talk about dialing long distance.

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/tag/375-cheytac/
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