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HOLY CRAP!!
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RatsoW8
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That's 11,614.17 feet or 2.199654 miles! Need a good spotter to give you the scope dope for a shot that long.
Impressive to say the least.
Impressive to say the least.
Talking to an ex sniper that works here about this his reply was "Lucky shot".. 
Talking to an ex sniper that works here about this his reply was "Lucky shot"..
I think there are a lot of lucky sniper shots. We just never hear of the missed shots. Also sounds like he may be a tad jealous.
Those guys are so technically trained they calculate the rotation of the earth, cross winds, and the bullet walk due to the high RPM of bullet spin. Also the heat waves coming up from the ground affects which way the optical image is skewed.
Get all of that right and you have a kill shot, as long as the target does not move.
Get all of that right and you have a kill shot, as long as the target does not move.
"...as long as the target does not move." The bad guy had enough time to stand up, refill his coffee cup and sit back down. Maybe not long enough to enjoy the coffee, but...
For those of you who are unfamiliar with long distance shots, there are a LOT of variables that can affect a shot over the distance of even just one mile; let alone over 2 miles.
You have left/right windage and bullet rise/drop adjustments for starters; most people are aware of these. Even small air currents can change direction in just a few moments - even over a few hundred yards. Air pressure, humidity, and temperature are also relevant, as well as height above sea level. Thermals also rising off of the earth's surface will also affect the bullet path so that is yet another factor. Then there is the Coriolis effect, which means that the earth's spin will change the direction of the bullet because there is enough hang time of the projectile above the earth turning below it - at/around the 700 yd distance - and greater.
Bullets/rifles/cartridges have to be specially spec'd for maximum efficiency; the power and weight of a single round is primary to accuracy. The Barrett 50 cal can go that distance; but that doesn't mean that it can shoot as straight as a laser beam.
So; luck has to play a big part.
Or in case of the target; destiny.
You have left/right windage and bullet rise/drop adjustments for starters; most people are aware of these. Even small air currents can change direction in just a few moments - even over a few hundred yards. Air pressure, humidity, and temperature are also relevant, as well as height above sea level. Thermals also rising off of the earth's surface will also affect the bullet path so that is yet another factor. Then there is the Coriolis effect, which means that the earth's spin will change the direction of the bullet because there is enough hang time of the projectile above the earth turning below it - at/around the 700 yd distance - and greater.
Bullets/rifles/cartridges have to be specially spec'd for maximum efficiency; the power and weight of a single round is primary to accuracy. The Barrett 50 cal can go that distance; but that doesn't mean that it can shoot as straight as a laser beam.
So; luck has to play a big part.
Or in case of the target; destiny.
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I have no doubt it was a carefully calculated shot, but the hit was luck. That guy could wake up every morning and take the same shot and he would probably die before getting another hit.
I was told that most snippers make their own rounds, have specialty done barrels and stuff like that.
Military snipers have them made by their 'armourer' and they use the latest bullet, powder, primer, and cartridge tech. They also are involved in the fine tuning of the rifle. But the sniper himself must go out to the range and dial in the scope.
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