Maggie’s 1,853 metres Kill Shot Recorded in Afghanistan

[Seekers]

A British sniper killed a Taliban leader with the longest-ever fatal bullet shot in Afghanistan - from nearly TWO KILOMETRES away.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnew...l#ixzz0ONlxIGQp

He admits he missed the first one but was so far away, the guy didn't even know he was being shot at.

Sorry if this isn't in the right spot.

I wish they hadn't published so much information about this guy and his family, doesn't really make sense.

This has been corrected (later in thread) to note that it was only reported as the longest shot and not close to the real record of 2,430 meters.

 

[Lindy]

Re: 1,853 metres Kill Shot Recorded in Afghanistan

Nice shot - and a long way from being the longest in Afghanistan. See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMillan_Tac-50

 

[kingrabbit]

Re: 1,853 metres Kill Shot Recorded in Afghanistan

jeasus can they give anymore info out about this guy.. got his wife and kid tossed in there too.. i would be pissed...!!!

 

[SledDog]

Re: 1,853 metres Kill Shot Recorded in Afghanistan

I read somewhere that it's the longest shot for that caliber, 338.

 

[Seekers]

Re: 1,853 metres Kill Shot Recorded in Afghanistan

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lindy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nice shot - and a long way from being the longest in Afghanistan. See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMillan_Tac-50
</div></div>

Thanks for the clarification, I was going by the article. What a shocker that they got it wrong.

 

[chevyrulz]

Re: 1,853 metres Kill Shot Recorded in Afghanistan

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lindy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nice shot - and a long way from being the longest in Afghanistan. See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMillan_Tac-50
</div></div>



from the wikipedia article:

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">sniper team made the longest recorded sniper kills in history with this weapon in Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda. On a March afternoon in 2002 Master Corporal Arron Perry killed an enemy combatant from 2,310 meters (2,526 yd/1.435 miles) and Corporal Rob Furlong killed an enemy combatant from 2,430 meters (2,657 yd/1.509 miles) with 750 grain Hornady A-MAX very-low-drag bullets. It is the longest-ever recorded kill by a sniper in combat, surpassing the mark of 2,286 meters set by U.S. Marine Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock during the Vietnam War.</div></div>