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British Sniper sets new kill record

SitRep Discuss British Sniper sets new kill record in the Military Matters forums; http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...iban-kill.html Hero picks off two Taliban from a mile and a half away...

  1. 05-02-2010 05:59 PM #1
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    British Sniper sets new kill record

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...iban-kill.html




    Hero picks off two Taliban from a mile and a half away
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    boom! headshot!

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    But he stole our record!





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    Quote Originally Posted by Catch22 View Post


    But he stole our record!
    Who cares? He popped two Taliban from the comfort of his hotel room!


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    Nice shooting!

    I'd heard about the Canadian that took those shots. He was using a .50 cal, IIRC. Saw that the Brit was using a round that's a tad under 9mm (not the pistol cartridge, no confusion here). Is it a special round? Good at that range is astounding.

    BTW- Anybody read the comments? A couple of idiots and some others who seemed to have at least a clue what was going on.
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    Hmm, maybe this guy is the Carlos Hathcock for the British Army.
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    Quote Originally Posted by timshatz View Post
    Is it a special round?
    The round which he was using is

    .338 Lapua Magnum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    and he was using a L115A3 sniper rifle

    Accuracy International AWM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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    Quote Originally Posted by marshall View Post
    The round which he was using is

    .338 Lapua Magnum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    and he was using a L115A3 sniper rifle

    Accuracy International AWM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Thanks for the links Marshall, 8.6 x 70 is a big cartridge. Kicking out a round a little larger than the 7.62 but with the same trajectories as the .50. Some pretty slick engineering must've gone into making this weapon/cartridge.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RabidAlien View Post
    Who cares? He popped two Taliban from the comfort of his hotel room!
    Yeah, I know! Hence the . Shoulda put a .





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    Nicely done!



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