New record for the longest confirmed kill

[IndyDave1776]

Unfortunately, being a skilled marksman does not equate to being a good instructor.

Excellent point. My experience has been that when someone is phenomenally good at something it will generally make him a poor instructor as he can't comprehend or deal with people who don't have it come to them naturally and actually need instructed rather than just some help polishing out the occasional rough edge. My favorite pet peeve in this realm is that my dad was an excellent mechanic--and just couldn't wrap his head around the idea that it isn't just self-explanatory to everyone.

 

[Trigger Time]

Excellent point. My experience has been that when someone is phenomenally good at something it will generally make him a poor instructor as he can't comprehend or deal with people who don't have it come to them naturally and actually need instructed rather than just some help polishing out the occasional rough edge. My favorite pet peeve in this realm is that my dad was an excellent mechanic--and just couldn't wrap his head around the idea that it isn't just self-explanatory to everyone.

Teaching is a true gift and the good teachers in the firearms community truly deserve respect for their ability to convey knowledge they've either invented or repeated. I do not have that awesome gift!

 

[Anima mundi]

Outstanding!

One question on the article, how would the curvature of the earth affect a long distance shot? Something along the lines of how gravity affects shooting uphill vs. downhill?

A lot of math goes into making a shot like that. To the point I would be surprised if they're not using GPS and some ballistic calculators to do most of the numbers work for them. Between the Coriolis effect, the Eotvos effect, and normal trig operations, plus calculating for air pressure, temperature, and wind, it's the kind of shot that really does involve a lot of luck. Even with calculators you can't just set up to make a shot like that on the fly. You either have to be set up waiting for your conditions to stabilize or taking a hail mary of a shot. Either way, incredibly impressive.

Long-range shooting (and artillery) is a math nerd's wet dream, I love it.

 

[myhightechsec]

Excellent point. My experience has been that when someone is phenomenally good at something it will generally make him a poor instructor as he can't comprehend or deal with people who don't have it come to them naturally and actually need instructed rather than just some help polishing out the occasional rough edge. My favorite pet peeve in this realm is that my dad was an excellent mechanic--and just couldn't wrap his head around the idea that it isn't just self-explanatory to everyone.

I had the same problem growing up. My dad was the finest journeyman electrician who ever lived, and everything mechanical and electrical just unfolded themselves as he looked at them. He couldn't understand why others couldn't do what he did, and as a consequence I never learned much more from him than how to change a light bulb.

 

[IndyDave1776]

I had the same problem growing up. My dad was the finest journeyman electrician who ever lived, and everything mechanical and electrical just unfolded themselves as he looked at them. He couldn't understand why others couldn't do what he did, and as a consequence I never learned much more from him than how to change a light bulb.

 

[myhightechsec]

Long-range shooting (and artillery) is a math nerd's wet dream, I love it.

Computer assisted fire-control changed the battlefield for sure.

 

[Steel and wood]

OUTSTANDING

 

[ruger1800]

Is their proof that his bullet connected with the target?

 

[HoughMade]

I'm pretty sure i could have made that shot....with an M45, enough belts with tracers and a target that is kind enough to stand still....and luck.

 

[Dino Bravo]

Awesome! We need more of those headed toward ISIS members.

 

[Sylvain]

I've read a few articles about that but none of them gave much detail about the location of the shooter, the target or what was going on.

How can you identify that the guy was an ISIS member from two miles away?
Was he making IEDs on a rooftop or was it a sniper shooting at other soldiers?

The guy had to stay still for over 10 seconds so it's not like he was running on the battlefield.

The 3,450-meter shot, which took about 10 seconds to reach its target, was independently verified by a video camera and other data, the source said.

Also curious about the "other data" thing.

 

[oldpink]

I knew that eventually someone would break the two-mile barrier, quite an achievement.
I'm just glad that yet another ISIS turd is taking a dirt nap.
May hundreds of thousands of his ilk follow said turd's lead.

 

[Bigtanker]

I've read a few articles about that but none of them gave much detail about the location of the shooter, the target or what was going on.

How can you identify that the guy was an ISIS member from two miles away?
Was he making IEDs on a rooftop or was it a sniper shooting at other soldiers?

The guy had to stay still for over 10 seconds so it's not like he was running on the battlefield.



Also curious about the "other data" thing.

Maybe a drone and or forward observers.

 

[Indy-Mike]

Another version of the story.

Canadian sniper sets world record with 2.2-mile pickoff of ISIS fighter | Fox News

 

[edwea]

I'm sure it was one of the Hornady/vortex bullet cams.

 

[LarryC]

Wondering what kind of scope and what power magnification it has to be able to identify and pick off a BG at that range? I know it was a McMillan Tac 50 rifle, but man that is a long ways away!

Per Wikipedia the following was stated: In Canadian service, the standard telescopic sight was the McMillan endorsed Leupold Mark 4-16x40mm LR/T M1 Riflescope optical sight that has now been replaced by the Schmidt & Bender 5-25x56 PMII telescopic sight.[SUP][citation needed][/SUP] McMillan also endorses the Nightforce NXS 8-32x56 Mil-dot telescopic sight for the Tac-50.

It must have been one of the latter listed (25 or 32 power) as I doubt you could see a man with a 16 power at 2.2 mile away!

 

[Kutnupe14]

I've read a few articles about that but none of them gave much detail about the location of the shooter, the target or what was going on.

How can you identify that the guy was an ISIS member from two miles away?
Was he making IEDs on a rooftop or was it a sniper shooting at other soldiers?

The guy had to stay still for over 10 seconds so it's not like he was running on the battlefield.



Also curious about the "other data" thing.

Well, if it was an innocent, he has just won the ALL-TIME "Unluckiest Guy in the World" award. Lol

Kut (is has confidence the guy taking a dirt nap is probably scum)

 

[halfmileharry]

Well, if it was an innocent, he has just won the ALL-TIME "Unluckiest Guy in the World" award. Lol

Kut (is has confidence the guy taking a dirt nap is probably scum)

Awarded "Posthumously" of course...

 

[ACC]

I was discussing this with my BIL and was wondering....what type of scope is this guy using that he can even see a target at 2.25 miles away?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I was discussing this with my BIL and was wondering....what type of scope is this guy using that he can even see a target at 2.25 miles away?