Posted on 06/21/2017 11:01:30 PM PDT by TigerClaws
10 seconds bullet travel, is a loooong shot. They must have special transonic bullets like pioneered on the 416 Cheytac
I think the US kill with the M82 mystifies me more because the semiauto Barret is really an area weapon and not at all sniper capable like the Tac50
Exactly.
Those scopes had the mounts adjusting the aim, which I hear has its advantages in robust tracking, but sheesh, by today’s equipment, it is primitive as heck
My cheap bullet software does not go beyond 1000 yards but with low BC it seems to indicate that the bullet would go subsonic not much further than 1000 yards. Since going transonic most bullets go unstable, they had to use a combination of Ultra Low Drag and transonic stable bullets like used on 416 Cheytac. I am seriously curious what bullet they used and who makes them
All in all probably a merciful way to go for the terrorist. Literally just went to sleep.
I thank him for his service to our country.
Makes me wonder if the new trajectory changing bullets are being used in the military.
More like crack, tick tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, splat, cool!
Rabbits aren’t safe even when they’re just minding their own business:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WypbzC6mi8
“our guys who do this are outstanding and deserve our total respect, Americans, Canadians, Brits and Aussies.”
Copy that. [literally...LOL]
https://loadoutroom.com/7356/the-carlos-hathcock-sniper-rifle/
The Carlos Hathcock Method of Sighting in a Rifle.
A good read.
A little more about who Carlos Hathcock was.From MGySgt USMC (ret) Gus Fisher
That could be, because even with a pure subsonic bullet, it is difficult to group beyond 200 yards with howitzer like trajectories. I simply do not understand how this guy could go subsonic through the transonic disturbance and then even further 500 yards or more and hit.
Nice stuff
Well, looks like we’ve finally found a use for muslims. Long distance target practice.
3,450 meters = 11,318.9 feet = 2.1437 miles.
5,280 feet is a mile.
Thank you
Jim Land and Gunny Hathcock. Legends. True heroes. Getting the job done. Prayers for all who serve[d].
Close groups are probable with an expert marksman and crispy gear up to about 800 yards.
Beyond that up to about 1,600 yards, wind, thermal uplift, and optical distortion make kill shots possible but not probable.
Beyond 1,600 yards, a planned kill shot is not possible, good intuitive guesswork and luck is needed along with extreme skill and body control.
Think about it, from the time the shooter fired, the target would have to stand motionless for 10 seconds.... The wind would have to stay the same along a 2 mile path for 10 seconds. There would have to be trees or bushes along that path that could be studied by the spotter.
At extreme range, any insult to the flight path causes many inches of error. Experienced marksmen know their limitations. Call in arty or air support.
My congratulations to the shooter though, nice work.
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