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SAS sniper’s ‘one in a million’ shot slays ISIS chief from ONE MILE away
Daily Express - UK ^ | 03/23/2018 | Simon Osborne

Posted on 03/18/2018 8:21:13 AM PDT by Timocrat

The elite sniper shot dead the terrorist chief with what senior defence sources said was a shot achieved at a range of more than 1,500m with a window of opportunity of just 15 seconds.

Military insiders said the sniper was using a US-made McMillan TAC-50 sniper rifle, which fires a huge .50 calibre round......

The source said: “The bullet struck the ISIS commander in the back of the head and basically took off his face. He died instantly.”


TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: isis; sniper
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To: Mark17

He was dreaming of 72 virgin goats....


21 posted on 03/18/2018 8:45:52 AM PDT by Enchante (FusionGPS "dirty dossier" scandal links Hillary, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice... "Deep State" is real)
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To: granada
This was at night using thermal imagery.

The other instance was probably this from 1.5 miles away.2017/05/22 · AN SAS sniper killed an ISIS terrorist from 1.5 MILES away using a mega -powerful rifle, a report says.

The reason this particular shot was so difficult was it was at night with a very brief time window

22 posted on 03/18/2018 8:48:33 AM PDT by Timocrat (Ingnorantia non excusat)
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To: Bedford Forrest

Anybody know how fast the bullet would’ve been going when it finally got to the target?


23 posted on 03/18/2018 8:49:54 AM PDT by TalBlack (It's hard to shoot people when they are shooting back at you...)
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Does anyone know what ammunition the shooter was using? The last Canadian sniper that set a record in distance was using American ammunition because Canadian loads wouldn’t carry the distance accurately enough.


24 posted on 03/18/2018 8:51:15 AM PDT by Clutch Martin (Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancakes, just as every culture has its noodle.)
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To: SubMareener
No. The exit wound is where the external damage is done. Kennedy's exit wound was on the top right of his skull. His head was down at the time of impact; the entry wound was in the back of the skull. See the diagram in the wikipedia article.
25 posted on 03/18/2018 9:01:52 AM PDT by Campion (Halten Sie sich unbedingt an die Lehre!)
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To: Doogle
Walk it off chief, walk it off.....

First, you gotta rub some dirt on it...at least that what I learned growing up playing baseball, etc...

26 posted on 03/18/2018 9:05:44 AM PDT by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" @HOROWITZ39, DAVID HOROWITZ)
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To: Clutch Martin
Does anyone know what ammunition the shooter was using?

Or what sights/thermal imaging equipment they were using.

27 posted on 03/18/2018 9:07:43 AM PDT by Timocrat (Ingnorantia non excusat)
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To: Bedford Forrest

No. For a muzzie it’s a MaryKay makeover.


28 posted on 03/18/2018 9:08:20 AM PDT by jimbug
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To: Timocrat

“Reach out and touch someone.”


29 posted on 03/18/2018 9:11:02 AM PDT by umgud
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To: Mark17

“What do you suppose was the last thing that went through the terrorist’s mind, before he croaked?”

Most likely an impressive chunk of his occipital bone.


30 posted on 03/18/2018 9:12:27 AM PDT by Buckeye Battle Cry (Progressivism is socialism. Venezuela is how it ends.)
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To: Timocrat

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31 posted on 03/18/2018 9:13:28 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: Mark17

I’m sure he was worried about McCabe getting his pension.


32 posted on 03/18/2018 9:18:16 AM PDT by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
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To: TalBlack

Fast enough, and that’s all that counts.


33 posted on 03/18/2018 9:22:07 AM PDT by GoldenPup
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To: TalBlack

An M2 ball with a muzzle velocity of 2800 fps would be moving at about 850 fps at 2500 yards.


34 posted on 03/18/2018 9:22:44 AM PDT by IndispensableDestiny
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To: KC Burke
I’m sure he was worried about McCabe getting his pension.

LOL. All of them are correct, but I am sure you are right.

:-)

35 posted on 03/18/2018 9:22:56 AM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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To: Timocrat

Did they find his face?


36 posted on 03/18/2018 9:29:30 AM PDT by forgotten man
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To: Bedford Forrest
Does that qualify as a minor flesh wound?

Yes, there was minor flesh left around the wound.

37 posted on 03/18/2018 9:29:54 AM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Timocrat

A chief. Ya know, there’s never any headlines of some low on the totem pole nobody terrorist getting shot.


38 posted on 03/18/2018 9:35:18 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Timocrat

“The bullet struck the ISIS commander in the back of the head and basically took off his face.”


Losing face for a Muslim is a big offense. Many “honor” killing because of it.
And the gun is American! Trump’s fault, again.


39 posted on 03/18/2018 9:44:14 AM PDT by miniTAX (au)
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To: Timocrat

Feel good story. :-)


40 posted on 03/18/2018 9:44:38 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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