[mountainlyons]

He is stupid also. Who can hold a 35 pound weapon on an airplane and judge the distance, calculate the drop of the bullet, calculate how far in front of the plane and guess at how far the wind will blow the bullet off target.

[theFIRMbss]

>Who can hold a 35 pound weapon on an airplane and judge the distance, calculate the drop of the bullet, calculate how far in front of the plane and guess at how far the wind will blow the bullet off target

Modern telescopes
come with mounts servo controlled.
A handy craftsman

could modify one
or use it as a model
for a rifle mount.

With proper software,
such a modified gun base
could do some tough stuff.

[Fido969]

That's why sniping over more than 500 yards is more theoretical than practical, a lot can happen over the half to three-quarters of a second the bullet travels that distance. If target takes a half step to the right or left during that time - you've got a miss no matter what kind of gun you were using - and now you've got a pissed-off target.