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Scots Sniper Kills Taliban with Longest Shot
Daily Express (UK) ^ | 10 August 2009 | Staff

Posted on 08/10/2009 6:23:33 PM PDT by Sam_Damon

A Scottish soldier has been praised for making the longest recorded kill in Afghanistan after shooting a top Taliban fighter from almost a mile away. Corporal Christopher Reynolds took out the Afghan drug lord during some of the hardest fighting of the war so far.

The 25-year-old, of 3 Scots, The Black Watch, kept watch on a shop rooftop for three days to eliminate the target.

But he admitted the top-level Taliban fighter – known as Musa – was so far away it took him a couple of attempts to get the aim right.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailyexpress.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: banglist; blackwatch; jihad; killed; musa; scottishtroops; sniper; wot
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Figure it was a Scot who made the shot... not an Englishman. Still, nice to see the "cousins" bumping off Taliban drug lords these days. At least some of them haven't lost the touch.

I'm sure the mighty fine U.S. Army and USMC have guys who can pull off shots like the one this. If only the media would give them a little recognition once in a while. Pity.

1 posted on 08/10/2009 6:23:34 PM PDT by Sam_Damon
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BUMP


2 posted on 08/10/2009 6:25:00 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Sam_Damon

Aye....Practice makes perfect.....


3 posted on 08/10/2009 6:26:23 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR...Monthly Donors Wanted...I Upped My Monthly. Now, Up Yours.)
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Unfortunately, the kill will be disqualified from the Guinness Book Of World Records, because there was too much pine tar on the rifle butt.


4 posted on 08/10/2009 6:27:08 PM PDT by VisualizeSmallerGovernment
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To: Sam_Damon

Great Scot!

He’s probably miserable about the two bullets he had to waste before he hit Musa.


5 posted on 08/10/2009 6:27:45 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (The Democrat Party: a criminal organization masquerading as a political party)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Further down TFA, you’ll see one of his buddies took out another Taliban with a Javelin missile launcher...

...that had to irritate the parsimonious Scots!


6 posted on 08/10/2009 6:29:22 PM PDT by Sam_Damon
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To: Sam_Damon

Not even close to the longest sniper kill shot: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Furlong


7 posted on 08/10/2009 6:29:22 PM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (How do I change my screen name now that we have the most conservative government in the world?)
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To: Sam_Damon

BTTT


8 posted on 08/10/2009 6:29:31 PM PDT by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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To: Sam_Damon

I think a Canadian sniper made a shot of considerably more than a mile a few years back. The range was so extreme that the sighting scope had to be adjusted to correct for a 28 foot drop.


9 posted on 08/10/2009 6:30:06 PM PDT by Steely Tom (RKBA: last line of defense against vote fraud)
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Looks like many an American kid in the military from probably the SE USA of Scottish descent. They have made up a large part of the US Military over the years.

I wonder what rifle he used? 1500 meters with a Barrett should not be impossible but another gun would be very hard.


10 posted on 08/10/2009 6:31:00 PM PDT by Frantzie (Lou Dobbs - American Hero! Bill O'Reilly = Liar)
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To: Sam_Damon

Looks like many an American kid in the military from probably the SE USA of Scottish descent. They have made up a large part of the US Military over the years.

I wonder what rifle he used? 1500 meters with a Barrett should not be impossible but another gun would be very hard.


11 posted on 08/10/2009 6:31:09 PM PDT by Frantzie (Lou Dobbs - American Hero! Bill O'Reilly = Liar)
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To: Sam_Damon

Have your say is unavailalbe for this story.

Good Shot Corporal Christopher Reynolds .

I had my say.


12 posted on 08/10/2009 6:31:20 PM PDT by silentreignofheroes (If I had any further to go,I'd be there.)
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13 posted on 08/10/2009 6:31:34 PM PDT by mnehring
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Cpl Reynolds, who has killed 32 Taliban fighters, said: “I was quite proud of that shot. It is the longest recorded kill in Afghanistan. I am going to use that fact as a chat-up line in the pub when I get back home.”

This guys a one man army. Certainly a unique chat up line.

14 posted on 08/10/2009 6:32:12 PM PDT by Timocrat
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“I’m sure the mighty fine U.S. Army and USMC have guys who can pull off shots like this one.”

My son, a former Marine, has seen our snipers in action in Beirut. We do have those who can pull of shots like this one.


15 posted on 08/10/2009 6:32:37 PM PDT by GGpaX4DumpedTea
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To: Steely Tom

The Canadian sniper teams in Afghan have been busy and effective.


16 posted on 08/10/2009 6:32:47 PM PDT by Frantzie (Lou Dobbs - American Hero! Bill O'Reilly = Liar)
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To: Sam_Damon

...more than 1,500 metres away...


17 posted on 08/10/2009 6:32:50 PM PDT by theDentist (fybo qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

That’s link describes a fantastic achievement. Thanks for posting it!

As for TFA — do you think those Brit newspaper writers do anything more than a cursory factcheck? Heck, it’s probably a small achievement that any Britpaper is reporting on the WOT.


18 posted on 08/10/2009 6:32:51 PM PDT by Sam_Damon
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To: Former Proud Canadian

I forgot about him, but you are right. I wonder why the story didn’t fact check that little thing (oh never mind, it is the media).. still, an amazing shot.


19 posted on 08/10/2009 6:33:18 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: Sam_Damon

Thread BUMP.


20 posted on 08/10/2009 6:33:55 PM PDT by Cindy
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