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British Sniper Shoots Dead Two Taliban Fighters... From More Than 1.5 Miles Away
DailyMail (UK) ^
| May 02nd 2010
Posted on 05/02/2010 9:40:06 AM PDT by Steelfish
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To: listenhillary
That the story is totally accurate but the
photo and the name and other personal info
has been changed is probably way too much
to ask of the media, unfortunately.
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posted on
05/02/2010 10:46:16 AM PDT
by
Sivad
(NorCal Red Turf)
To: mountn man
A ton of work, will get you a pound of luck.
42
posted on
05/02/2010 10:46:35 AM PDT
by
Issaquahking
(Help Sarah Palin! go to - http://www.conservatives4palin.com - You know what to do!)
To: ASOC
My father-in-law did a lot of hunting in Alaska, he has taken bear, big horn sheep and mountain goat with his 30-40 Krag. It’s his favorite.
43
posted on
05/02/2010 10:47:13 AM PDT
by
Hoosier-Daddy
( "It does no good to be a super power if you have to worry what the neighbors think." BuffaloJack)
To: ASOC
7 pound trigger?
Good grief.
44
posted on
05/02/2010 11:01:11 AM PDT
by
NVDave
To: Hoosier-Daddy
A good round in the right rifle. Musta been good to go or the US Army would not have picked for issue, eh?
45
posted on
05/02/2010 11:01:59 AM PDT
by
ASOC
(I am available for spill response work, all I ask is $800/day plus expenses.....)
To: NVDave
I guess the men were just stronger in 1897.... it was a benchrest piece.
46
posted on
05/02/2010 11:04:41 AM PDT
by
ASOC
(I am available for spill response work, all I ask is $800/day plus expenses.....)
To: Steelfish
Would he have had to elevate the front of the weapon in order to accommodate the arc of the bullet?
47
posted on
05/02/2010 11:05:07 AM PDT
by
RoadTest
(Religion is a substitute for the relationship God wants with you.)
To: ken5050
“What would be the verticle drop of the bullet at that range? Thats what blows my mind...to accurately gauge that..”
That’s what I wanted to know. But seeing the diagrammatic picture, I think I see that maybe the scope takes care of that. The shooter dials in the estimated distance and the scope tilts to raise the front of the barrel.
48
posted on
05/02/2010 11:09:39 AM PDT
by
RoadTest
(Religion is a substitute for the relationship God wants with you.)
To: Steelfish
To: Touch Not the Cat
Stamp “GOTCHA” on each bullet.
To: 11Bush
Took time for bullet to arrive- be looked at- and readioed back to shooter.
To: ASOC
Today’s benchrest guns have triggers down to 2 ounces. You merely “think” about squeezing the trigger and the shot is gone.
52
posted on
05/02/2010 11:27:52 AM PDT
by
NVDave
To: Tennessee Nana
Indeed ... better than 'good shooting'. The real meaning of 'reach out and touch someone'. I was touched at heart by his effort to also disable the weapon these killers were using.
53
posted on
05/02/2010 11:33:44 AM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Obots, believing they cannot be deceived, it is impossible to convince them when they are deceived.)
To: ridesthemiles
How about ‘NEXT’ on each bullet?
54
posted on
05/02/2010 11:34:23 AM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Obots, believing they cannot be deceived, it is impossible to convince them when they are deceived.)
To: ASOC
Gravity is only one dimension here. At a mile and a half the wind can be blowing from any direction, maybe several at once, including up and down. They don't have the benefit of a line of flags running downrange to figure that out. Then you have mirage, the varying density of the air can really mess up your perception of the actual location of the target. The greater the range, the greater the effects of all evironmental factors. Pure absolute skill is this rifleman's advantage.
To: Steelfish
If my calculations are correct, a .338 Lapua Magnum projectile still has more energy in it at 3300 meters than a typical .44 Magnum cartridge has at the muzzle.
To: verity
And we have a President who is the equivalent of an 'ass of horse.' Small correction. :)
57
posted on
05/02/2010 12:05:11 PM PDT
by
El Gato
("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)
To: Oldexpat
Our own SFs already are worried about being ID, because they have no protection in their homeland Not even on their own posts. Disarmed there, don't you know. (except of course when actually training, and even then except when on a live range, they'd have blanks in the weapons.
58
posted on
05/02/2010 12:18:14 PM PDT
by
El Gato
("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)
To: layman
The second Taliban must have been a really slow learner. Not really. If he was firing his machine gun, he likely didn't even notice the other guy getting hit. And even if note firing, there'd be nothing to hear except "thud".
59
posted on
05/02/2010 12:21:41 PM PDT
by
El Gato
("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)
To: 11Bush
The rifle fired, and some 15 seconds later
This part seems, odd.Muzzle velocity of .45-70, with heavy (405 grn) bullet is 1330 fps, it's down to 1055 fps at 200 yards. Target is 2500 yards, or 7500 feet. Even averaging 1000 fps, that's 7.5 seconds, but it would be longer than that, since for most of the way it would be slower than 1000 fps. Also need to allow some time for reaction by the pit crew.
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posted on
05/02/2010 12:28:24 PM PDT
by
El Gato
("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)
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