Posted on 03/14/2011 12:49:16 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
On a dusty road in Afghanistan, British soldiers inspect the bodies of two dead Taliban soldiers - one a known insurgent commander.
The James Bond-style gun barrel view through a rifle's crosshairs offers some explanation as to what has just taken place in the notoriously dangerous Helmand Province.
But it does not tell the full amazing story of the moment a crack British sniper, from a distance of 196 metres, needed just one bullet to kill two insurgents fleeing on a motorcycle.
The shot is so rare among snipers that it has its own nickname, the 'Quigley', which derived from a cowboy film in which a character played by Tom Selleck manages the 'trick shot'.
Yet this was not Hollywood special effects or camera trickery. This was the real-life work of Rifleman Mark Osmond.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Wow, and I thought our budget cuts were tough !! Good shootin’ though ...
The Dingo's ate mah baby
Hey snipers! I heard that if you coat your bullets with pigs blood they have a more stable flight.
“and under the rules of engagement, the walkie-talkie the Taliban pair were carrying was designated a hostile act.”
Have to love the Brits. Our rules of engage practically require vital organs to be failing before we can fire back.
I think it was made but never used because the shot was too difficult to make to be practical.
That’s the way to go!
Nice to see some good news among all of the sad news lately...
Good on you Rifleman Mark Osmond. If you are ever in my neighborhood, I will be more than happy to buy you a pint or two or three or four.
Awesome shot!
Sounds like something this guy might have done in his time...
“One of Hathcock’s most famous accomplishments was shooting an enemy sniper through the enemy’s own scope, hitting him in the eye and killing him.[2] Hathcock and John Roland Burke, his spotter, were stalking the enemy sniper in the jungle near Hill 55, the firebase from which Hathcock was operating. The sniper had already killed several Marines and was believed to have been sent specifically to kill Hathcock.[10] When Hathcock saw a flash of light (light reflecting off the enemy sniper’s scope) in the bushes,[2] he fired at it, shooting through the scope and killing the sniper.[5] Surveying the situation, Hathcock concluded that the only feasible way he could have put the bullet straight down the enemy’s scope and through his eye would have been if both snipers were zeroing in on each other at the same time and Hathcock fired first, which gave him only a few seconds to act.[10] Given the flight time of rounds at long ranges, both snipers could easily have killed one another.[9] The enemy rifle was recovered and the incident is documented by a photograph.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Hathcock
One shot, one kill.
He is an overachiever.
Larry the cable guy had a joke about something like that.
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Never heard of that one mayself.
Did hear about the Whitworth - used by Southern Snipers to take out Union officers out to over 1000 yds away.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitworth_rifle
I wish he had not been named. It may make him a “special target” of the Taliban.
I do it all the time playing James Bond Goldeneye on my Wii...
Names were changed. Read the article.
need pics
Three cheers for conservation. With the cost of battle increasing and the environmental impact of lead bullets, it is heartening to hear about these new practices to save money and reduce environmental impacts. This story should be featured on all the lefty blogs.
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