SAS sniper’s ‘one in a million’ shot slays ISIS chief from ONE MILE away

Daily Express - UK ^ | 03/23/2018 | Simon Osborne

[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.”

[jigsaw]

“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.

Reply of the year! Brilliant! LOL!!!!

[Hoosier-Daddy]

Yep, all over everything within 30 feet...

[Georgia Girl 2]

“Killing him instantly”. Uh yeh! :-)

[hadaclueonce]

Thank God we did not water board him.
That would be a war crime.
/s

[Afterguard]

Fast enough to blow his face off, Eh?

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

I didn’t think that you could use .50 caliber against combatants, just equipment and structures!(Geneva Convention?)

So....that means the sniper was actually aiming at his hat, right? Or the maybe the wall behind him and happened to miss? Was ISIS guy wearing a canteen on his head? Trying to help here before the World Court in Belgium hears about this!

[D Rider]

At 1500m it is 1592 fps with a 750 grain bullet

[gaijin]

MacMillan TAC-50

[Psalm 144]

Call me when the target is the mayor of London.

[Nateman]

This is how to get ahead in the war on terror!

[Hot Tabasco]

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

A .50 cal bullet?

[SamAdams76]

I think this happened about a year ago but nevertheless, I love a happy ending.

Huge changes going on in the Middle East.

Remember when during the campaign President Trump said that with regard to military action, he would never announce in advance what we will do?

Prepare to be surprised with the final outcome. And shocked.

[Paal Gulli]

Sea level works out to about 1463 fps but everything in that vicinity is well above sea level, so it would have been faster still.

[USS Alaska]

About two and a half ounces of lead and copper...

I have a 50 caliber round here and measured it for length and it is 5.5 inches, man that is a load.

Can you imagine being shot at with a 50 cal. machine gun? WOW!

[grobdriver]

What magnification must his scope have, and how thin the reticle to not totally obscure a man-size target (head-size!) from a mile away!!

[cranked]

Pretty amazing shot...

[GOYAKLA]

I have often wondered if a shot like that missed but went past the target’s ear by 2-3” what would he think, then? Would he consider a new career? Would it have cleaned his ear or ruptured his eardrum?

[Secret Agent Man]

A 50 cal round is big, its hardly a huge round.

[Secret Agent Man]

Considering where a muzzies brains are, could be.

[Secret Agent Man]

Or G-D Soros.