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SAS sniper’s ‘one in a million’ shot slays ISIS chief from ONE MILE away
Daily Express - UK ^ | 03/23/2018 | Simon Osborne

Posted on 03/18/2018 8:21:13 AM PDT by 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.”


TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: isis; sniper
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry
“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!!!!

41 posted on 03/18/2018 9:47:23 AM PDT by jigsaw (God Bless Our Wonderful Troops!)
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To: Timocrat

Yep, all over everything within 30 feet...


42 posted on 03/18/2018 9:47:25 AM PDT by Hoosier-Daddy ("Washington, DC. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious")
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To: Timocrat

“Killing him instantly”. Uh yeh! :-)


43 posted on 03/18/2018 9:48:45 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Timocrat

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


44 posted on 03/18/2018 9:55:01 AM PDT by hadaclueonce ( This time I am Deplorable)
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To: TalBlack

Fast enough to blow his face off, Eh?


45 posted on 03/18/2018 10:10:17 AM PDT by Afterguard (Deplorable me!)
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To: Timocrat

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!


46 posted on 03/18/2018 10:10:29 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( </sarc>)
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To: IndispensableDestiny

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


47 posted on 03/18/2018 10:20:02 AM PDT by D Rider
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To: Timocrat
MacMillan TAC-50


48 posted on 03/18/2018 10:22:44 AM PDT by gaijin
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To: Timocrat

Call me when the target is the mayor of London.


49 posted on 03/18/2018 10:32:29 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (Ace McCain: The tumor is a rumor but the boot was a hoot.)
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To: Timocrat

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


50 posted on 03/18/2018 10:34:52 AM PDT by Nateman (If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong.)
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To: Mark17
What do you suppose was the last thing that went through the terrorist's mind, before he croaked?

A .50 cal bullet?

51 posted on 03/18/2018 10:37:00 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (My cat is not fat, she is just big boned........)
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To: Timocrat
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.

52 posted on 03/18/2018 10:39:45 AM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: TalBlack
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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.

53 posted on 03/18/2018 10:50:59 AM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: W.
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!

54 posted on 03/18/2018 10:53:20 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Kill all mooselimb, terrorist savages, with extreme prejudice! Deus Vult!)
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To: Timocrat

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!!


55 posted on 03/18/2018 10:57:36 AM PDT by grobdriver (BUILD KATE'S WALL!)
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To: Timocrat

Pretty amazing shot...


56 posted on 03/18/2018 11:10:17 AM PDT by cranked
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To: Timocrat

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?


57 posted on 03/18/2018 11:20:22 AM PDT by GOYAKLA (" Winning not Whining"!)
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To: Timocrat

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


58 posted on 03/18/2018 11:21:21 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Bedford Forrest

Considering where a muzzies brains are, could be.


59 posted on 03/18/2018 11:22:25 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Psalm 144

Or G-D Soros.


60 posted on 03/18/2018 11:25:09 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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