[Mulder]

The 7.62 calibre round from his L96 sniper rifle curved 56ft in the air before striking its target in the chest, killing him instantly

56 feet at 900 yards? The must mean "inches".

[green team 1999]

got to be inches.

[Calamari]

http://www.biggameinfo.com/BalCalc.aspx

At 800 Yds.:

In a 50 MPH cross wind the bullet will move laterally 35.9 Ft

The bullet's drop from the muzzle if fired level with the ground would be 85.1 Ft.

The elevation correction from a nominal "zero" of 500 yards would be 15.8 Ft.

Play with the calculator in the link using different assumptions. The output is given in inches and clicks

[Servant of the Nine]

56 feet at 900 yards? The must mean "inches".

You have to be right. That is a very hard shot, but he would have to be using a crossbow to get 56 feet of windage.

So9

[Double Tap]

Definitely not inches. And 56 feet is wrong too. The drop at that range should be no more than approximately 20 feet. Must be an error on the reporters part.

Either way, if the story is true, that was one lucky shot. Combining wind drift and drop into a one shot kill at that range takes alot of skill, and a whole lot more luck.