wow good shot!

[82rude]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sniper-world-record-canadians-1.4174155

 

[aspeck]

3500+ meters ... yep, that is one long shot!

 

[GA_Boater]

3540 meters - How far is that? Forever?

Better than a good shot.

 

[ThomW]

Yeah. That over 2 miles....that's amazing.

 

[gm280]

This really means a lot to those who have shot long ranges before. It isn't a good shot, it is a phenomenal shot to say the least. But the target was a very good worthy target as well.

 

[82rude]

Amen to that gm280!

 

[MTboatguy]

That is 2.18 miles, I can't imagine, I used to compete at 1000 meters and that is a long ways to be shooting a bullet. This guy and his spotter had to determine the curvature of the earth, judge the wind condition over 2 miles away and time it just right when the target was expected to be still for the amount of time for the bullet to reach the target, which is over 10 seconds. Amazing!

 

[robert graham]

I'm guessing it was that 50 caliber round which is heavier than most and probably holds a true trajectory better than a lighter round.....and if the 50 caliber hits you at all then you're probably gonna be dead!.....

 

[MTboatguy]

I'm guessing it was that 50 caliber round which is heavier than most and probably holds a true trajectory better than a lighter round.....and if the 50 caliber hits you at all then you're probably gonna be dead!.....

Yup, Canada and the British almost exclusively use .50 sniper rifles, a lot of our guys are using .338 Lapua rifles, my 1000 meter gun is a custom .338 Lap, both the Brit's and the Canadians are very good, I have shot against a lot of them.

 

[GA_Boater]

If it wasn't suppressed, bet he was dead before he heard the shot like in Quigley Down Under and his Sharps.

 

[Tim Frank]

I'm guessing it was that 50 caliber round which is heavier than most and probably holds a true trajectory better than a lighter round.....and if the 50 caliber hits you at all then you're probably gonna be dead!.....

We call it a C15....it is essentially a MAC-50.

 

[brian4321]

Amazing teamwork between the shooter and the spotter! Just as much credit goes to the spotter, in my opinion. He has so many variables and conditions to judge, and has to know when all the stars align to give the shooter the go ahead.

 

[82rude]

Little more deadly than the FN i use to plink with thats for sure..

 

[gm280]

There are so many incredible things about such a shot. Wind, of course, distance as well, arch of the trajectory, the Earth curvature, heat waves off the ground, but predicting where the target will be in 10 seconds has to be the best. Obviously a lot of talent and capability, but I also think a lot of luck was with them. Either way, my hat is off to them. :yo:

And I thought harvesting a deer 375 yards away was doing something. Not even in the same group with these guys.

 

[82rude]

Would love to try one of those rifles.Id be deadly out to 50 feet,lol.Seriously it would be interesting to see how far out i could hit a target with consistent good results..

 

[tpenfield]

I saw that in a news post the other day. Being a physics oriented person, I was thinking about the muzzle velocity and how long the bullet was traveling through the air and how far it would have dropped from its initial path. Might have been traveling for a few seconds . . . amazing shot.

The sound would get to 'the target' about 7 seconds after the bullet

 

[gm280]

I saw that in a news post the other day. Being a physics oriented person, I was thinking about the muzzle velocity and how long the bullet was traveling through the air and how far it would have dropped from its initial path. Might have been traveling for a few seconds . . . amazing shot.

The sound would get to 'the target' about 7 seconds after the bullet

The actual drop can easily be calculated using the ballistic coefficient and initial muzzle velocity. The hard part comes in with different wind speeds through out the path and even heat rise imaging. And then anticapating where the target will be 10 seconds after pulling the trigger.

 

[tpenfield]

these long range shots kind of remind me of this classic experiment . . .