Friend just sent this to me and I though I'd pass it on. Was amazed at how far pieces of the targets went flying. The text that went with it read like this:
They never saw it coming.
Canadian Sniper wiping out Taliban Snipers. In Afghanistan. These
video shots are not made through the shooter's telescopic sight. They are
made looking through the spotter's scope. The spotter lies right next to the
sniper and helps the sniper to find and home in on the target.
The sniper is using a 50 calibre rifle. A 50 cal. round is about 7-8
inches long and the casing is about an inch in diameter. The bullet itself is
one-half inch in diameter and roughly one and one-half inches long.
Pay close attention to the beginning of the video. A Taliban is laying on
top of the peak in front of you... when you hear the shot fired....
watch what happens. The sniper is also about a half mile away... or more. A
Canadian sniper in Afghanistan has been confirmed as hitting an enemy
soldier at a range of 2,310 meters, the longest recorded and confirmed
sniper shot in history. The previous record of 2,250 meters was set by
US Marine sniper Carlos Hathcock in Vietnam in 1967. The Canadian sniper
was at an altitude of 8,500 feet and the target, across a valley, was at 9,000
feet. Canadian sniper units often operated in support of US infantry
units, which were grateful for their help. The record lasted only one day,
until a second Canadian sniper hit an enemy soldier at 2,400 meters (8000 feet).
The Can adian snipers fire special 50-calibre McMillan tactical rifles,
which are bolt-action weapons with five-round magazines. The Canadian
snipers were the only Canadian troops operating without helmets or flak
jackets as they had too much other equipment to carry. Each three-man team has one sniper rifle, three standard rifles Can adian (C7s), one of them with a 203mm grenade launcher.
I hosted the vid here: sniper
They never saw it coming.
Canadian Sniper wiping out Taliban Snipers. In Afghanistan. These
video shots are not made through the shooter's telescopic sight. They are
made looking through the spotter's scope. The spotter lies right next to the
sniper and helps the sniper to find and home in on the target.
The sniper is using a 50 calibre rifle. A 50 cal. round is about 7-8
inches long and the casing is about an inch in diameter. The bullet itself is
one-half inch in diameter and roughly one and one-half inches long.
Pay close attention to the beginning of the video. A Taliban is laying on
top of the peak in front of you... when you hear the shot fired....
watch what happens. The sniper is also about a half mile away... or more. A
Canadian sniper in Afghanistan has been confirmed as hitting an enemy
soldier at a range of 2,310 meters, the longest recorded and confirmed
sniper shot in history. The previous record of 2,250 meters was set by
US Marine sniper Carlos Hathcock in Vietnam in 1967. The Canadian sniper
was at an altitude of 8,500 feet and the target, across a valley, was at 9,000
feet. Canadian sniper units often operated in support of US infantry
units, which were grateful for their help. The record lasted only one day,
until a second Canadian sniper hit an enemy soldier at 2,400 meters (8000 feet).
The Can adian snipers fire special 50-calibre McMillan tactical rifles,
which are bolt-action weapons with five-round magazines. The Canadian
snipers were the only Canadian troops operating without helmets or flak
jackets as they had too much other equipment to carry. Each three-man team has one sniper rifle, three standard rifles Can adian (C7s), one of them with a 203mm grenade launcher.
I hosted the vid here: sniper
