http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,473985,00.html Let's put this into perspective shall we. Your standard indoor range is about 25-40 yards. That's 75-120 feet at the very back. Now my deer rifle is quite wimpy. My 30-30 will hit a target with the correct ammunition at 200 yards. My buddy's 30-06 will hit a target at 500-600 yards if you are DAMNED DEADLY ACCURATE. And by that I mean aiming 3 feet above the target and checking for wind. A mile and a half is roughly 2,640 yards. At that distance, I don't give a **** who you are and what kind of superman ability you have, skill has not got a DAMN thing to do with it. After about 1,000 yards you are running short on luck unless you are apart of one of the deadliest sniper duos in the world. That is F'N retarded. I mean that Canadian sniper should definately be playing the lottery
Of course had this shot been made by an American it would be fantastic skill and proof that the U.S. is Righteous in all actions. But since it was made by a Canadian (and we don't even want to admit Canada has troops in the middle east) the shot was nothing but pure luck.
I just brought up Google Earth to put that shot into perpective... If you were on the roof of Ruby Tuesday in Times Square, that shot would be the equivelant of hitting a man standing at the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park!!!!!!!
That dosent help me. If that shot was taken at the McDonnalds on main and 198 then it would hit its target at..... my .... store ........
Wart, you being excluded... People have a heartbeat. One of the worst problems with long distance shooting is the heartbeat. The thumb is a no no as it has it's own pulse. You have to take into account the natural aiming point of your body as it is resting in the position (usually prone), you have to correct for that. All of this and you are still not ready. The spotter has to adjust for wind, the drop of the round due to gravity, and God knows what else. You take into account #1 Breathing, #2 Trigger Control and then you have to account for the grip your hands have on the rifle. After that, you barely touch the trigger. I cannot fathom how in the hell that shot could ever happen. The only thing that could account for that is statistically it was bound to happen at some point in time. But the fact is that they hit the guy twice! The first shot hit the bag the dude was carrying. AMAZING to say the least. I don't think it is humanly possible to recreate with any degree of certainty.
Canada has some of the best trained troops in the world. I have no doubt that skill was involved in this - Simply relying on luck...you will be hitting a building 100m away.
Don't get me wrong- This guy must breath napalm and light his farts. I'm just saying that at a mile, I could see it. I'm starting to think that maybe I need to read up on this 50 caliber rifle. It must be absolutely devistatingly accurate and flat shooting. Skill yes. At 2640 yards? I could see them hitting the guy's cousin standing 10 feet away with luck. Dead on???? Wow.
I thought maybe he had one of those new fangled scopes that compensates for bullet drop and such. Still, if he could even SEE the guy at a mile and a half away, it must have been a hell of a scope. It's hard for me to put in perspective because around here, you can't see a straight mile in any direction unless you're standing on top of one of the big hills.
Upon further reflection, after a walk outside and a cigarette, I have come to a conclusion. In my EXPERT opinion, it is much more likely that (in both the Vietnam 2500 yard shot and the Afghan 2640 yard shot) some guys took a long shot that paid off and somebody a rank or two up FUDGED the paper work to improve moral. That is all.
It also must have been one clear day... what affect do heat rays on the horizon have on a shot like that? You would think that would obscure the shot considerably. Maybe it was a cool day near the more mountainous regions.
