What a shot!
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What a shot!
3 times as well!
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor...illing_Taliban
That is some accuracy
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor...illing_Taliban
had to aim 6ft high and 20ins to the left
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Havent you watched Shooter? Even the gravitational pull on earth comes into play at that range
Impressive shot though. That said I did read a book a few years back called Sniper One in Iraq where british snipers were protecting a building from the roof. The iraqi's had spotters to get the distances for mortar attacks who soon learned the safe ranges where they were out of sniper range. That was until some yanks turned up with a Barrett and let the brits have a go. Boom headshot as the saying goes
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Impressive shot though. That said I did read a book a few years back called Sniper One in Iraq where british snipers were protecting a building from the roof. The iraqi's had spotters to get the distances for mortar attacks who soon learned the safe ranges where they were out of sniper range. That was until some yanks turned up with a Barrett and let the brits have a go. Boom headshot as the saying goes
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The Coriolis effect is an apparent deflection of moving objects from a straight path when they are viewed from a rotating frame of reference. In layman's terms, it means that long range fire (artillery shells and sniper rounds) will not appear to fly in a straight line from the shooter to the target because of the rotation of the Earth on its axis. Rather, the round or shell will appear to curve. In actuality, the shot is flying in a straight line but the turn of the Earth moves the target so it will look as if the round or shell is curving. Artillery gunners and snipers are well-trained to compensate for the Coriolis effect by actually not aiming directly at their target, but off to the side so that by the time the bullet makes it to the target distance, it has "curved" to hit the target.
Snipers are taught different things about the coriolis effect. If the sniper is shooting at (1760 yards = 1 mile) or more, then everything comes in to play. Humidity, elevation, temprature, wind, spin drift, and even the coriolis effect.
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OK he took out two rag heads from approx 1.5 miles away
All we'll and good, but .................................................
Surely there is an element of luck to that given the whole aiming thing?
How many practice shots had he taken before the fatal blow.
He didn't just simply aim 6 foot high and 20 inches left before pulling the trigger?
All we'll and good, but .................................................
Surely there is an element of luck to that given the whole aiming thing?
How many practice shots had he taken before the fatal blow.
He didn't just simply aim 6 foot high and 20 inches left before pulling the trigger?
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OK he took out two rag heads from approx 1.5 miles away
All we'll and good, but .................................................
Surely there is an element of luck to that given the whole aiming thing?
How many practice shots had he taken before the fatal blow.
He didn't just simply aim 6 foot high and 20 inches left before pulling the trigger?
All we'll and good, but .................................................
Surely there is an element of luck to that given the whole aiming thing?
How many practice shots had he taken before the fatal blow.
He didn't just simply aim 6 foot high and 20 inches left before pulling the trigger?
I've only done a little shooting, but you spend time learning tables for your weapon. That is, at a certain range you need to hold over by a certain amount. If you are really good (and he was) then rather than learning number parrot fashion you can mentally calculate the appropriate deflection you need.
That's what makes a sniper deadly. The ability to quickly assess a situation and accurately determine where to aim to get the shot right first time.
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OK he took out two rag heads from approx 1.5 miles away
All we'll and good, but .................................................
Surely there is an element of luck to that given the whole aiming thing?
How many practice shots had he taken before the fatal blow.
He didn't just simply aim 6 foot high and 20 inches left before pulling the trigger?
All we'll and good, but .................................................
Surely there is an element of luck to that given the whole aiming thing?
How many practice shots had he taken before the fatal blow.
He didn't just simply aim 6 foot high and 20 inches left before pulling the trigger?
On that day he probably did do just that. Otherwise the enemy will run away.
I've only done a little shooting, but you spend time learning tables for your weapon. That is, at a certain range you need to hold over by a certain amount. If you are really good (and he was) then rather than learning number parrot fashion you can mentally calculate the appropriate deflection you need.
That's what makes a sniper deadly. The ability to quickly assess a situation and accurately determine where to aim to get the shot right first time.
I've only done a little shooting, but you spend time learning tables for your weapon. That is, at a certain range you need to hold over by a certain amount. If you are really good (and he was) then rather than learning number parrot fashion you can mentally calculate the appropriate deflection you need.
That's what makes a sniper deadly. The ability to quickly assess a situation and accurately determine where to aim to get the shot right first time.
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"Super Mag L118A1 - Fuc*ing you up from 1.5 miles away"
Good shot, although some will say not the longest....
Bisley run an open day now and again for the 1 mile club. Quite a test of skill for anyone who has never had a go.
Good shot, although some will say not the longest....
Bisley run an open day now and again for the 1 mile club. Quite a test of skill for anyone who has never had a go.
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The Coriolis effect is an apparent deflection of moving objects from a straight path when they are viewed from a rotating frame of reference. In layman's terms, it means that long range fire (artillery shells and sniper rounds) will not appear to fly in a straight line from the shooter to the target because of the rotation of the Earth on its axis. Rather, the round or shell will appear to curve. In actuality, the shot is flying in a straight line but the turn of the Earth moves the target so it will look as if the round or shell is curving. Artillery gunners and snipers are well-trained to compensate for the Coriolis effect by actually not aiming directly at their target, but off to the side so that by the time the bullet makes it to the target distance, it has "curved" to hit the target.
Snipers are taught different things about the coriolis effect. If the sniper is shooting at (1760 yards = 1 mile) or more, then everything comes in to play. Humidity, elevation, temprature, wind, spin drift, and even the coriolis effect.
Snipers are taught different things about the coriolis effect. If the sniper is shooting at (1760 yards = 1 mile) or more, then everything comes in to play. Humidity, elevation, temprature, wind, spin drift, and even the coriolis effect.
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It depends on the situation, but spotters are used a lot on ops like this. The shooter cant do it all at once.
They will range the target, give other instructions in terms of wind and such like, talk with air controllers / fire controllers and give the order to fire - which is not often "Fire!" its usually "Send it". (or whatever they use these days!).
The really tricky ones are the counter sniper snipers.. those boys have their work cut out!
They will range the target, give other instructions in terms of wind and such like, talk with air controllers / fire controllers and give the order to fire - which is not often "Fire!" its usually "Send it". (or whatever they use these days!).
The really tricky ones are the counter sniper snipers.. those boys have their work cut out!
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However its done its an amazing bit of shooting.
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The spotter is there for lots of reasons.
The main ones I already outlined above, but they are also there to provide cover for the sniper and give security, prioritise targets, and they also tend to be very good at building hides... some of them have even been known to make a half decent brew (ok so I will get a slap for that..)
Dedicated sniper teams are often made up of 4 people though - maybe even more depending how long they will be plotted up for.
The main ones I already outlined above, but they are also there to provide cover for the sniper and give security, prioritise targets, and they also tend to be very good at building hides... some of them have even been known to make a half decent brew (ok so I will get a slap for that..)
Dedicated sniper teams are often made up of 4 people though - maybe even more depending how long they will be plotted up for.
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The spotter is there for lots of reasons.
The main ones I already outlined above, but they are also there to provide cover for the sniper and give security, prioritise targets, and they also tend to be very good at building hides... some of them have even been known to make a half decent brew (ok so I will get a slap for that..)
Dedicated sniper teams are often made up of 4 people though - maybe even more depending how long they will be plotted up for.
The main ones I already outlined above, but they are also there to provide cover for the sniper and give security, prioritise targets, and they also tend to be very good at building hides... some of them have even been known to make a half decent brew (ok so I will get a slap for that..)
Dedicated sniper teams are often made up of 4 people though - maybe even more depending how long they will be plotted up for.
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I believe you do neither of these things at the point you add pressure onto the trigger to fire the weapon. There is a lot of training that goes into this stuff, and having had almost none of it even I was told to shoot at the same point during your breathing cycle every time so as not to alter your aim.
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Gav, learn to shoot at your local gun club, then get your FAC then get your own (you can own 1 legally then).
If you google Bench rest comps or long range target shooting, you will get there, its just the civi version.
There are a couple of makers that will sell you the same model as sold to the forces. How good you get depends on ho much practice you put in.
When I was in the cadets and shooting regularly, I was putting in sub 6" groups at 1200 yards with next to no effort.
If you google Bench rest comps or long range target shooting, you will get there, its just the civi version.
There are a couple of makers that will sell you the same model as sold to the forces. How good you get depends on ho much practice you put in.
When I was in the cadets and shooting regularly, I was putting in sub 6" groups at 1200 yards with next to no effort.