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Longest Confirm Sniper Kill
DIR By: Road2HardCoreIron
Date: February 14, 2023, 3:57 pm
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Re: Longest Confirm Sniper Kill
DIR By: Genetic Freak
Date: February 14, 2023, 5:28 pm
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The most believable of the stories, is that of the sniper using
the .338 to take out a machinegun team. Missing the first round,
making an adjustment then hitting his target. His target was not
one man, it was a small group of men. Even his second shot,
which hit could still be an adjustment round for subsequent
shots.
The other two stories do not mention what the target is. Sure,
the sniper fired two miles and killed an insurgent target. It
could have been a squad of insurgents he fired at and he just
happened to hit one... Target eliminated. With 22 years in the
military and 6 combat deployments, I heard about stuff like this
happening all the time.
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Re: Longest Confirm Sniper Kill
DIR By: Road2HardCoreIron
Date: February 14, 2023, 5:38 pm
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Makes sense. Thank you. So, he got credit for an assist.??
If I can say that?
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Re: Longest Confirm Sniper Kill
DIR By: Genetic Freak
Date: February 14, 2023, 9:59 pm
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--- Quote from: Big Chicken link ---
>
> Makes sense. Thank you. So, he got credit for an assist.??
If I can say that?
>
--- End Quote ---
No, he still got credit for a kill. It is just his target might
not have been man sized. It might have been a group of men and
he just fired at the center of the group and happened to hit
one. Being that it was a very large caliber round, it wouldn't
even matter where he hit them.
#Post#: 2711--------------------------------------------------
Re: Longest Confirm Sniper Kill
DIR By: guest21
Date: February 15, 2023, 8:34 am
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i used to love listening to Hathcock's stories
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Re: Longest Confirm Sniper Kill
DIR By: Genetic Freak
Date: February 15, 2023, 10:27 am
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--- Quote from: friggemall link ---
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> i used to love listening to Hathcock's stories
>
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Much more believable stories too.
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Re: Longest Confirm Sniper Kill
DIR By: Road2HardCoreIron
Date: February 15, 2023, 12:32 pm
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Wow makes a lot of sense.
quote author=Genetic Freak link=topic=1543.msg2710#msg2710
date=1676433551]
--- Quote from: Big Chicken link ---
>
> Makes sense. Thank you. So, he got credit for an assist.??
If I can say that?
>
--- End Quote ---
No, he still got credit for a kill. It is just his target might
not have been man sized. It might have been a group of men and
he just fired at the center of the group and happened to hit
one. Being that it was a very large caliber round, it wouldn't
even matter where he hit them.
[/quote]
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Re: Longest Confirm Sniper Kill
DIR By: jipped genes
Date: February 16, 2023, 5:38 am
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--- Quote from: Genetic Freak link ---
>
> The most believable of the stories, is that of the sniper
using the .338 to take out a machinegun team. Missing the first
round, making an adjustment then hitting his target. His target
was not one man, it was a small group of men. Even his second
shot, which hit could still be an adjustment round for
subsequent shots.
>
> The other two stories do not mention what the target is. Sure,
the sniper fired two miles and killed an insurgent target. It
could have been a squad of insurgents he fired at and he just
happened to hit one... Target eliminated. With 22 years in the
military and 6 combat deployments, I heard about stuff like this
happening all the time.
>
--- End Quote ---
I got a deer/hog rifle recently that I have been shooting here
and there. I have found my skills basically diminish very
quickly at 150 meters. Range max is 200 meters. I cannot imagine
shooting a mile. Got to be some luck in there mixed with the
skill.
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Re: Longest Confirm Sniper Kill
DIR By: Genetic Freak
Date: February 16, 2023, 6:29 am
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--- Quote from: jipped genes link ---
>
> [quote author=Genetic Freak link=topic=1543.msg2706#msg2706
date=1676417314]
> The most believable of the stories, is that of the sniper
using the .338 to take out a machinegun team. Missing the first
round, making an adjustment then hitting his target. His target
was not one man, it was a small group of men. Even his second
shot, which hit could still be an adjustment round for
subsequent shots.
>
> The other two stories do not mention what the target is. Sure,
the sniper fired two miles and killed an insurgent target. It
could have been a squad of insurgents he fired at and he just
happened to hit one... Target eliminated. With 22 years in the
military and 6 combat deployments, I heard about stuff like this
happening all the time.
>
--- End Quote ---
I got a deer/hog rifle recently that I have been shooting here
and there. I have found my skills basically diminish very
quickly at 150 meters. Range max is 200 meters. I cannot imagine
shooting a mile. Got to be some luck in there mixed with the
skill.
[/quote]
Definitely a lot of luck shooting out that far. When you look at
the extreme long range matches, look at the size of the target
they are shooting, 10'x7',12'x8', etc... Some of those guys will
shoot 10 times and miss 9 out of 10. I think the longest target
shot is over 4 miles and it took them over 60 shots to hit it
with an elevation adjustment of 26 feet.
#Post#: 2737--------------------------------------------------
Re: Longest Confirm Sniper Kill
DIR By: Road2HardCoreIron
Date: February 16, 2023, 3:02 pm
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Wow, four miles. I rapid firing. Wow, that's still an amazing
distance.
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