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Brit Snipers skill on display this week
« on: May 07, 2010, 05:02:20 PM »
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1273679/Gone-28-seconds-Rapid-sniper-takes-Taliban-soldiers-protect-British-patrol.html?ITO=1708

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Gone in 28 seconds: Rapid-fire sniper takes out five Taliban soldiers from more than a mile away to save British patrol
By Ian Drury
Last updated at 10:01 AM on 7th May 2010

A British sniper shot dead five Taliban gunmen in just 28 seconds to save the lives of comrades walking into an ambush.

The marksman felled the rebels from more than a mile away as they prepared to attack troops on foot patrol in Afghanistan.
The corporal  -  whose identity cannot be revealed for security reasons  -  has killed a record 37 enemy fighters during a four-month tour of duty.


I'll note that it's the British-built L115A3 Long Range Rifle in .338 Lapua that he used, much like the record long distance sniper.


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Re: Brit Snipers skill on display this week
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2010, 05:03:55 PM »
nice work  his money is no good in the bar
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Re: Brit Snipers skill on display this week
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2010, 05:05:09 PM »
Except in an anti-material role, where it will always be superior, I think we'll see the .50 BMG falling out of favor as the end-all be-all long range sniping round as time goes on.

There's at least ample anecdotal evidence that the .338's and .400's often show even better long range characteristics.
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Re: Brit Snipers skill on display this week
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2010, 05:05:20 PM »
Sheesh.

I'm amazed the gun can keep sub MOA consistency at 1500+ meters, for 5 shots in 30 seconds.

1 MOA at that distance being about 17+ inches.

Amazing.  Good on him.  I hope he gets lots of pints bought for him, back home.
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Re: Brit Snipers skill on display this week
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2010, 05:34:56 PM »
Slight adjustment to thread trajectory

The Canadian sniper record of 2002 has been replaced with a Brit and 3 ea 1-1/2 mile shots dropping 2 bad guys and destroying a machine gun. 
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7113916.ece

Three consecutive hits at 1-1/2 miles.  Good shootin'.
« Last Edit: May 07, 2010, 05:38:16 PM by Waitone »
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Re: Brit Snipers skill on display this week
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2010, 06:43:00 PM »
Quote from: Waitone on May 07, 2010, 05:34:56 PM
Slight adjustment to thread trajectory

The Canadian sniper record of 2002 has been replaced with a Brit and 3 ea 1-1/2 mile shots dropping 2 bad guys and destroying a machine gun. 
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7113916.ece

Three consecutive hits at 1-1/2 miles.  Good shootin'.

http://www.armedpolitesociety.com/index.php?topic=24269.0

Sorry, should have been more explicit in my reference in the first post.
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Re: Brit Snipers skill on display this week
« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2010, 08:07:12 AM »
Quote from: AJ Dual on May 07, 2010, 05:05:09 PM
Except in an anti-material role, where it will always be superior, I think we'll see the .50 BMG falling out of favor as the end-all be-all long range sniping round as time goes on.

There's at least ample anecdotal evidence that the .338's and .400's often show even better long range characteristics.

.375-50? The round is so over-bore that a barrel's life expectancy is only around 800-1000 rounds, but what it pulls off is bloody awesome.
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Re: Brit Snipers skill on display this week
« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2010, 10:29:59 AM »
Add Barrett's .416 to that list. That has some impressive ballistics, too.
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