Monday, May 3, 2010

New Sniper Record


A British sniper took out two Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan from a record setting distance of a mile and a half away. The enemies were firing a machine gun at his comrades when Craig Harrison triggered two shots from the incredible distance and silenced the threat. He used an Accuracy International L11583 long-range rifle.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/sniper_kills_qaeda_from_mi_away_sTm0xFUmJNal3HgWlmEgRL
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6 comments:

  1. Jordan SummersMay 3, 2010 at 5:14:00 PM PDT

    That is a helluva shot.

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  2. BernardLMay 4, 2010 at 6:43:00 AM PDT

    The Taliban machine gunners never even heard the shots, Jordan. Saving your buddies' lives from a mile and a half away is impressive to say the least.

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  3. raineMay 4, 2010 at 6:49:00 PM PDT

    Have done a bit of target shooting just to learn, so must say--WOW.
    Very impressive.

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  4. BernardLMay 5, 2010 at 5:41:00 AM PDT

    Yeah, Raine, it was like a shot in the movie 'Wanted' with James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie. :)

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  5. BernitaMay 5, 2010 at 1:50:00 PM PDT

    Well, damn...there goes our Canadian's record.

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  6. BernardLMay 5, 2010 at 1:55:00 PM PDT

    They're pretty close, Bernita. I think what makes the Brit's shooting incredible was he took out both machine gunners one after the other.

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