AG81xx said:
How do you even see the target at that distance.
P.U.T.U said:
Any time you have to take the Coriolis effect into play you are crazy good.
PalomaPachanga said:
Guy in my office is claiming there was a second shooter because there is no way they would allow someone to take a shot from that distance. Interested to hear any thoughts y'all may have on that one?
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Guy in my office is claiming there was a second shooter because there is no way they would allow someone to take a shot from that distance. Interested to hear any thoughts y'all may have on that one?
elnaco said:
I had no idea Canada produced such elite snipers. 3/5 longest shots were made by Canuks. Not to sound so 'Merica, but how are we all the way down at #5? Are the Brits and Canadians just more often authorized to take these long shots?
At any rate, that is one hell of a shot
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Anyone else think he just lobbed it in there and got lucky?
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Corporal Matt Hughes, a crack shot with the Royal Marines, was ordered to take out an Iraqi who was holding back an important advance during a fierce fight. It was during 2003 when Hughes' 7.62-caliber round from his L96 sniper rifle curved 56 feet in the air before instantly killing the Iraqi when it struck him in the chest.
Sam told Matt he needed to fire 17 meters to the target's left for the bullet to bend properly in the wind and then take him out. Matt said he made the proper adjustments to his site and with each click he made, his aim was offset by one meter for every 1,000 meters.
He explained that the Iraqi target didn't move and stayed in his cross-hairs of his sight the entire time. HE said it was obvious that the target believed he was safe from attack. He said a Royal Marine sniper who was on the ground beside Matt fired at an Iraqi located a few feet away from Matt's target at the same time.
Both enemy troops then fell dead at the exact same moment.
I'm not sure the specifics about story you quoted. But the OP shooter had to be taking pot shots and just got flat out lucky. But no doubt you have to be dammmm skilled to even get close to targets vicinity, then lucky that you hit it.Windy City Ag said:Quote:
Anyone else think he just lobbed it in there and got lucky?
That is what I always ask. If you lined these guys up and ask them to hit a shot 10 times would that do it more than even once? I remember reading about a Welsh Sniper named Matt Hughes who hit the following shot:Quote:
Corporal Matt Hughes, a crack shot with the Royal Marines, was ordered to take out an Iraqi who was holding back an important advance during a fierce fight. It was during 2003 when Hughes' 7.62-caliber round from his L96 sniper rifle curved 56 feet in the air before instantly killing the Iraqi when it struck him in the chest.
Sam told Matt he needed to fire 17 meters to the target's left for the bullet to bend properly in the wind and then take him out. Matt said he made the proper adjustments to his site and with each click he made, his aim was offset by one meter for every 1,000 meters.
He explained that the Iraqi target didn't move and stayed in his cross-hairs of his sight the entire time. HE said it was obvious that the target believed he was safe from attack. He said a Royal Marine sniper who was on the ground beside Matt fired at an Iraqi located a few feet away from Matt's target at the same time.
Both enemy troops then fell dead at the exact same moment.
So he aimed more than 50 feet to the left of the target and made the shot. I guess that is mathiness and proven science but with all the shifting variables how can you consistently hit such shots?
Coriolis is largely insignificant at 1,000 yards. I don't envision a calculation where you adjust more than 3 inches or so, and that's only given perfect E-W alignment of your shot. Probably not enough to make a scope adjustment, and definitely not enough to accurately or consistently holdover your shot.TwoMarksHand said:P.U.T.U said:
Any time you have to take the Coriolis effect into play you are crazy good.
Yeah but even at 1000 yds you have to compensate for Coriolis.
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http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/welsh-marksman-bends-shot-kill-2487044
Your right, I was thinking in terms of a 30 cal bullet not a 50bmg.Buck Compton said:Coriolis is largely insignificant at 1,000 yards. I don't envision a calculation where you adjust more than 3 inches or so, and that's only given perfect E-W alignment of your shot. Probably not enough to make a scope adjustment, and definitely not enough to accurately or consistently holdover your shot.TwoMarksHand said:P.U.T.U said:
Any time you have to take the Coriolis effect into play you are crazy good.
Yeah but even at 1000 yds you have to compensate for Coriolis.
At 2,000 yards, they may have considered it, but more than likely did an initial calc, then walked their shot in...
I think this article is fake for a few different reasons. One, see here:Windy City Ag said:Quote:
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/welsh-marksman-bends-shot-kill-2487044
Yeah, that was my suspicion.
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"I made adjustments to my sight and with each click my aim was offset by one metre for every thousand metres.
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