And you thought you had a good shot!

[Michael Merola]

Now that's got your attention, I was browsing through the Sun news page and found this:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006350757,00.html

Read down to the 900 yard wonder shot

 

[Mario]

thats pretty impressive.

 

[Dark Stranger]

Amazing!!

 

[snoozlecracker]

that is impressive but did you hear about the canadian sniper team who notched up two consecutive headshots against the taliban/ iraqie insurgents ( can't remember which) using a barratt lite 50 cal at a staggering 2340 yards

now thats good shooting!!!

 

[ashley lewis]

that is good shooting

 

[Revolt]

americas dumbest criminals ^_^ there some was stupid american sitting in his front garden chair with a gun in his hand.......

sniper shot the gun out his hand from 400 yards ;p ok so its not as far as that british sniper, but still, it was a tiny handgun lol

first thing the guy said was "jesus christ what a shot" but 900 yards :| crazy ;/

 

[ShelleyHicky]

I remember that, the corporal in mention got given a first time medal of sort for that achievement. However if that happened in paintball it would be so easy to wipe!!!

 

[J@mes]

watch this bad boy, this is basically the same as what the solider does every day

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-7169735863827386273&q=50+cal+sniper

a 1400 metre traser bullet hitting home

 

[ChiZZerS]

i say a team of troops play paintball against
a paintball team and see wot happens

 

[Skeet]

that is impressive but did you hear about the canadian sniper team who notched up two consecutive headshots against the taliban/ iraqie insurgents ( can't remember which) using a barratt lite 50 cal at a staggering 2340 yards

now thats good shooting!!!

Trouble with the Barratt, is that it is too big, too loud, and the ammo is too heavy...and its ballistic co-efficient, isnt really that great.
2340 yards is about a mile and a half...a long shot...however, i doubt they were facing the same wind conditions as the 900 yard jobbie. I would say that kind of windage would probably equate to around 70 or so Minutes of angle...a massive amount of correction. Most likely, because of a cross wind, somewhere between 18 and 25 mph....an amazing shot.

The smart money for long range hard or soft targets its teh Cheytac, .408 calibre...a couple of SEAL snipers managed a 3 shot 16 inch group at around 2320 yards.

Pisses all over .50BMG from a great height

Moreover, it is actually illegal, to use the .50BMG round (that the Barratt fires) on soft targets, as it is classed as an Anti tank round, under the Geneva Convention