longest range recorded for sniper kill

Category:	Military
Type:	canadian record
Date:	2001
Record Holder:	Rob Furlong
Tags:	sniper, longest

The longest range recorded for sniper kill is 2,430 metres (2,657 yd), accomplished by a Canadian sniper, Corporal Rob Furlong, during the invasion of Afghanistan, using a .50 caliber BMG (12.7 mm) McMillan TAC-50 bolt-action rifle. This meant that the bullet had a flight time of ≈ 4.5 seconds, and a drop of ≈ 70 meters (230 ft).

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniper

Poster: Canadaka
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Last Modified: 20 Oct, 2010

Comments

by Canadaka
Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:13 am
No longer a world record, was broken this summer by a Brit.
by 2Cdo
Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:19 pm
"Canadaka" said
No longer a world record, was broken this summer by a Brit.

I believe the Brit scored a kill at a little over 2500m to take the record.
by Regina
Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:43 pm
"2Cdo" said
No longer a world record, was broken this summer by a Brit.

I believe the Brit scored a kill at a little over 2500m to take the record.
This is an old story but from what I remember of the calculations I did at the time, it was only bettered by about 200' or so. Which at that range...............