Foxnews also has an article: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/22/ca ... ghter.html
Interesting quote: Ryan Cleckner, a former U.S. Army Ranger sniper who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan and wrote the authoritative “Long Range Shooting Handbook,” called the feat an “incredible” accomplishment, one that owes as much if not more to the spotter’s expertise than the shooter's skill.
“The spotter would have had to successfully calculate five factors: distance, wind, atmospheric conditions and the speed of the earth’s rotation at their latitude,” Cleckner told Fox News. Emphasis mine.
Search found 2 matches
- Thu Jun 22, 2017 3:44 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Sniper Record
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3565
- Thu Jun 22, 2017 3:24 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Sniper Record
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3565
Sniper Record
Canadian Special Forces sniper gets a confirmed kill of an ISIS insurgent in Iraq at 3,540 meters. That's almost 2.2 miles
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/po ... ign=buffer
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/po ... ign=buffer