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    Canadian Sniper makes 2 mile kill...

    Canadian Sniper Smashes Record, Kills Islamic State Fighter from over Two Miles Away

    Sniper.jpgA Canadian soldier has broken the world record for the longest sniper kill in history, taking out an Islamic State militant from over two miles away.

    The sniper, who serves as a gun specialist in the elite Joint Task Force 2 operation in Iraq, achieved the feat by shooting an assailant from a high rise building over a distance of 3,450 meters, approximately 2.14 miles. It took around 10 seconds to reach its target and was later verified by both video footage.

    “The shot in question actually disrupted an Islamic State attack on Iraqi security forces,” an anonymous military source told the Canadian Globe and Mail. “Instead of dropping a bomb that could potentially kill civilians in the area, it is a very precise application of force and because it was so far way, the bad guys didn’t have a clue what was happening.”

    British sniper Craig Harrison previously held the world record, acquired when, in 2009, he killed two Taliban insurgents with a 338 Lapua Magnum rifle from a range of 2,475 meters. Before him, the record was also held by a Canadian, Corporal Rob Furlong, who in 2002 successfully neutralized a target from 2,430 meters using a McMillan Tac-50.

    “Hard data on this. It isn’t an opinion. It isn’t an approximation. There is a second location with eyes on with all the right equipment to capture exactly what the shot was,” another military source said, who also spoke under anonymity due to the classified nature of Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2) operations.

    JTF2 remains an elite special operations force of the Canadian Armed Forces, who primarily focus on counterterrorism, sniper operations, and personnel recovery. Due to the classified nature of their work, the Canadian government rarely comments on their operations.

    Canadian forces have been present in Iraq since 2014 as part of the war against ISIS. They are mainly tasked with training the Kurdish Peshmerga forces, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently ordering the number of special forces involved in training missions from 69 to 207.

    Although more focused on America, ISIS has previously called for attacks in Canada, with a number of terrorist incidents taking place in recent years. In October 2014, Martin Couture-Rouleau and Michael Zehaf-Bibeau drove a car into civilians and killed a soldier at the Canadian National War Memorial after they were prevented from traveling to Syria to join ISIS.

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    AWESOME!!!! The CANUCS now own 3 of the top 5 longest sniper shots, with the Brits and the US owning the other two.....


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    That was simply an excellent shot. I could never have done that as I'm only a Sharpshooter. So to improvise I found that I was much better up close where I couldn't miss with a pistol or shotgun. How are the brothers from up north beating us?


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    Absolutely awesome!


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    Quote Originally Posted by advanced View Post
    That was simply an excellent shot. I could never have done that as I'm only a Sharpshooter. So to improvise I found that I was much better up close where I couldn't miss with a pistol or shotgun. How are the brothers from up north beating us?
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    Quote Originally Posted by advanced View Post
    That was simply an excellent shot. I could never have done that as I'm only a Sharpshooter. So to improvise I found that I was much better up close where I couldn't miss with a pistol or shotgun. How are the brothers from up north beating us?


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    Well, some of you are that's for sure Lisa. That sniper must have been using a 50 cal.


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    Interesting to say the least. If I'm reading this correctly; the record is now held by a 338, and was previously held by a 50. The 338 is really light to hold up that long of distance with accuracy. Well congratulations to the shooter team. An excellent breath exercise,and excellent spotter.

    ORDO AD CHAO

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    I think the assailants family and loved ones should really appreciate the incredible shot the assailant was the target of. They certainly have boasting rights. This should hopefully put dramatic fear into the hearts of isis members knowing they can be picked off anywhere, it's important that they realize that none of them are safe.


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    Lunatics willing to blow themselves up in the name of a religion, and get to paradise, aren't particularly concerned about their safety. Most of them are hyped-up on drugs anyway and don't really care (much like the Chinese Communists in Korea). The only remedy is to exterminate them where they are. Then hunt down and kill those who manage to escape.

    Bravo Zulu to the Canadian sniper. One shot - one kill (cuts down on ammo expenditures).


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    I seem to remember an article about a year or so ago that said the Canucs are using a .416 based on a .50 case in a bolt rifle for sniper work... the specially developed round supposedly has a better ballistic co-efficient than the .50, and will maintain velocity over a longer range. Makes sense that at this distance that may well have been the round used


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    One shot one kill was not in my book. I could lay down 100 rounds in 10 seconds. Even if I didn't hit anything, it caused a lot of gooks to shet their pants.


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    The McMillan Tac-50 is a long-range anti-materiel and anti-personnel sniper rifle. The Tac-50 is based on previous designs from the same company, which first appeared during the late 1980s. McMillan makes several versions of .50 caliber rifles, based on the same proprietary action, for military, law enforcement and civilian use. It is produced in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States by McMillan Firearms Manufacturing.

    Effective firing range‎: ‎3,750 m (4,100 yd)
    Weight‎: ‎26.0 lb (11.8 kg)
    Action‎: ‎manually operated rotary bolt action
    Barrel length‎: ‎29.0 in (737 mm)

    In Canadian service, the standard telescopic sight was the McMillan endorsed Leupold Mark 4-16x40mm LR/T M1 Riflescope optical sight that has now been replaced by the Schmidt & Bender 5-25x56 PMII telescopic sight.[citation needed] McMillan also endorses the Nightforce NXS 8-32x56 Mil-dot telescopic sight for the Tac-50.
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    OldTop;

    What you have surmised certainly makes sense. It would give it the extra velocity the round would need before it dropped due its less weight.

    ORDO AD CHAO

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