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Title: british snipers world record
Post by: Richie London on 03 May 2010, 11:05:48
and a great target to get the record.  :y :y

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/sniper_kills_qaeda_from_mi_away_sTm0xFUmJNal3HgWlmEgRL?sms_ss=facebook
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Post by: Richie London on 03 May 2010, 11:08:34
how long would the bullet travel before it hit his target. ?
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Post by: tunnie on 03 May 2010, 11:09:08
Good stuff  :y
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Post by: Mr Skrunts on 03 May 2010, 11:12:46
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how long would the bullet travel before it hit his target. ?

Well they they reckon a bullet travels faster than the speed of sound, which is 768 mph.  That expert should have said that all victims of modern weapons never heard the shot that killed them
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Post by: KW on 03 May 2010, 11:17:00
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how long would the bullet travel before it hit his target. ?
2.64 seconds assuming a constant muzzle velocity, probably nearer 3 seconds in real life as the bullet would be slowing down during it's course.
Either way the insurgents wouldn't have been aware it was coming, and it's a foooooooking impressive piece of marksmanship by anybody's standards.
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Post by: Banjax on 03 May 2010, 11:18:46
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how long would the bullet travel before it hit his target. ?

drop a ball from shoulder height - how long it takes to hit the ground is how long a bullet fired horizontally at shoulder height would take to hit the ground, so to answer your question we need to know the snipers altitude at the time and the velocity of the bullet, plus at that distance you need to think of the curvature of the earth as well  :o ;)


my physics teacher at school explained this to me in the 80's - it was a sniper and a monkey hanging from a branch - the bullet was fired straight between the monkeys eyes and the monkey let go of the branch at the precise time the shot was fired - as both the bullet and the monkey fall at the same rate, the monkey still gets it between the eyes  :( :o

no monkeys were harmed during the expirement  ;D
Title: Re: british snipers world record
Post by: Richie London on 03 May 2010, 11:20:57
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how long would the bullet travel before it hit his target. ?

Well they they reckon a bullet travels faster than the speed of sound, which is 768 mph.  That expert should have said that all victims of modern weapons never heard the shot that killed them


A 7.62 NATO round fired at optimum tragectory will travel about 4 miles.

lets hope they keep breaking that record  :y
Title: Re: british snipers world record
Post by: Richie London on 03 May 2010, 11:22:55
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how long would the bullet travel before it hit his target. ?
2.64 seconds assuming a constant muzzle velocity, probably nearer 3 seconds in real life as the bullet would be slowing down during it's course.
Either way the insurgents wouldn't have been aware it was coming, and it's a foooooooking impressive piece of marksmanship by anybody's standards.

anything past 10 feet starts to blur now for me so the sights would have to be the hubble telescope to get a good image on my rifle  ;D ;D
Title: Re: british snipers world record
Post by: Banjax on 03 May 2010, 11:24:21
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how long would the bullet travel before it hit his target. ?
2.64 seconds assuming a constant muzzle velocity, probably nearer 3 seconds in real life as the bullet would be slowing down during it's course.
Either way the insurgents wouldn't have been aware it was coming, and it's a foooooooking impressive piece of marksmanship by anybody's standards.

anything past 10 feet starts to blur now for me so the sights would have to be the hubble telescope to get a good image on my rifle  ;D ;D
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Title: Re: british snipers world record
Post by: Banjax on 03 May 2010, 11:26:44
theres a scene in "the hurt locker" where he takes out some insurgents from what looks like a couple of miles - i thought it was poetic licence - obviously not :o :o
Title: Re: british snipers world record
Post by: Richie London on 03 May 2010, 11:30:38
i did hear years ago that david gower the cricketer had eyesight of that only 1 in 5 million people have. i guess a snipers eyes must be the same sort of thing then
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Post by: PhilRich on 03 May 2010, 12:01:09
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how long would the bullet travel before it hit his target. ?
2.64 seconds assuming a constant muzzle velocity, probably nearer 3 seconds in real life as the bullet would be slowing down during it's course.
Either way the insurgents wouldn't have been aware it was coming, and it's a foooooooking impressive piece of marksmanship by anybody's standards.

would have to be the hubble telescope to get a good image on my rifle  ;D ;D[/anything past 10 feet starts to blur now for me so the sights quote]





We're in the same boat mate  ;D, can you fit sniper sights to a white stick?  ;D ;D ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: british snipers world record
Post by: LaserLance on 03 May 2010, 12:22:10
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1270414/British-sniper-sets-new-sharpshooting-record-1-54-mile-double-Taliban-kill.html I know its from banjax's favourite paper ::) ::) ::)
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Post by: tunnie on 03 May 2010, 12:50:00
its not only good eye, its taking into account surroundings, weather, wind speed and such, would all alter trajectory of a bullet over that distance
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Post by: cem_devecioglu on 03 May 2010, 12:50:57
media making a big mistake..those people are in active job.. when faces become known they can be victims any time..
Title: Re: british snipers world record
Post by: Richie London on 03 May 2010, 13:08:36
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theres a scene in "the hurt locker" where he takes out some insurgents from what looks like a couple of miles - i thought it was poetic licence - obviously not :o :o


i got that film off the chinky woman last week but havent watched it yet. is it a good film?
Title: Re: british snipers world record
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 03 May 2010, 13:12:49
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media making a big mistake..those people are in active job.. when faces become known they can be victims any time..

I agree cem.

I just read the 2nd newspaper report, seems the rifle has an effective range of 3200ft, this guy proved the 1st shot wasnt a fluke and nailed a 2nd.

Wonder what he can do with a proper rifle. ::)
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Post by: bertiecbx550 on 03 May 2010, 13:18:03
Good lad...Well done mate..... :y :y :y
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Post by: Gaffers on 03 May 2010, 14:10:53
Being a marksman myself I know how impressive that is.  I would love to shake his hand  :y
Title: Re: british snipers world record
Post by: Richie London on 03 May 2010, 22:49:37
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Being a marksman myself I know how impressive that is.  I would love to shake his hand  :y


was thinking of you when i put this up gaffer.  :y :y
Title: Re: british snipers world record
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 03 May 2010, 22:51:16
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Being a skidmarkman myself I know how impressive that is.  I would love to shake his hand  :y


Eh? a little to much info there Guffer :o :D :P
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Post by: Richie London on 03 May 2010, 22:54:21
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Being a skidmarkman myself I know how impressive that is.  I would love to shake his hand  :y


Eh? a little to much info there Guffer :o :D :P

 :y ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Richie London on 03 May 2010, 22:55:38
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Being a skidmarkman myself I know how impressive that is.  I would love to shake his hand  :y


Eh? a little to much info there Guffer :o :D :P

i hope the potters are gonna stuff the mancs next week daz, we want that title back in london
Title: Re: british snipers world record
Post by: Tony H on 03 May 2010, 23:01:36
When you take into account the "windage" effect of even a couple of MPH over that distance thats some shooting.
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Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 03 May 2010, 23:51:29
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Being a skidmarkman myself I know how impressive that is.  I would love to shake his hand  :y


Eh? a little to much info there Guffer :o :D :P

i hope the potters are gonna stuff the mancs next week daz, we want that title back in london

I was down the Smoke today :y
had a cuppa in a Blue & White mug  :o had a Chelsea fan in the house and a Totternham fan.... so I said hold on where's the red and white mug? ;D
Title: Re: british snipers world record
Post by: Banjax on 04 May 2010, 12:10:02
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theres a scene in "the hurt locker" where he takes out some insurgents from what looks like a couple of miles - i thought it was poetic licence - obviously not :o :o


i got that film off the chinky woman last week but havent watched it yet. is it a good film?



very good film, just a guy doing what he does (well) - makes no comment on the war, which is refreshing  :y
Title: Re: british snipers world record
Post by: Sixstring on 04 May 2010, 12:30:32
Back in the days of the "troubles" in NI there was a squaddie whose idea of fun (rules of engagement, etc) was to shoot the cigarette out of the IRA sentries mouth for fun just to make him evacuate his bowels! ...............always thought it was just a story, but seeing it done was amazing.
These snipers are the mutts nuts.
Title: Re: british snipers world record
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 04 May 2010, 12:49:58
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Back in the days of the "troubles" in NI there was a squaddie whose idea of fun (rules of engagement, etc) was to shoot the cigarette out of the IRA sentries mouth for fun just to make him evacuate his bowels! ...............always thought it was just a story, but seeing it done was amazing.
These snipers are the mutts nuts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDSwdZNbaGY


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDSwdZNbaGY[/media]

Certainly wakes em up a bit.
Title: Re: british snipers world record
Post by: djac on 04 May 2010, 13:04:01
OK so we now have the sniper record AND the tank-on-tank kill record... what's next?  :y
Title: Re: british snipers world record
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 04 May 2010, 13:28:17
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OK so we now have the sniper record AND the tank-on-tank kill record... what's next?  :y

How many Taliban taken out in one go.! :-X
Title: Re: british snipers world record
Post by: djac on 04 May 2010, 13:41:39
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OK so we now have the sniper record AND the tank-on-tank kill record... what's next?  :y

How many Taliban taken out in one go.! :-X

The tank record was set in Iraq

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_longest_confirmed_distance_of_tank_kill_during_the_gulf_war
Title: Re: british snipers world record
Post by: Shackeng on 04 May 2010, 17:04:10
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When you take into account the "windage" effect of even a couple of MPH over that distance thats some shooting.

Having been a member of one of our armed services rifle and pistol teams, though never having considered myself a brilliant shot, I really admire that guy's ability. I see it was 8.59 calibre rifle. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/FactSheets/L96SniperRifleAndL115a3LongRangeRifle.htm