DJButler Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 I know there are a few "active" guys on here and also a few old warhorses, thought this would interest them. May 05, 2010 A record has been achieved by a sniper in Afghanistan – a Corporal of the Household Cavalry Regiment Craig Harrison, while he was protecting his commander from a Taliban machine gun position. According to an article on the recent record shot from Sky News, Harrison fired his shots over 1.5 miles (8,120 ft.) and killed the two bad guys in two shots. He fired a third shot to disable the machine gun. Speaking about the incident, Cpl of Horse Harrison said: “The first round hit a machine gunner in the stomach and killed him outright. He went straight down and didn’t move. “The second insurgent grabbed the weapon and turned as my second shot hit him in the side. He went down, too. They were both dead.” “Conditions were perfect, no wind, mild weather, clear visibility. I rested the bipod of my weapon on a compound wall and aimed for the gunner firing the machine gun.” He killed the two insurgents as he protected his troop commander, whose vehicle became trapped in a field in Helmand Province and started coming under fire. Harrison was using the British Army’s newest sniper rifle, the L115A3 chambered in .338 Lapua, which as Kit Up readers know has a heck of a following among sharpshooters both in and out of the military. We also know that the US Army is changing its precision sniper rifle to the 300 WinMag round, setting up a Battle Royal among gun nuts for boasting rights on the best round for the war zone. The previous sniper shot record holder was a Canadian soldier who killed an al Qaeda fighter at a range of 7,972 feet reportedly with a .50 cal in the second shot. The previous record was held by The Man, Carlos Hathcock. According to MOD statistics, the L115A3’s maximum effective range is a little over 3,600 feet for “harrassing fire” — well short of Cpl. Harrison’s shot. To compensate for the spin and drift of the bullets as they flew the length of 25 football pitches, Cpl Harrison reportedly had to aim 6ft high and 20ins to the left. …need we say more… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blackie Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 ermmmm....... shouldnt that be 'p' ? If you're spelling "repost" Yes it should be, I wasent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyP Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 ermmmm....... shouldnt that be 'p' ? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Porky1978 Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I for one aint that bothered if its a repost or not. Glad to see someone posting this as i dont get on the forum as much as i would like and wouldn't have seen it otherwise lol. Cracking shot at that distance. Although i have done better on MW2 Praise to our armed forces who are doing a difficult job under not very good circumstances/conditions, etc.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcvites69 Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 keep the good work up, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 So he only fired three shots and hit all three and got it confirmed aswell as the fact he knew he had to aim 6ft high and 20ins to the left first. Sounds a bit suss to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliver Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 My section commander told me this morning! Puts my shooting to shame:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony tt Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 So he only fired three shots and hit all three and got it confirmed aswell as the fact he knew he had to aim 6ft high and 20ins to the left first. Sounds a bit suss to me How is it suss Al do they not calculate the shot before they take with a dude measuring the distance and wind speed etc? Im not doubting you just wondered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 How is it suss Al do they not calculate the shot before they take with a dude measuring the distance and wind speed etc? Im not doubting you just wondered Yeah he will have a spotter and as a sniper pair they are s*%t hot, but as said 3,600 ft is the max effective range of fire for the L115A3 and that is for harrasement. And he fired at 8,120 ft which is a 4,520 ft difference and that is still over the max effective range, so there is no way that either the spotter or sniper knew how to calculate the aim off for that distance to make a one shot one kill 3 times. If the story is true i bet he made more than 3 shots and used bracketing to get the hits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony tt Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Yeah he will have a spotter and as a sniper pair they are s*%t hot, but as said 3,600 ft is the max effective range of fire for the L115A3 and that is for harrasement. And he fired at 8,120 ft which is a 4,520 ft difference and that is still over the max effective range, so there is no way that either the spotter or sniper knew how to calculate the aim off for that distance to make a one shot one kill 3 times. If the story is true i bet he made more than 3 shots and used bracketing to get the hits Ah i see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJButler Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 Yeah he will have a spotter and as a sniper pair they are s*%t hot, but as said 3,600 ft is the max effective range of fire for the L115A3 and that is for harrasement. And he fired at 8,120 ft which is a 4,520 ft difference and that is still over the max effective range, so there is no way that either the spotter or sniper knew how to calculate the aim off for that distance to make a one shot one kill 3 times. If the story is true i bet he made more than 3 shots and used bracketing to get the hits I had not checked the ballistics of .338 lap until now and i found that the bullet drop on a factory load is more than that stated at 900yds with a 600yd zero and is 137 inches at 1000yds. makes this look very doubtful but then thats reporting for you!!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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