Canadian Sniper Hit A Target More Than 2 Miles Away, Military Confirms

[tarmyg]

A sniper with Canada's elite special forces is being credited with making a world record shot, after the military confirmed Thursday that he hit a target from nearly 2.2 miles away during a recent operation in Iraq.

Canadian Sniper Hit A Target More Than 2 Miles Away, Military Confirms : The Two-Way : NPR

[MuscleScience]

Saw this the other day, this beats the old record by over half a mile. That's a hell of a shot. They said there is video of it too. I can't wait until that comes out

[RaginCajun]

i would love to take a class on shooting distances like that

i bet the vid is awesome! probably just a splat!

[Obs]

i would love to take a class on shooting distances like that

i bet the vid is awesome! probably just a splat!

Smack! (2.5 second later) POP!

[MuscleScience]

Smack! (2.5 second later) POP!

It was 10 seconds

[Obs]

It was 10 seconds

Yes, sorry. That is astounding. 11.7 seconds for sound to go 2.5 miles.

[Capebuffalo]

i would love to take a class on shooting distances like that

i bet the vid is awesome! probably just a splat!

At that distance you don't only have to compensate for temp wind and humidity but also the rotation of the earth. That's an amazing shot.

[Capebuffalo]

The rotation of the Earth affects the path of bullet through the Coriolis effect. To experience a large Coriolis effect, a bullet needs to travel far, stays in flight long, and travels in a direction that is perpendicular to the axis of the earth’s rotation.

For distance and duration, the current record is held by Craig Harrison, who recorded a 2,475 m killing shot in 2009 during the War in Afghanistan. The bullet traveled for about 3 seconds before it hit the target.

The direction of Criag Harrison's shot was unlikely to be perpendicular to the axis of the earth rotation because Afghanistan’s latitude is only 30–40, and the target’s angle of elevation or depression is unlikely to be as large as 50–60 degrees.

So how much could the rotation of the earth affect Criag Harrison’s shot had he shot perpendicular to the earth’s axis? For simplicity lets assume he stood at north pole and shot horizontally, and that the bullet traveled for 3 seconds, landing 2.5 km away from the north pole. In this case, calculating the Coriolis effect is as simple as calculating how far the landing site that is 2.5 km away from the axis would rotate in 3 seconds:

2500 (m) * 0.000073 (arc/second) * 3 (second) = 0.55 (m)

Much less than the effect of wind.

Moreover, unlike the wind, which may change dramatically from time to time, the Coriolis effect is stable for a given bullet fight. A stable effect is easy to adjust for in the process of zero in.

[BG]

At that distance you don't only have to compensate for temp wind and humidity but also the rotation of the earth. That's an amazing shot.

For sure, I would really like to see the video.

[MuscleScience]

At that distance you don't only have to compensate for temp wind and humidity but also the rotation of the earth. That's an amazing shot.

Hell a bird flying by and farting changes the path by 3 feet lol.

I cant fathom how badass of a shot that is.

[Capebuffalo]

Hell a bird flying by and farting changes the path by 3 feet lol.

I cant fathom how badass of a shot that is.

Hell try shooting a dove or wood duck at 25 yards.

[MuscleScience]

Hell try shooting a dove or wood duck at 25 yards.

Exactly

You ever hunt prairie chickens before? They can go 0-60 mph in 3 flaps of their wings. That is my favorite hunting, just none around anymore.

[BG]

Exactly

You ever hunt prairie chickens before? They can go 0-60 mph in 3 flaps of their wings. That is my favorite hunting, just none around anymore.

That's crazy, none left where you used to hunt them?

[MuscleScience]

That's crazy, none left where you used to hunt them?

Not really, they use to be in flocks of thousands, now they are in 10's and 20's. Heavy pesticide use and such had destroyed their numbers.

[Obs]

Not really, they use to be in flocks of thousands, now they are in 10's and 20's. Heavy pesticide use and such had destroyed their numbers.

Wtf happened to bob white quail? They are dissappearing everywhere

[Kawigirl]

Exactly

You ever hunt prairie chickens before? They can go 0-60 mph in 3 flaps of their wings. That is my favorite hunting, just none around anymore.

Some in the back of my acreage...not to bright
cam sometimes catch with bare hands if you accidentally come across one
otherwise you can drive back roads and find dozens waiting to be shot ��

[BG]

Not really, they use to be in flocks of thousands, now they are in 10's and 20's. Heavy pesticide use and such had destroyed their numbers.

That's so sad.

[CALLMEOCT]

Anyone got the video yet?

[Quester]

The rotation of the Earth affects the path of bullet through the Coriolis effect. To experience a large Coriolis effect, a bullet needs to travel far, stays in flight long, and travels in a direction that is perpendicular to the axis of the earth’s rotation.

For distance and duration, the current record is held by Craig Harrison, who recorded a 2,475 m killing shot in 2009 during the War in Afghanistan. The bullet traveled for about 3 seconds before it hit the target.

The direction of Criag Harrison's shot was unlikely to be perpendicular to the axis of the earth rotation because Afghanistan’s latitude is only 30–40, and the target’s angle of elevation or depression is unlikely to be as large as 50–60 degrees.

So how much could the rotation of the earth affect Criag Harrison’s shot had he shot perpendicular to the earth’s axis? For simplicity lets assume he stood at north pole and shot horizontally, and that the bullet traveled for 3 seconds, landing 2.5 km away from the north pole. In this case, calculating the Coriolis effect is as simple as calculating how far the landing site that is 2.5 km away from the axis would rotate in 3 seconds:

2500 (m) * 0.000073 (arc/second) * 3 (second) = 0.55 (m)

Much less than the effect of wind.

Moreover, unlike the wind, which may change dramatically from time to time, the Coriolis effect is stable for a given bullet fight. A stable effect is easy to adjust for in the process of zero in.

This doesn't diminish his accomplishment at all but Harrison wasn't a Marine...

The target he engaged was in an active firefight. He took multiple shots.

[Obs]

Lmao!!! Just picture a guys phone ringing...

Ahk: Hello, this is Ahkmed
Sniper: Hey Ahk, I just shot you two seconds ago."
Ahk: what do y--- HOUGH!

LOL! Its a lot funnier in my sick mind!