Good shot!!
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Good shot!!
The local rag reports that a 20 year old marksman, a Lance Corporal of the Coldstream, managed to take out 6 insurgents with a single round.....fired from 930 yards.
It seems that the round hit the trigger of an IED which then detonated, taking out the would-be bomber and five of his cronies.
The same sniper, with his first shot on the tour of duty, killed a Taliban machine-gunner from 1465 yards...
Good shooting - very well done!!!
It seems that the round hit the trigger of an IED which then detonated, taking out the would-be bomber and five of his cronies.
The same sniper, with his first shot on the tour of duty, killed a Taliban machine-gunner from 1465 yards...
Good shooting - very well done!!!
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Outstanding marksmanship at those distances ...
Here is the piece in the Telegraph ...
British Army Marksman Afghanistan
Here is the piece in the Telegraph ...
British Army Marksman Afghanistan
As someone who couldn't hit the proverbial barn door I have always been somewhat in awe of snipers.
I have read a fair bit about the art in WW1 and am impressed by the lengths snipers took to set up their positions and conceal themselves from the enemy, whilst at the same time giving themselves a good field of fire.
Robert Graves recounted how one one occasion he put a small trench periscope up to try and locate a troublesome sniper and had it knocked out of his hand as the sniper put a round straight through the glass, which was about 2" in diameter. He sent it home to his mother to keep as a souvenir for him, but was cross when she returned it to the makers and had it repaired, free of charge, assuming she was doing him a favour!
I have read a fair bit about the art in WW1 and am impressed by the lengths snipers took to set up their positions and conceal themselves from the enemy, whilst at the same time giving themselves a good field of fire.
Robert Graves recounted how one one occasion he put a small trench periscope up to try and locate a troublesome sniper and had it knocked out of his hand as the sniper put a round straight through the glass, which was about 2" in diameter. He sent it home to his mother to keep as a souvenir for him, but was cross when she returned it to the makers and had it repaired, free of charge, assuming she was doing him a favour!
It seems that the round hit the trigger of an IED which then detonated, taking out the would-be bomber and five of his cronies.
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Give me a loaded 9mm and no wall, ceiling or floor is safe.
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So, one enemy Kia and potentially 5 ambulance chasing "collateral" casualties.
Good job the Tories are cutting legal support!
Hope they are loving the their mangy goats in paradise!
Good job the Tories are cutting legal support!
Hope they are loving the their mangy goats in paradise!
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Top shooting, but also possibly very good for the people of Afghanistan too.
The chap in the vest wasn't long for this world anyway, but may have taken some innocent kids with him if he had been allowed to.
Why does it never occur to suicide bombers that if the job is such an honour and will lead to a glorious afterlife that their bosses never want the job
The chap in the vest wasn't long for this world anyway, but may have taken some innocent kids with him if he had been allowed to.
Why does it never occur to suicide bombers that if the job is such an honour and will lead to a glorious afterlife that their bosses never want the job
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To be picky, (on PPRuNe surely not), it was likely to be an 8.6mm round, or as it was a British weapon .338".
Those of you that were around in the 70's firing their 9mm personnel weapons may well remember the Indian procured ammunition, as well as causing numerous stoppages it was possible to plainly see the flight of the round as it arced down 25mtr range.
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Sorry for the (slight) drift.
Those of you that were around in the 70's firing their 9mm personnel weapons may well remember the Indian procured ammunition, as well as causing numerous stoppages it was possible to plainly see the flight of the round as it arced down 25mtr range.
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Sorry for the (slight) drift.
I would agree with kaitakbowler, of recent years the .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) and .338 Lapua Magnum tend to be favoured sniper rounds.
In this instance the No 1. L115A3 AWM would seem to be most likely.
In this instance the No 1. L115A3 AWM would seem to be most likely.
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Pistol drift (sorry)
A 9mm Browning with decent ammo is a good pistol.... most of them are more accurate than the shooter (including me). Given the right ammo they are great but feed them crap and they can jam.
My favourite 9mm are the CZ75 and its clones, esp. the Jericho 941 and Tanfoglio TZ-75.
In two days training I fired over 1300 rounds from a CZ75 with just one jam, and that was because I limpwristed whilst shooting with my weak hand. My fault.
In my opinion, a personal weapon should be carried in condition 1 (loaded/chambered/cocked/safety on). I do not like Glock weapons; holstering a loaded Glock has resulted in more than one person shooting themselves in the leg/foot due to lack of concentration. Finger in the trigger guard... holster the weapon (Glock)... bang. Do that with a CZ-75 / Browning in condition 1 and all that happens is the trigger finger gets jammed against the trigger. Slight ouch but no bang.
US Army/NATO Beretta 92? No thanks. First round has to be double-action so goes low, second will be single action so goes high, third will be where I want it to. A friend who carried one said that he'd been trained to just fire off the first shot whilst drawing the weapon.... then number two would be on target.
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A 9mm Browning with decent ammo is a good pistol.... most of them are more accurate than the shooter (including me). Given the right ammo they are great but feed them crap and they can jam.
My favourite 9mm are the CZ75 and its clones, esp. the Jericho 941 and Tanfoglio TZ-75.
In two days training I fired over 1300 rounds from a CZ75 with just one jam, and that was because I limpwristed whilst shooting with my weak hand. My fault.
In my opinion, a personal weapon should be carried in condition 1 (loaded/chambered/cocked/safety on). I do not like Glock weapons; holstering a loaded Glock has resulted in more than one person shooting themselves in the leg/foot due to lack of concentration. Finger in the trigger guard... holster the weapon (Glock)... bang. Do that with a CZ-75 / Browning in condition 1 and all that happens is the trigger finger gets jammed against the trigger. Slight ouch but no bang.
US Army/NATO Beretta 92? No thanks. First round has to be double-action so goes low, second will be single action so goes high, third will be where I want it to. A friend who carried one said that he'd been trained to just fire off the first shot whilst drawing the weapon.... then number two would be on target.
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"A friend who carried one said that he'd been trained to just fire off the first shot whilst drawing the weapon.... then number two would be on target."
Who taught him that ???????
Who taught him that ???????
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As someone who couldn't hit the proverbial barn door I have always been somewhat in awe of snipers.
Anyone remember the ricochet marks in the armoury room at Aldergrove.
A friend who carried one said that he'd been trained to just fire off the first shot whilst drawing the weapon
Sounds a bit too wild west for me.
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And me !
Where does he fire the first shot ?
Into the air ? (Dangerous)
Into the ground ? (Also very dangerous and as above, I wouldn't like to be next to him !)
Where does he fire the first shot ?
Into the air ? (Dangerous)
Into the ground ? (Also very dangerous and as above, I wouldn't like to be next to him !)
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"A friend who carried one said that he'd been trained to just fire off the first shot whilst drawing the weapon.... then number two would be on target."
Who taught him that ???????
Who taught him that ???????
First round from a 92F has a heavy trigger pull as it's double action with a heavy trigger. Successive shots are single action with a decent trigger.
It's much quicker to fire off the first shot into the ground (or unaimed towards the target) than it is to manually cock the hammer... after the first shot, the 92F is a pretty damned good single-action 9mm. Shame that the first shot has to be double action.