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Harrison killed the two Taliban machine gunners with shots that took the 8.59 mm (0.338 inch) rounds almost five seconds to hit their targets, which were 900 m (980 yd) beyond the L115A3 sniper rifle's recommended range. A third shot took out the insurgents' machine gun. The rifle used was made by Accuracy International. [21] Harrison's record ...
Rob Furlong (born 11 November 1976) is a Canadian former military sniper who, from March 2002 until November 2009, held the world record for the longest confirmed sniper kill in combat, at 2,430 m (2,657 yd). [1] His record stood for over seven years until surpassed by British soldier Craig Harrison with a distance of 2,475 m (2,707 yd).
The L115A3 Long Range Rifle. Craig Harrison (born November 1974) [ 1 ] is a former Corporal of Horse (CoH) in the Blues and Royals , a cavalry regiment of the British Army , who from 2009 to 2017 held the record for the longest confirmed sniper kill in combat, at a range of 2,475 m (2,707 yd).
The H2 documentary, Sniper: Inside the Crosshairs (March 10, 2015), depicted a sniper team that successfully reenacted the "through the scope" shot. The 1993 film Sniper, starring Tom Berenger and Billy Zane, was loosely based on Hathcock's first Vietnam tour. Scenes include the "through the scope" shot, as well as the assassination of the ...
The previous record of 2,475 meters (2,707 yd; 1.538 miles) was set by British sniper Craig Harrison in 2009 in Afghanistan, using a .338 Lapua Magnum chambered L115A3 Long Range Rifle sniper rifle. [7] Two of the top five longest recorded sniper kills were made with the McMillan TAC-50 rifle, both by Canadian soldiers.
The M24 is a bolt-action sniper rifle that is effectively a modified version of the popular civilian Remington 700 hunting rifle. The M24 was the primary sniper rifle of the U.S. Army from 1988 ...
A Ukrainian sniper claims to have broken the world record by killing a Russian soldier almost 2.5 miles away, with a custom rifle called ‘Lord of the Horizon’.. The previous record was held by ...
One of the rifles he used in Vietnam is displayed in the Vietnam Gallery of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, [9] where it has been shown since its opening in 2006. [17] An "astounding" shot by Mawhinney has been recreated for the History Channel special, "Sniper: The Anatomy of the Kill". [18] Mawhinney later lived in Baker City, Oregon ...