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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 longest confirmed kill in World War II was by German sniper Matthäus Hetzenauer at 1,100 metres (1,200 yd). The science of long-range sniping came to fruition in the Vietnam War. US Marine Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock held the record from 1967 to 2002 at 2,286 m (2,500 yd). [12] He recorded 93 official kills.
A sniper rifle is a high-precision, long-range rifle. ... Sniper rifles continue to be adapted and improved upon, with the effective range of sniper rifles (c. 2001 ...
The rifles are designated as Accuracy, antipersoneel scherpschuttersgeweer.338 (Accuracy anti personnel sniper rifle .338) and the Military of the Netherlands claim a maximum effective range of 1,100 m (1,203 yd) for their AWM-F rifles and have used these rifles in Afghanistan with great success. [11] [12]
In summer 2002, the M82 finally emerged from its Army trial phase and was officially adopted as the Long Range Sniper Rifle, Caliber .50, M107. The M107 uses a Leupold 4.5–14×50 Mark 4 scope. [5] The Barrett M107 is a .50 caliber, shoulder-fired, semi-automatic sniper rifle.
During May 2017 in Iraq, a Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Joint Task Force 2 sniper, using a McMillan Tac-50 sniper rifle set a new world record for the longest confirmed kill shot at a distance of 3,540 m (3,871 yd). [128]
One of the world’s longest sniper rifles with a length of 1.5 meters, it differs from the typical model as it uses 14.5mm and 12.7mm caliber ammunition. The rifle has a range of 2 km. [9] Hamas first used this rifle in the 2014 Gaza war. The group also stated that these rifles are “evidence of the distinction of its military industries”. [10]
This became the longest sniper kill in history at the time, surpassing the previous record set by his teammate, Master Corporal Arron Perry, by 120 metres (130 yd). [3] This feat is not typical for the effective range with a high first-hit probability of the employed rifle on non-static targets (see Sniper rifle#Maximum effective range). The ...