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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]
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.
300 metre rifle three positions [1] 1190 WR: 300 metre standard rifle: 593 United States: Jason Parker (2005) [2] 592 Sweden: Karl Olsson (2017) [3] 591 WR: 50 metre rifle three positions (qualification) 1188 WR: 50 metre rifle three positions (final) 466.0 WR: 50 metre rifle prone: 633.0 WR: 10 metre air rifle (qualification) 637.1 Hungary ...
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 ...
The cartridge has been used to set a long-distance target shooting record. In March 2023, Jaclyn Bryan shot a target at 4,227 yd (3,865 m) with the .375 CheyTac, taking the record for the second-longest-distance shot (current as of August 2023). [ 8 ]
Beat his own record of 1.76 seconds [28] Fastest time to hit 6 target plates from 7 yards with a 9mm caliber handgun: red-dot-equipped Smith & Wesson revolver: 2.01 October 6, 2023 Broke Max Michel's record of 2.05 seconds [29] Fastest time to hit 6 target plates from 7 yards with a 9mm caliber revolver: red-dot-equipped Smith & Wesson revolver ...
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).
This shot exceeded the previous record of 2,286 m (2,500 yd), set by Carlos Hathcock in 1968 during the Vietnam War. Perry's record was surpassed a few days later, in March 2002, when another soldier in his unit, Corporal Rob Furlong , bested Perry's distance with a kill at a verified range of 2,430 m (2,657 yd).