Brit. sniper sets record, picks off 2 Taliban
May 3rd 2010, 6:49 am
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Brit. sniper sets record, picks off 2 Taliban
Craig Harrison's record breaking shots felled the insurgents with consecutive bullets - even though they were 3,200ft beyond the official range of his rifle.
The Household Cavalry veteran's kills from a distance of 8,120ft beat the previous record by 150ft.
It is only designed to be effective at up to 4,921ft - just less than a mile - and capable of only ' harassing fire' beyond that range.
The Household Cavalry veteran's kills from a distance of 8,120ft beat the previous record by 150ft.
It is only designed to be effective at up to 4,921ft - just less than a mile - and capable of only ' harassing fire' beyond that range.
The previous sniper record, 7,972ft, was held by a Canadian soldier.
The word Outstanding was created for just such a case.
May 3rd 2010, 7:10 am
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Re: Brit. sniper sets record, picks off 2 Taliban
Nice entry for the Guinness Book of Records.
May 3rd 2010, 6:48 pm
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Re: Brit. sniper sets record, picks off 2 Taliban
Just imagine what kind of damage he could do with a nerf gun...
May 4th 2010, 3:54 am
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Re: Brit. sniper sets record, picks off 2 Taliban
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz0mqXs7t6z
The word Outstanding was created for just such a case.
The word Outstanding was created for just such a case.
May 4th 2010, 5:20 am
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Re: Brit. sniper sets record, picks off 2 Taliban
Dean, your new avatar's unnerving.
