On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 05:50:39 GMT, "John Chase"
wrote:

"Barney-Killer" wrote :

[snip ]
No, you just out-sourced it to us Canadians, where, I might add, for
what it is worth, one of our snipers beat Carlos Hathcock's record...
:=)

Which record: Total kills? or the head shot through his opponent's rifle
scope?

-jc-

Distance. The Canadians wacked a dude at 2,430 metres
Hathcocks record was 2,250 meters

Both used .50 BMG rounds, though Hathcocks was single shot via a
fairly worn MaDuce..and the Canadians used a McMillian target rifle.

a ballistics tidbit of interest...

"the round had a flight time of four seconds, and a drop of 44.5 m
(146 ft)" at that range.

More than enough time to squeeze off, fart, and light up a smoke
before the target got his 72 virgins.

Pretty good shooting for Canadians..though they Were from the Prarie
Provences and from what Ive heard..varmint shooters. Which works for
me.

Gunner



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