Skywise writes:
Nice....one of those shots I couldn't even make out the target
until the body parts went flying.

I was reluctant to say it before as I have no references to
back it up, but seem to recall hearing somewhere that our
snipers routinely hit stuff over a mile away and the best
can get close to three miles.

Probably there are many kills which do not get reported, but the last
time I heard the distance record for a "confirmed kill" was 2430m (=
1.5 miles), made by a Canadian soldier in Afghanistan:

http://www.riflebarrels.com/articles.../50sniping.htm
http://www.snipercountry.com/Article...2430Metres.asp

Chris
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