The 1 & 1/4 mile shot; what weapon would he be using?

[Louis of PA]

British sniper describes moment he shot Taliban commander... from TWO KILOMETRES away

Corporal Christopher Reynolds has racked up 32 rebel kills during his stint in Afghanistan

A British sniper killed a Taliban leader with the longest-ever fatal bullet shot in Afghanistan - from nearly TWO KILOMETRES away.

Corporal Christopher Reynolds, 25, camped on the roof of a shop for three days as he waited for the perfect conditions to shoot the terrorist commander.

He calculated the range, wind and trajectory before pulling the trigger - and the bullet flew 1,853 metres before hitting the target in the chest.
The warlord, known as 'Mula', is thought to be responsible for co-ordinating several attacks against British and American troops since the outbreak of war in 2001.

Cpl Reynolds, of 3 Scots, The Black Watch, who has already killed 32 rebel fighters, has now been credited with the longest kill in Afghanistan at 1.15 miles away.

The incident happened last week during heavy fighting in the town of Babaji in Helmand Province.

Today he told how the Taliban chief slumped into the arms of a stunned colleague after being hit by the 'lead sleeping tablet'.

Cpl Reynolds, a father-of-one, said: 'We were in a bazaar for days in some very heavy fighting and had taken up a position on a shop roof to observe the surrounding area.

'From the first few minutes after we landed, we came into contact with the enemy.

'We were taking fire all the time. We were observing down the valley and I saw a group of five Taliban.

'I identified one straight away as the commander because I watched him through the scope and when he spoke on the radio, the other one would do what he said.

'I saw that he had a weapon, an AK47. We did all the calculations for range, wind speed and all that.

'I have to admit the first round landed next to him. We were so far away that he didn't even realise he was being shot at.
'We changed our aim and when I took into account different factors like the trajectory of the bullet, my gun scope was actually aiming at the top of a doorway.

'I fired and the bullet went off, coming down and hitting him in the chest.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1206553/British-sniper-tells-moment-shot-Taliban-commander--TWO-KILOMETRES-away.html#ixzz0OOJVLpKL

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[Ramboueille]

Caption:

A Royal Marine sniper team from 42 Commando looks for targets during cycle four of Operation Aabi Toorah in Afghanistan. The sniper is using a powerful L115A3 rifle (.338 cal.) whilst his partner covers his back with a standard SA80assualt rifle fitted with a forward vertical hand grip.

[John Kepler]

The standard British sniper rifle is the AI (Accuracy International) L115A3 in .338 Lapua Mag. 1800 yds is about all the round has in it!

[Bill Hollinger]

That is an amazing shot guys! Thanks for the post.

[John Kepler]

There are guys at Camp Perry doing that good or better right now!

[Ramboueille]

There are guys at Camp Perry doing that good or better right now!

Yes, but nobody is shooting back at them.

[Bill Hollinger]

John, what are they shooting? The .50?

[John Kepler]

NRA rules limit the maximum caliber for Long Range competition at .35 cal. Most people shooting will be firing 6.5mm-.284 or some other permutation of a 6.5, the rest will be shooting .308's with some older "die hards" shooting .300 Win. Mag.....Service Rifle shooters will be using .308 (Garands and M14's) and .223....the AR's are even hard to beat at 1000 yds!

[John Kepler]

Yes, but nobody is shooting back at them.

Bud....if a sniper is doing his job....ain't NOBODY shooting back at him. BTW, you think a guy with an AK at 1800 yds is actually much of a threat?

[John Sukey (Deceased)]

You seem to forget that the guy he shot was DIRECTING other taliban who WERE a danger to the troops. I thought you were the guru of long range shooting. Or is it because the shooter was British?