British Sniper Sets New Sharpshooting Record

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British sniper sets new sharpshooting record with 1.54-mile double Taliban kill | Mail Online





Hero: Craig Harrison saved his Army colleagues by killing two Taliban machinegunners from more than 1.5 miles away
An army sniper has earned a place in military history by killing two Taliban machine gunners from more than a mile and a half.

 

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It took him and his spotter nine shots to get on target. At that range the targets can't hear the shots and don't know the sniper is getting closer. The .338 Lapua is a round developed by the Finn. company SACO and is ballistically similar to the .50 cal used by US snipers.