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Originally Posted by theking
Pigshit.
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I know of a USMC sniper that made a shot during the gulf v1 of almost 2 miles away. He had three shots in the air before the first one took the guy's head off... He hit a tank brigade commander in the face.
And yes, with a .50 cal fired from a sniper rifle you don't have to hit the target. The velocity and size of the round will rip someone apart even when the round passes near them.
Also, there's a lot of luck involved with shots at that distance. Calculating the wind'age for a distance that size is only good for the moment you calculate it. A strong breeze anywhere in between the sniper and the target during the time of firing will throw the round off target. That's why the guy was aiming center mass on his mark... usually you'd aim for the brain box.