All hail Canada ! Very impressive!! https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/ne...d-breaking-kill-shot-in-iraq/article35415651/
OT: Canadian sniper records a kill shot from 2 miles away in Iraq ! On Isis member !
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It's truly more than that it's Horizon and winds are also in play
Very very impressive
3 of the 5 longest shots in history have come from Canadian snipers. One from a British sniper and one from an American round out the top 5.
When you come from a nation of hunters, this is the result. Little known fact is that Canadians actually have more guns per capita than our American neighbours. They simply come in the form of hunting rifles rather than handguns.
I'm actually shocked that the military confirmed anything surrounding the JTF2. They don't usually talk about them at all. "Deeds not words" is the mantra they go by. Most people have probably never even heard of them, but they may be the most respected tier 1 group in the world today and that's true even in the special forces community. An almost inhuman shot like this further proves their prowess.
Just as a point of reference for those that have no idea who these guys are. Although it's nearly impossible to quantify, It's probably about 5x harder to become a JTF2 operative than it is a Navy Seal, for example. Almost nobody gets in. It's that exclusive. A single tryout for a handpicked, select few, with extensive combat experience, sworn to legal secrecy about the training and the unit in general. If you fail once, which something like 85% of participants do, you never get another shot.
In 100's of missions, some of the riskiest in the modern theatre, we've yet to lose one in combat.
When you come from a nation of hunters, this is the result. Little known fact is that Canadians actually have more guns per capita than our American neighbours. They simply come in the form of hunting rifles rather than handguns.
I'm actually shocked that the military confirmed anything surrounding the JTF2. They don't usually talk about them at all. "Deeds not words" is the mantra they go by. Most people have probably never even heard of them, but they may be the most respected tier 1 group in the world today and that's true even in the special forces community. An almost inhuman shot like this further proves their prowess.
Just as a point of reference for those that have no idea who these guys are. Although it's nearly impossible to quantify, It's probably about 5x harder to become a JTF2 operative than it is a Navy Seal, for example. Almost nobody gets in. It's that exclusive. A single tryout for a handpicked, select few, with extensive combat experience, sworn to legal secrecy about the training and the unit in general. If you fail once, which something like 85% of participants do, you never get another shot.
In 100's of missions, some of the riskiest in the modern theatre, we've yet to lose one in combat.
I just finished reading "The Ranger Way" where there was a chapter on the the differences between the armed serves, and their requirements
I also just read about the ones snipper kills, an you are correct.
I also agree about the best shooters coming from hunting areas such as Texas,Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, ECT ECT.
I'm not sure if the rifle comment is correct considering you don't need to register hunting rifles/shotguns , but that's small potatoes
I also just read about the ones snipper kills, an you are correct.
I also agree about the best shooters coming from hunting areas such as Texas,Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, ECT ECT.
I'm not sure if the rifle comment is correct considering you don't need to register hunting rifles/shotguns , but that's small potatoes
If I wasn't reading this on the internet, where we know that everything is 100% true, I would not believe it. Pop someone from two miles away with a arcing bullet that takes as long as a Usian Bolt 100m dash to get there? Amazing. I guess the guy stood pretty still for ten seconds.
Canada is a rural country, where you can hunt coast-to-coast. The best shooters I've ever met have been guys (and one lady) from a variety of different provinces.
I have no doubt that there have been longer, unconfirmed shots made. I've heard of numerous shots longer than this during my relatively short time in the military. Because of secrecy, we really have no idea who owns the actual longest shot ever made, who he or she is that made it, or what country that person comes from. There could be a Chinese guy, an American guy, a British guy, or really a shooter from anywhere, with a longer made show than this. It either simply wasn't verified, or for secrecy / security reasons, hasn't been / never will be confirmed.
I'm sure when Wasdin was working with Seal Team 6, he saw some crazy feats that JSOC won't let him talk about. As is the case with the JTF2 sniper that made the kill in Iraq.
I'm also not a sniper by any stretch of the imagination. I agree that good snipers do come from a variety of backgrounds. I know a very good one from metro Toronto. It's simply been my observation that the majority of the best long range shooters I've ever met came from more rural communities, where they began shooting and honing their skills, at a young age.
Your post is gone NDFA, I too have no doubt there are great shots from all walks of life.
That thought scared me the most in Beirut
That thought scared me the most in Beirut
I hope my post didn't come across as negative to the shooter or Canada in general. I don't mean it that way. I love the guys as CSOR.
I just always sigh a little when everybody today writes a book or puts stuff on the Internet.
We had to shut down a website I used to moderate on because of stuff like that.
Not at all. I've worked alongside CSOR guys, as well as numerous elite elements within the American, British, Australian, Japanese and New Zealand Forces. Only ever in a training capacity, but I'm well aware that there are exceptional feats accomplished by operators from across the world. Some are more publicized than others, but I know for a fact that CSOR and JTF-2 very much like the fact that they can operate without much fanfare. The less people know, the better off they are.
It's possible. Shoot me a message if you figure out how and we can try to find a time we may have crossed paths.
It is great shooting the mile distance is what gets me, that is extremely difficult.
I have made some long shots, or at least what I would consider (600 Meters) with an M2, but that is beyond skill what the elite can do.
I made a 800 yard shot with .40 cal rifle on my second shot. A prominent Canadian sniper who is a friend of mine made me $100 bet I couldn't make it on the first shot. $50 if I made it on the 2nd shot. Probably wouldn't have made it twice given the windy conditions on the range, despite using a pretty powerful weapon.
That's assume. What a shot.
The Calculating the wind into the degree of impact was hard to fathom for me
You must be talking about the Yankees ! In the Deep South we all have multiple guns !! For killing deer and Yankee invaders !! All Hail Jeb Stewart, Robert E. Lee and Thomas Jackson !! The South will rise again !!!!!
I grew up hunting and am very confident with a rifle in my hand, but I couldn't fathom hitting a target over two miles away. When you factor in elevation, wind, coriolis effect, temperature, etc, etc, the shot that I am pretty proud of looks like like child's play hahaha. It would be like all 5'11, 190lbs of me throwing down a nice one handed dunk, only to watch Vince Carter hurdle a 7'0 French dude and dunk over top of him.
Do you still hunt? If so Let me know if you want to come down south I got property in Nebraska and a hunting lease in Franklin Texas
If you want to stay north my family has property west of Fairbanks and we go up there every October
Thanks for the offer! Would love to take you up on it sometime, when it works for both of us. My brother and I would certainly make the road trip. I don't get out as much as I once did in my younger years, but my brother still gets out regularly and I try to get home and join him in the fall hunt every year. We'd be happy to return the favour and bring you up here if you're interested. Northern Ontario in the fall is beyond gorgeous. The leaves are like nothing you've ever seen and the Moose hunting is some of the best you'll ever find. Deer are like rodents they are so plentiful as well. We also get out for wild turkey and Patridge around Thanksgiving if you're a bird guy at all. At the same time, our hometown is home to 3 massive lakes, 1 of which is one of the biggest bodies of freshwater (I'm talking you can stick your head in the water and drink away) in North America, not named a Great Lake. Not sure if you're a fisherman, but my brother and I just bought a brand new 26 foot fishing boat and we pull lots of pickerel, bass and enormous pike and muskie out of the lake. I'm talking fish in the 30-50 inch range.
Lots of fun if you're an outdoorsman and with the exchange rate you're getting right now, we'd be happy to have you and I'm sure your wouldn't regret the trip.
Also, you mentioned you're from Alaska. Our family has a gold claim right up near y'all just outside of Dawson City, Yukon.
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You, and your family.... brother and his family are more than welcome to go to any one of these leases with us
we have a huge camp with three cabins on each lease
pick a state we can make something work out, and we do stream ALL the college football games.
Hopefully we can do it with one of my older brothers who played two years junior senior seasons under Joe Paterno at Penn State
Yes I do fish ....all the time so I would love to do some fishing in Canada. we can speak about that as well when it's good for both of us
My family has ties to Fairbanks North Star Borough , and has been involved with gold since the fifties.
Sounds great DIP! Y'all sound like you have quite the set up. We'll have to stay in touch on this topic and make something happen when we both have some time. Whether we head down there or you up here (or both), it sounds like we'll have plenty in common.
That's sounds great OII
My father showed us the value God,country,family,the environment and hunting and masterfully combine them all.
As we grown up and left home in October for family hunt
His final week on this Earth we were all gathered around and explain to us his passing should not end what we've done and for it to continue so we do
Every place I moved to I reserve the lease. I think we found a permanent home in Nebraska it is true what they say about the people in the Midwest.
My grandchildren are in Texas so we have a permanent lease there and have established a family reunion with my son's in-laws in early December
And again we make sure we are able to live stream ALL the college football though if you ask my son's in-laws they believe only Texas football matters LOL
Distance is great, but a British sniper recently took the "one shot, one kill" concept a bit further.
I'll have to look it up again, but I believe it was in Afghanistan recently that a Brit took out SIX insurgents with one bullet!! He smoked the first guy (who happened to be wearing a suicide vest). Upon the bullet's impact with the explosives in the vest, the vest detonated, wiping out the dumbass's five closest friends. One shot, six kills!!
I'll have to look it up again, but I believe it was in Afghanistan recently that a Brit took out SIX insurgents with one bullet!! He smoked the first guy (who happened to be wearing a suicide vest). Upon the bullet's impact with the explosives in the vest, the vest detonated, wiping out the dumbass's five closest friends. One shot, six kills!!
I know you can subscribe & do it.
I won't go in to detail, but since you are an Irish fan I can give you a good clue.
I was at the 2006 game in which ND wore a logo on their gold helmet for the first time in history. I was a civilian by then, but active shortly before & when the reason they were wearing the logo occurred. That would give you a timeframe & idea of unit.
