Continuing the off topic portion of this threadforcerecon85 wrote:Actually I say with much national pride, the furthest recorded kill was by Cpl Rob Furlong of the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry, March 2002 in Afghanistan. The kill was 2,430 metres or 1.51 miles using a McMillan TAC-50 .50cal bolt action sniper rifle.at that range he had to take the earth's rotation into account.
The previous record was by USMC sniper Carlos Hathcock Feb 1967 in Vietnam at a range of 2500 yards or 2266 metres using a M2 .50cal machine gun with a scope attached. I'm not sure which is more amazing.
A bit more on topic, I laugh at the 21c sharpshooter only because if he was such a good shot, I don't think he would need that bayonet
anything over 1000 meters is generally considered to take a huge amount of marksmanship skill. Not to take anything away from Cpl Furlong but it amazes me that Hathcock could make that kind of shot with such a jury rigged weapon without the benefit of modern range finding equipment. Of course he was shooting from a sand-bagged position on a hill top and all the distances to landmarks like roads and hills had probably been previously marked off it's still an impressive shot. I read his book years ago. He was an impressive character.Back on topic... It's a shame that with 21C's distribution many of us will probably never get these figures unless we pay inflated online prices. I've still yet to see any dual packs or the Bruno Bauer figure. Others may consider them must haves but I'm not paying $15+ for a figure I should be able to find for $5.
