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Quote: Ayecarumba

I just read a report that a Canadian sniper just set a new distance record by giving an ISIS bad guy in Iraq the final "take off!" from 3,540m away (I'd mention that that's 2.2 miles, but in honor of Canada, I won't use imperial measurements for a whole day)

Great shot. I tip my toque to you sir!

We are very polite just don't piss us off.

Quote: kenarman

We are very polite just don't piss us off.

Noted... To put the shot in perspective, it's like sitting on the roof of the Wynn and nailing your target at the Luxor. Amazing!

I can't even imagine making a shot like that.

Quote: Ayecarumba

I just read a report that a Canadian sniper just set a new distance record by giving an ISIS bad guy in Iraq the final "take off!" from 3,540m away (I'd mention that that's 2.2 miles, but in honor of Canada, I won't use imperial measurements for a whole day)

Yes, nice shot indeed. In the movie Jarhead they said that for long shots like that you have to factor in the Coriolis effect, or the spinning of the earth. I've always wondered how much they have to adjust a long shot like that and the calculations involved.

Quote: kenarman

We are very polite just don't piss us off.

I don't think I've ever seen a Canadian angry.

Wait a minute, when I played golf once near Montreal I put my bag on the green and the course marshal appeared out of nowhere and yelled at me in French. He was clearly quite angry. He even gave me a yellow card, or whatever you call it, which is a formal warning. Let me rephrase that to a Canadian not counting Quebec, which is almost like a different country from the rest of Canada.

At least I didn't drive a golf cart onto the green *ahem*.

Quote: Wizard

I don't think I've ever seen a Canadian angry.

Wait a minute, when I played golf once near Montreal I put my bag on the green and the course marshal appeared out of nowhere and yelled at me in French. He was clearly quite angry. He even gave me a yellow card, or whatever you call it, which is a formal warning. Let me rephrase that to a Canadian not counting Quebec, which is almost like a different country from the rest of Canada.

I thought Yellow Card was soccer?

Marshalls are born angry. I think they Marshall because they cannot write HOA citations.

Quote: Wizard

I don't think I've ever seen a Canadian angry.

Wait a minute, when I played golf once near Montreal I put my bag on the green and the course marshal appeared out of nowhere and yelled at me in French. He was clearly quite angry. He even gave me a yellow card, or whatever you call it, which is a formal warning. Let me rephrase that to a Canadian not counting Quebec, which is almost like a different country from the rest of Canada.

At least I didn't drive a golf cart onto the green *ahem*.

We turn all the angry Canadians into course marshals. That why the rest of us are so nice ;-)

With the shot being discussed above Canadians have the 1st, 3rd and 4th longest shots ever. 2nd is by a Brit.

Quote: Wizard

Yes, nice shot indeed. In the movie Jarhead they said that for long shots like that you have to factor in the Coriolis effect, or the spinning of the earth. I've always wondered how much they have to adjust a long shot like that and the calculations involved.

My understanding is that the spotter refers to a table, or uses a calculator to spit out the required adjustment. In this particular instance, I understand that the sniper team was positioned in a multi-story building, so the difference in altitude between the shooter and target also had to be factored in. I wonder if the members of the sniper team, when they were in high school, ever said "Why do I have to study this? I'm never going to use calculus in my daily work!"

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