Sniper

U.S. Troops use a super long shot sniper rifle to kill hiding Taliban members.


http://www.kirschstrasse.net/upload/images/Sniper.wmv

 

Whoa!

 

I would say it is the .50-cal sniper rifle. You can engage targets up to a range of 3-miles.

 

I never knew it would knock them around like ragdolls.

 

The bullet has some pretty dramatic effects on the human body at close range. Watching the video I would say every one of those targets were at ranges of 750-1000 meters (820-1094 yards). That's close range for a .50-cal. We a talking about a bullet that is a 1/2 inch in diameter and 2-1/4 inches in length with a total cartridge length of 5-1/2 inches.