Canadian Forces Sniper Rob Furlong: CBC Sunday: Part 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Furlong

Rob Furlong, a former corporal of the Canadian Forces, holds the record for the longest confirmed sniper kill in combat, at 2,430 metres (2,657 yd, 12.08 furlongs, or 1.51 miles)

Established in 2005, the shot exceeds that of Sgt Brian Kremer of the U.S. Army's 2nd Ranger battalion in 2004 Iraq (2,340 m or 2,560 yd)

It also exceeds, by 144 metres (157 yd or 472 ft), the late U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock's 1967 record of 2,286 metres (2,500 yards, or 1.42 miles)
and Arron Perry's record of 2,310 m (2,526 yd / 1.435 mi), set just before Furlong's record.

In 2002, Furlong participated in Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan's Shah-i-Kot Valley as a member of the 3rd Battalion of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI)

Weapong used: McMillan Brothers Tac-50 rifle and ammunition loaded with 750 gr Hornady A-MAX very-low-drag bullets.

PART 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z1dZzlD4q0


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