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The McMillan TAC-50 is a long-range anti-materiel rifle. The TAC-50 is based on previous designs from McMillan, which first appeared during the late 1980s. From May 2017 until November 2023, it held the record for the longest confirmed sniper kill.
7 lis 2019 · Tac-50: A .50 Caliber Record-Breaking Rifle Navy SEALs and Snipers Love. In a 2017 mission against ISIS targets, a JTF2 sniper recorded the world’s longest sniper kill at a staggering 3,871 ...
Harrison killed the two Taliban machine gunners with shots that took the 8.59 mm (0.338 inch) rounds almost five seconds to hit their targets, which were 900 m (980 yd) beyond the L115A3 sniper rifle's recommended range. A third shot took out the insurgents' machine gun. The rifle used was made by Accuracy International. [21]
The IRA snipers killed five soldiers and a constable with .50 rifles from 1992 to 1997. [11] The snipers usually fired on their targets from a distance of less than 300 metres (980 ft), despite the 1,800 m (5,900 ft) effective range of the weapons.
2 kwi 2014 · In November 2009, the Accuracy International L115A3 sniper rifle was the weapon used in the most prodigious feat of marksmanship in military history – two consecutive confirmed kills at 2.47...
26 gru 2021 · The sniper and his spotter had used a McMillan TAC-50 .50 heavy-caliber sniper rifle. According to the Globe and Mail, the kill was verified by video “and other data.”
21 lis 2023 · A Ukrainian sniper took out a Russian soldier from nearly 2½ miles away with a high-tech rifle known as “Horizon’s Lord” — shattering a world record for the longest sniper kill, Ukraine says.
