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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.
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.
In June 2017, an unnamed sniper from Canada's Tier 1 special forces unit, Joint Task Force 2, surpassed the 2009 record by over 1,000 m (1,100 yd), with a 3,540 m (3,871 yd) shot in the Iraqi Civil War. As with the previous two Canadian records, a McMillan TAC-50 with .50 BMG ammunition was used. [1] [2]
1 sty 2022 · There’s really no way to survive a .50-cal. round if it hits a good, hard, well-connected bone. Not that your chances are much better if it hits anything but an extremity. In fact, the .50-cal. hits with so much energy that it would likely kill you even if your body armor could stop it.
The rifle used on the world’s longest confirmed sniper kill! In this video he’s using a 5x25 Schmidt & Bender scope with an Elite Iron direct thread silencer. He’ll be talking about Chris ...
6 maj 2023 · At 3,871 yards (3,540 meters) in Iraq during the country’s 2017 civil war, the TAC-50 delivered the longest sniper rifle kill ever.
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 ...
