Farthest sniper kill

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Farthest sniper kill

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This is going to be hard to beat!!

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I would hate to be a Woodchuck on his property.
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Probably wouldn't be for long!
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Here is another report from GunsAmerica. https://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/canadi ... is-forces/
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Let's get a team into N. Korea :evil: :evil:
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Nice shooting!
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BlaineG wrote: ↑Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:14 am Let's get a team into N. Korea :evil: :evil:
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Or Berkley... :twisted:
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The amount of information and skill required to make thst shot is staggering!!!
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Most impressive. Though, I wonder what White Feather could have done with today's equipment.
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It is probably a safe bet that Hathcock's skills would be even deadlier with modern weapons and equipment. There are just a few who are born with gifts which can be used to go beyond the ordinary.
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I like that he used an American-made McMillen TAC-50 rifle.


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piller wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2017 12:03 am It is probably a safe bet that Hathcock's skills would be even deadlier with modern weapons and equipment. There are just a few who are born with gifts which can be used to go beyond the ordinary.
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