Canadian Holds Longest Snipper Shoot Record
stratos @ Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:59 pm
Ok I'm at work at the moment and watching the History Channel. The show is about snippers. Going into a commercial break they threw up a fact that the longest recorded successful snipper shot was 7,972 feet done in 2002 in Afghanistan by a Canadian. Any one know who this guy is?
Tricks @ Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:09 pm
stratos stratos:
Ok I'm at work at the moment and watching the History Channel. The show is about snippers. Going into a commercial break they threw up a fact that the longest recorded successful snipper shot was 7,972 feet done in 2002 in Afghanistan by a Canadian. Any one know who this guy is?
http://www.snipercountry.com/Articles/K ... Metres.asp
stratos @ Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:16 pm
Great link. Thanks Tricks. 
Tman1 @ Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:28 pm
Longest snipper record? 
How far can those guys cut little fragments?
Tricks @ Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:31 pm
stratos stratos:
Great link. Thanks Tricks.
No probs.
Banff @ Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:44 pm
Good job , It's the only important part of any military the rest of it just destroys everything and kills alot of innocent people .
BartSimpson @ Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:49 pm
$1:
The kill, one of more than 20 unofficially accredited to Canadian snipers during Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan's Shah-i-Kot Valley, beat the 35-year-old record of 2,500 yards, or 2,250 metres, set by U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hathcock in Duc Pho, South Vietnam.
I met GSgt. Hathcock at Camp Perry in 1986 and then had the singular honor of being trained by him at Quantico that same year. I have never, and I repeat never seen a man so dedicated to his craft. In showing the class several positions he broke his skin and was bleeding and gave it as much mind as a regular person would to sweating. He had extensive grafts from burns he received in valorous action and every time I saw the man I knew he was in pain and he didn't care.
No offense to the non-military types, but Hathcock exemplified the best of the Corps and his Zen-like philosophy of shooting permeates the Corps even a decade after his death.
Now it should be noted that the records, both of them, are confirmed.
(This means something to military types so unless you're a veteran please do not parse this with me. Thanks. No offense, but thanks.)
Certainly, there are unconfirmed shots that eclipse both of these records and I personally have no doubt that both Hathcock and the Canadian kid have shots in their books that eclipse the confirmed figures.
My own book list 117 targets of which only 29 are confirmed. That's because on too many assignments/missions you aren't going out with an entourage to witness what you're up to. Last year when I was over to Iraq I picked up 12 of my 29 confirmed in one week because I always had a spotter with me. You don't always have a spotter and a caddy along for business trips.
Hathcock had 93 confirmed kills and the North Vietnamese attribute over 400 more unconfirmed kills to him. Their propaganda used to make this sound like he was a mass-murderer who enjoyed killing people but the last I heard they now make this more an issue of respect to the man.
Hathcock was a true American hero and I will always be honored to have met him and trained with him.
Arctic_Menace @ Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:55 pm
What always get me about our snipers, is how they wer interrogated over a rumour and the Canadian public/military distanced themselves from them, while the Americans gave them medals! 
That was a sad affair in Canadian military history...
BartSimpson @ Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:14 pm
Arctic_Menace Arctic_Menace:
What always get me about our snipers, is how they wer interrogated over a rumour and the Canadian public/military distanced themselves from them, while the Americans gave them medals! That was a sad affair in Canadian military history...
That was a sad affair in Canadian military history...Add to this the three CF who were awarded the US Army Distinguished Service Cross last year for their actions saving the lives of Americans in Iraq.
It barely got a blip on the DoD website and got zero coverage in Canada.
Too bad your government is so hell-bent on denying any association with Iraq that they'll ignore their own troops when they get recognized by the US.
It seems a trend that Americans appreciate Canadian warriors more than Canadians do.
stratos @ Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:18 pm
BartSimpson BartSimpson:
$1:
The kill, one of more than 20 unofficially accredited to Canadian snipers during Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan's Shah-i-Kot Valley, beat the 35-year-old record of 2,500 yards, or 2,250 metres, set by U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hathcock in Duc Pho, South Vietnam.
I met GSgt. Hathcock at Camp Perry in 1986 and then had the singular honor of being trained by him at Quantico that same year. I have never, and I repeat never seen a man so dedicated to his craft. In showing the class several positions he broke his skin and was bleeding and gave it as much mind as a regular person would to sweating. He had extensive grafts from burns he received in valorous action and every time I saw the man I knew he was in pain and he didn't care.
No offense to the non-military types, but Hathcock exemplified the best of the Corps and his Zen-like philosophy of shooting permeates the Corps even a decade after his death.
Now it should be noted that the records, both of them, are confirmed.
(This means something to military types so unless you're a veteran please do not parse this with me. Thanks. No offense, but thanks.)
Certainly, there are unconfirmed shots that eclipse both of these records and I personally have no doubt that both Hathcock and the Canadian kid have shots in their books that eclipse the confirmed figures.
My own book list 117 targets of which only 29 are confirmed. That's because on too many assignments/missions you aren't going out with an entourage to witness what you're up to. Last year when I was over to Iraq I picked up 12 of my 29 confirmed in one week because I always had a spotter with me. You don't always have a spotter and a caddy along for business trips.
Hathcock had 93 confirmed kills and the North Vietnamese attribute over 400 more unconfirmed kills to him. Their propaganda used to make this sound like he was a mass-murderer who enjoyed killing people but the last I heard they now make this more an issue of respect to the man.
Hathcock was a true American hero and I will always be honored to have met him and trained with him.
Hathcock was the one who wore a feather in his cap when not snipping correct? If so I've read a book about him that guy was awesome. Made me wish I had gone into snipper school.
BartSimpson @ Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:29 pm
stratos stratos:
BartSimpson BartSimpson:
$1:
The kill, one of more than 20 unofficially accredited to Canadian snipers during Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan's Shah-i-Kot Valley, beat the 35-year-old record of 2,500 yards, or 2,250 metres, set by U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hathcock in Duc Pho, South Vietnam.
I met GSgt. Hathcock at Camp Perry in 1986 and then had the singular honor of being trained by him at Quantico that same year. I have never, and I repeat never seen a man so dedicated to his craft. In showing the class several positions he broke his skin and was bleeding and gave it as much mind as a regular person would to sweating. He had extensive grafts from burns he received in valorous action and every time I saw the man I knew he was in pain and he didn't care.
No offense to the non-military types, but Hathcock exemplified the best of the Corps and his Zen-like philosophy of shooting permeates the Corps even a decade after his death.
Now it should be noted that the records, both of them, are confirmed.
(This means something to military types so unless you're a veteran please do not parse this with me. Thanks. No offense, but thanks.)
Certainly, there are unconfirmed shots that eclipse both of these records and I personally have no doubt that both Hathcock and the Canadian kid have shots in their books that eclipse the confirmed figures.
My own book list 117 targets of which only 29 are confirmed. That's because on too many assignments/missions you aren't going out with an entourage to witness what you're up to. Last year when I was over to Iraq I picked up 12 of my 29 confirmed in one week because I always had a spotter with me. You don't always have a spotter and a caddy along for business trips.
Hathcock had 93 confirmed kills and the North Vietnamese attribute over 400 more unconfirmed kills to him. Their propaganda used to make this sound like he was a mass-murderer who enjoyed killing people but the last I heard they now make this more an issue of respect to the man.
Hathcock was a true American hero and I will always be honored to have met him and trained with him.
Hathcock was the one who wore a feather in his cap when not snipping correct? If so I've read a book about him that guy was awesome. Made me wish I had gone into snipper school.
Hatchcock wore his white feather all the time with one exception.
The gooks called him, Long Trang, which means 'white feather'.
I play Battlefield 2 about once a week anymore and my handle on that game is LongTrang1 in honor of Hathcock. Funny thing is a lot of guys on the game who don't know what that's about think I'm Vietnamese.
Richard @ Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:56 am
BartSimpson BartSimpson:
Arctic_Menace Arctic_Menace:
What always get me about our snipers, is how they wer interrogated over a rumour and the Canadian public/military distanced themselves from them, while the Americans gave them medals! That was a sad affair in Canadian military history...
That was a sad affair in Canadian military history...Add to this the three CF who were awarded the US Army Distinguished Service Cross last year for their actions saving the lives of Americans in Iraq.
It barely got a blip on the DoD website and got zero coverage in Canada.
Too bad your government is so hell-bent on denying any association with Iraq that they'll ignore their own troops when they get recognized by the US.
It seems a trend that Americans appreciate Canadian warriors more than Canadians do.
Nothing shocking there Bart it was the same 20 yrs ago when I was in. People down south would wave and smile at you and the first vehicle you waved at back in Canada would give you the finger..aka Trudeau salute.