page_title: Longest recorded sniper kills
hierarchical_section_title: Longest recorded sniper kills
caption_attribution_description: Canadian Forces MacMillan Tac-50 with a Leupold Mark 4-16x40mm LR/T M1 Riflescope optical sight mounted, photographed at the Armed Forces display at the en:Calgary Stampede on 10 July 2006. This is the actual weapon Corporal Rob Furlong of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) used to kill an enemy combatant from 2,430 meters.
context_page_description: Reports regarding the longest recorded sniper kills that contain information regarding the shooting distance and the identity of the sniper have been presented to the general public since 1967. Snipers in modern warfare have had a substantial history following the development of long distance weaponry. As weapons, ammunition, and aids to determine ballistic solutions improved, so too did the distance from which a kill could be targeted. In mid-2017 it was reported that an unnamed Canadian special forces operator, based in Iraq, had set a new record of 3,540 m, beating the record previously held by an Australian sniper at 2,815 m.
context_section_description: Reports regarding the longest recorded sniper kills that contain information regarding the shooting distance and the identity of the sniper have been presented to the general public since 1967. Snipers in modern warfare have had a substantial history following the development of long distance weaponry. As weapons, ammunition, and aids to determine ballistic solutions improved, so too did the distance from which a kill could be targeted. In mid-2017 it was reported that an unnamed Canadian special forces operator, based in Iraq, had set a new record of 3,540 m (3,871 yd), beating the record previously held by an Australian sniper (also unnamed) at 2,815 m (3,079 yd).
caption: The McMillan Tac-50 rifle Corporal Rob Furlong used.
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