[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Sarah_W

The Highland Park shooter, Robert Crimo, III was NOT a sniper by the very definition of the word. Snipers shoot from long distances, not 50 feet. He was on top of a 3 story building. Not sniper material. More of an insult to actual snipers, really.

These days 2,000 yard shots are not very difficult. Recently Paul Phillips (from my home town) completed a 6,012 yard impact (3.4 miles) with a custom .416 Barrett round. To give some appreciation to that accomplishment consider, after 21 cold bore shots and some adjustments and a flight time of 17 seconds he impacted a 32"x48" steel plate. He didn't get confirmation of the impact until after he had launched his second shot.

A 3.4-mile shot with accuracy IS impressive! And the details stated were interesting also.