Ukrainian sniper set a new world record. “Horizon’s Lord” rifle chambered in 12.7x114HL, 3.8 km kill shot of a Russian soldier | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80918218 ![]() 11/19/2023 03:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Ukrainian sniper set a new world record. “Horizon’s Lord” rifle chambered in 12.7x114HL, 3.8 km kill shot of a Russian soldier More on this monster rifle and the specially designed bullets it uses. It is a .50 caliber cartridge called 12.7x114HL (HL presumably stands for Horizon’s Lord) created by necking down the 14.5x114mm case. Ukrainian “Horizon’s Lord” Anti-Materiel/Sniper Rifle and Its 12.7x114HL Cartridge [link to www.thefirearmblog.com (secure)] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78103070 ![]() 11/19/2023 07:31 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Ukrainian sniper set a new world record. “Horizon’s Lord” rifle chambered in 12.7x114HL, 3.8 km kill shot of a Russian soldier Propaganda fallacy, the same as their amazing Ghost of Kiev pilot, the highest scoring in history. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 86525478 ![]() They've lost the war, but they have to keep the illusion that they haven't ALIVE, or the money faucet gets shut off. The people writing the checks already KNOW the truth. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 85374954 ![]() 11/19/2023 07:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Ukrainian sniper set a new world record. “Horizon’s Lord” rifle chambered in 12.7x114HL, 3.8 km kill shot of a Russian soldier Propaganda fallacy, the same as their amazing Ghost of Kiev pilot, the highest scoring in history. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 86525478 ![]() They've lost the war, but they have to keep the illusion that they haven't ALIVE, or the money faucet gets shut off. The people writing the checks already KNOW the truth. ‘They’ve lost the war” Is that you, Doug Macgregor? Or maybe Pedo Scott Ritter? You guys have been saying that every week since the week after your glorious Russian army invaded Ukraine. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 77468553 ![]() 11/19/2023 08:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Ukrainian sniper set a new world record. “Horizon’s Lord” rifle chambered in 12.7x114HL, 3.8 km kill shot of a Russian soldier I'm calling bullshit He might have hit that guy, but it was a fluke of just throwing lead downrange and hoping for a hit. Also, guy could have been popped by someone moar close, or even just tripped up drunk. Some stats - It took the bullet about 20 seconds to travel 3.6 klicks : Pace Calculator Use the following calculator to estimate the pace for a variety of activities, including running, walking, and biking. The calculator can also be used to estimate the time taken or distance traveled with a given pace and time or distance. Result Pace in different units: 8.47 seconds per mile 5.26 seconds per kilometer 425.02 miles/hour 684 kilometers/hour 11,400 meters/minute 190 meters/second At this pace, the times required for popular race distances are: 1K 0:05 1 mile 0:08 3K 0:16 3 miles 0:25 5K 0:26 5 miles 0:42 10K 0:53 10 miles 1:25 Marathon 3:42 ½ Marathon 1:51 400 meters 0:02 800 meters 0:04 Splits: 1K 0:05 2K 0:11 3K 0:16 1 mile 0:08 2 mile 0:17 ![]() |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 86536695 ![]() 11/19/2023 08:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Ukrainian sniper set a new world record. “Horizon’s Lord” rifle chambered in 12.7x114HL, 3.8 km kill shot of a Russian soldier Propaganda fallacy, the same as their amazing Ghost of Kiev pilot, the highest scoring in history. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 86525478 ![]() They've lost the war, but they have to keep the illusion that they haven't ALIVE, or the money faucet gets shut off. The people writing the checks already KNOW the truth. EVERYBODY KNOWS |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 86038182 ![]() 11/20/2023 06:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Ukrainian sniper set a new world record. “Horizon’s Lord” rifle chambered in 12.7x114HL, 3.8 km kill shot of a Russian soldier The world record was once held by British sniper Craig Harrison, after he killed Taliban fighter in Afghanistan in 2009 from a distance of 1.54 miles. A separate record is held by another British sniper who killed six Taliban fighters with one shot after it triggered the suicide vest one of them was wearing. [link to www.independent.co.uk (secure)] |
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