« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2008, 10:04:36 PM »
Thanks, Twyacht. I'm counting the days 'til I can take her out.
Y'know, your comments reminded me... I always thought that either Remington or one of the SpecOps teams should've co-opted Ma Bell's old slogan... 'Reach out and touch someone.' 
McMillan should have the trademark on that phrase. From Wikipedia:
PPCLI Canadian Soldier Corporal Rob Furlong (Operation Anaconda, Afghanistan) - holds the record for the longest-ever recorded and confirmed sniper kill at 2,430 meters (1.509 miles) using a .50 caliber (12.7 mm) McMillan TAC-50 rifle. Iraqi "sniper" Juba can hit a U.S. soldier in his body armor at about 25 meters and he gets back up with nothing more than a bruise, and this guy made a fatal shot from about 100 times as far. Just
over a mile and a half, but that Remington is one sweet rifle too.

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