Timmersomethings Blog Of Random Stuff

This 19 year old ex-cheerleader (now an Air Force Security Forces Sniper) was watching a road that led to a NATO military base when she observed a man digging by the road. She engaged the target (i.e.., she shot him). It turned out he was a bomb maker for the Taliban, and he was burying an IED that was to be detonated when a US patrol walked by 30 minutes later. It would have certainly killed and wounded several soldiers. The interesting fact of this story is the shot was measured at 725 yards. She shot him as he was bent over burying the bomb. The shot went through his butt and into the bomb which detonated; he was blown to pieces. The Air Force was so impressed, they made a motivational poster starring her. And to think. The little nimrods at MySpace told me this photo was offensive. Oh well. Guess that's why i'm closing down my MySpace account.

READ BEFORE VIEWING THE VIDEO -- GLAD THEY'RE ON OUR SIDE! WOW-its unbelieveable how far away they are.......... Canadian Snipers in Afghanistan video attached - read article first they never saw it coming. Canadian Sniper wiping out Taliban Snipers. in Afghanistan. These video shots are not made through the shooter's telescopic sight. They are made looking through the spotter's scope. The spotter lies right next to the sniper and helps the sniper to find and home in on the target. The sniper is using a 50 caliber rifle. A 50 cal. round is about 7-8 inches long and the casing is about an inch in diameter. The bullet itself is one-half inch in diameter and roughly one and one-half inches long. Pay close attention to the beginning of the video. A Taliban is laying on top of the peak in front of you... when you hear the shot fired.... watch what happens. The sniper is also about a half mile away... or more. A Canadian sniper in Afghanistan has been confirmed as hitting an enem...