chassny123 Says:

Nov 28, 2008 - Looks Like head scarfs flying to me.Great shooting.

MrBillTroop73 Says:

Nov 28, 2008 - You have no idea what youre talking about

SgtBootz Says:

Nov 28, 2008 - No shit dumbass it only says that in the description. But brownie points for you for pointing out the obvious, Which was already done so in the description box. Fucking idiot.

BengalG3 Says:

Nov 28, 2008 - i thought the afghan made a new sniper...not afghan sipers getting destroyed.

1999AudiAvant Says:

Nov 28, 2008 - a .50 cal can fuck your body up without it actually hitting you. just flying by. i definitely believe it can send parts flying. the third one looks like a head scarf anyways.

pcyr123456 Says:

Nov 29, 2008 - Proboly a Seal, Delta, Ranger, Marine Sniper. Generally all us Snipers are ranked behind the Canadians. One of our snipers set the current record of somewhere along 18 to 2000 yards o so if I remember. The Canadian Sniper team was out for a while and were low on ammo and had to use some american rounds which are more powerfun then our sniper rounds. The Guy that took the shot name is Rob Furlong, who is now a police officer in Alberta

pcyr123456 Says:

Nov 29, 2008 - sorry the distance was more in the 2400 meeter range

shedracing Says:

Nov 29, 2008 - That is not a human, it is a rock chuck. Original video was made by Dave Affleck. It's called "Varmint Safari". Not sure if it's part I or II, but it's Rock Chuck shooting outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. Do a google search on the name.

abctomxyz Says:

Nov 29, 2008 - dummied

jjsoares1 Says:

Nov 29, 2008 - i dont know but i think the last target was moving,before the shot.

xXxJarrydxXx Says:

Nov 29, 2008 - Yeah of course it can, the bullet is to big and at the velocity it comes with its merely impossible NOT to break off a piece of the human anotomy.

fr3ds4t Says:

Nov 30, 2008 - .50 BMG.....

fr3ds4t Says:

Nov 30, 2008 - We are talking of TONS of force hitting one single centimeter of flesh...not enough?!?

AcousticSaloon Says:

Nov 30, 2008 - Yup, no question. It was the head of a target, from the looks of it. Important word there........ "was".

shedracing Says:

Nov 30, 2008 - That video is not of Taliban or any other human target. It is a video of someone shooting Rock chucks, big rodents, like a groundhog .50 BMG bullets have massive energy but they don't expand like that. That was a varmint bullet. Even if a .50 BMG did expand like that, people don't blow up like that. A chuck is a compact animal with short legs. A man is big with heavy bones and long limbs. If people blew up like that, there would be parts flying that looked human, the limbs are too far apart.

AcousticSaloon Says:

Nov 30, 2008 - Couple things. A 700 grain projectile, leaving the muzzle @ 3000 ft/sec will hit a target 1000 yrds downrange @ 2000 ft/sec. B.C. ~ 1.01 At that velocity, kinetic energy = 6400 ft lbs. 1000 ft lbs will liquefy a watermelon. Now, put an armor piercing round in the chamber. Projectile expansion no longer an issue. 6000 ft lbs kinetic energy augmented by detonation of projectile within target. That may effectively double energy delivery on target to 12,000 ft lbs. Those ain't woodchucks dude.

AcousticSaloon Says:

Nov 30, 2008 - And yes, I did the math. This, however, does not mean, for sure, they are human targets. BUT, the last scene in this vid did not look like a goat to me.

sagland Says:

Dec 1, 2008 - in one of the sceens you can see an arm flying off into the air. I think these are people.

shedracing Says:

Dec 1, 2008 - For those who want to know the truth about those videos, look for YouTube user DaveAffleck they are his videos. Or go to RVMH . Com click on "Scenes" Under "Varmint Safari II previews" click on "Rock Chucks" and watch the same clips, in slightly higher quality, without the flash compression. As much as I would like them to be Taliban/Al Queda, they are not, they are Yellow Bellied Marmots, AKA Rock Chucks, sort of a big Prairie Dog that lives in the mountains.

skinsfan4life1994 Says:

Dec 1, 2008 - srry i dont think there is any way this video is real becasue of newtons law. every action has an EQUAL and oppisite reaction so tell me do u think the person firing the gun can take that much kick. And yes i know it's a 50 cal there bodies are fling some where near 50 yards

afgun4ever Says:

Dec 1, 2008 - the newtons law is right. but u wrong... u know why cuz the 50 cal is havey and the weigh stops most of the power of the gun.. and it got stands. if u wanna talk about send me a message

tprdfh51 Says:

Dec 1, 2008 - Acoustic Saloon - AP rounds don't contain HE and don't blow up. They use a hardened metal jacket - some have a hard dense metal core to achieve penetration on armour. API rds penetrate thin armour and contain a core that blows and burns after penetration of eg. fuel tanks. Don't confuse muzzle energy, kinetic energy, or watermelons with terminal ballistics on human beings. BTW, they are gophers (rock chucks) not people being shot on this video pirated from Rocky Mt. Varmit hunters website.

AcousticSaloon Says:

Dec 1, 2008 - You are correct on the definition of AP. That was my misnomer. There is a 50 cal round, however, which IS spiked with HE. The charge is composition A. "Muzzle energy" is an esoteric description of "kinetic energy", as measured at the muzzle. I am not confused as to its definition. The ballistic coefficient of a 750 grain 50 cal spitzer is ~ 1.01. Knowing that, retained energy @ 1000 yrds is straightforward. That figure is > 6000ft lbs. That is > 6 times the "muzzle energy" of a 5.56 round.

AcousticSaloon Says:

Dec 1, 2008 - I am not saying they are human targets. Only that there is sufficient evidence to suggest that what is seen IS consistent with what one should expect to see if they were human targets. Furthermore, it seems that some the targets, as presented in this video, are much larger than a little "rock chuck". That's all.

AcousticSaloon Says:

Dec 1, 2008 - I concede. Went and looked up the link you referred. Saw the same scenes. That effectively proves this video a hoax. Thanks for setting me straight.