Movie: Shooter - Are the shots that took out the hostile jeep even possible?

[jtvang125]

They definitely look like impossible shots to me. Any yeah it's only a movie but they were awesome shots nonetheless.

 

[maddogchen]

what he use? a pistol?

 

[sygyzy]

I saw this movie but don't remember or know what a hostile jeep is.

 

[Arkaign]

Which part of the film? A Marine recon sniper w/the Barrett .50 can definitely end a vehicle/person within about a 1mi range

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: sygyzy
I saw this movie but don't remember or know what a hostile jeep is.

It's the jeep that drives around all disgruntled-like going 'grrrrr!'

 

[jtvang125]

Sorry if I wasn't too clear. He (sniper) took out 2 hostiles on a moving jeep. One was driving while the other was standing up at the rear manning the machine gun. He took 2 shots and each was a head shot. I can't remember the range but the jeep was moving slightly away from them travelling in a east to west direction.

 

[maddogchen]

Yeah, thats next to impossible.

 

[Arkaign]

I've seen some shooting competitions, it's pretty amazing what is possible

 

[randumb]

Originally posted by: jtvang125
Sorry if I wasn't too clear. He (sniper) took out 2 hostiles on a moving jeep. One was driving while the other was standing up at the rear manning the machine gun. He took 2 shots and each was a head shot. I can't remember the range but the jeep was moving slightly away from them travelling in a east to west direction.

He also had a spotter calculating range, wind, etc for him.

 

[userman]

Originally posted by: randumb

Originally posted by: jtvang125
Sorry if I wasn't too clear. He (sniper) took out 2 hostiles on a moving jeep. One was driving while the other was standing up at the rear manning the machine gun. He took 2 shots and each was a head shot. I can't remember the range but the jeep was moving slightly away from them travelling in a east to west direction.

He also had a spotter calculating range, wind, etc for him.

That he did. I the jeep/toyota was about 900 yards and moving at 30MPH. I need to rewatch this movie.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Originally posted by: userman

Originally posted by: randumb

Originally posted by: jtvang125
Sorry if I wasn't too clear. He (sniper) took out 2 hostiles on a moving jeep. One was driving while the other was standing up at the rear manning the machine gun. He took 2 shots and each was a head shot. I can't remember the range but the jeep was moving slightly away from them travelling in a east to west direction.

He also had a spotter calculating range, wind, etc for him.

That he did. I the jeep/toyota was about 900 yards and moving at 30MPH. I need to rewatch this movie.

Its probably possible. Those Snipers are Godly.

 

[jagec]

If it was an actual trained sniper, with a good rifle, scope, and spotter, sure.

If it was Chow Yun Fat, with a pistol in each hand shooting while sliding down a railing...maybe a bit of license on Hollywood's part.

 

[TallBill]

Maybe.. moving targets are remarkably hard to hit. With proper training maybe.

 

[sygyzy]

Oh cmon, Lee Harvey did it with a gun that was considered the world's most inaccurate rifle.

 

[mrrman]

great show..watched that last night

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: sygyzy
Oh cmon, Lee Harvey did it with a gun that was considered the world's most inaccurate rifle.

I thought the CIA did it

 

[biggestmuff]

I do that shiz all the time in BF2. No biggie. LOL

<- drunk on Rogue Dead Guy Ale

 

[randumb]

Originally posted by: TallBill
Maybe.. moving targets are remarkably hard to hit. With proper training maybe.

Well, the movie makes him out to be of the best (something like top five) snipers in the world.

 

[ColdFusion718]

It was a movie.

 

[sdifox]

Of course it is possible, I mean Oswald shot JFK all by himself, though ballistic analysis shows otherwise

 

[lyssword]

Originally posted by: ColdFusion718
It was a movie.

I beg to differ rly:

 

[Mo0o]

Chuck norris probably could have roundhoused those two guys from that range

 

[Kirby64]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Chuck norris probably could have roundhoused those two guys from that range

The sheer force of the air hitting them would have caused the jeep to spontaneously explode.

 

[Eos]

What I liked about the film was the R rating (good for ACTUAL blood, and ACTUAL death, not implied, off camera death), very little love story to detract from the bombs, extra wide (2.35:1) widescreen.