An SAS Sniper Shot An ISIS Sniper In Mosul From 1.5 MIles Away

The CheyTac M200 Intervention gun used by the SAS sniper which is widely regarded as the most powerful rifle in the world

Daily Mail: SAS sniper 'shot an ISIS jihadi dead from 1.5miles away' using the world's most powerful rifle

* The British marksman was using the American CheyTac M200 Intervention gun
* It retails at $13,800 (£10,500) and was used by the British soldier in Mosul, Iraq
* Once he pulled the trigger, the bullet took three whole seconds to reach target
* It hit the Islamic State terrorist, he himself a sniper, in the throat and killed him

An SAS sniper is said to have shot dead an ISIS jihadi from 1.5miles away using the world's most powerful rifle.

It took three whole seconds for the bullet to reach its target - the throat of an Islamic State terrorist in the Iraqi city of Mosul.

The British marksman was using a CheyTac M200 Intervention gun which is produced in South Carolina and retails at $13,800 (£10,500) and can vaporise a person's organs from 2,500m.

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WNU Editor: Not a record .... but still quite a shot.