<P> Hathcock's record stood until Canadian Master Corporal Arron Perry of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry beat it with a shot of 2,310 metres . Perry held the title for only a few days, as another man in his unit (Corporal Rob Furlong) beat Perry's distance with a 2,430 m (2,657 yd) shot in March 2002 . Perry and Furlong were part of a six - man sniper team during 2002's Operation Anaconda, part of the War in Afghanistan . </P> <P> Corporal Furlong's record was bested by a British soldier, Corporal of Horse Craig Harrison, of the Blues and Royals, Household Cavalry, who recorded two 2,475 m (2,707 yd) shots (confirmed by GPS) in November 2009, also during the War in Afghanistan, in which he hit two Taliban insurgents consecutively . Harrison killed the two Taliban machine gunners with shots that took the 8.59 mm rounds almost five seconds to hit their targets, which were 900 metres (1000 yd) beyond the L115A3 sniper rifle's recommended range . A third shot took out the insurgents' machine gun . The rifle used was made by Accuracy International . </P> <P> In June 2017, an unnamed sniper of Canada's special forces Unit Joint Task Force 2 surpassed the 2009 record by over a kilometre, with a 3,540 m (3,871 yd) shot in the Iraqi Civil War . As with the previous two Canadian records, a McMillan Tac - 50 with Hornady A-MAX . 50 (. 50 BMG) ammunition was used . </P> <P> This list is not exhaustive, as such data is generally not tracked nor managed under any official procedure . For example, the Canadian Army 2002 sniper team that saw two soldiers (Arron Perry / 2,310 m and Rob Furlong / 2,430 m) set consecutive new records, also made a number of kills at 1,500 m that are not counted here . The list also shows that, in some cases, an armed force command may choose to withhold the name of the actual sniper for security reasons . The United Nations Security Forces, such as in the Balkans, also had one American Sniper (name withheld) attributed with a 1271 - metre shot . </P>

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