Originally posted by Utrigita
http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/infantry/rifle/M107.htmlThis rifle, I don't think that 47 choosed to hit belikov directly in the nose region because it was me most challeging but because that was where the bullet had the greatest chance of entering.
Also yes the film zooms rapidly towards 47 but If I remember correctly so does it when Swagger shoots down the Cola, does that mean that there isn't a mile? We have no way to gauge ore meassure the distance we have to take what the characters in the movie says about the distance as a reliable source. And the source says four kilometers.
Thats not the rifle 47 used though.
Here, look at this:
YouTube video
You can plainly see that 47's rifle is not the rifle in the link. Even the shell casing is alot smaller than a .50 cal.
As for the rifle in the link:
Maximum Range: 7450 yards (4.2 miles, 6.7 kilometers)
Maximum EFFECTIVE range: 2000 yards (1.2 miles, almost 2 kilometers)
So anything more than a mile and a half out, for any rifle, is pretty a shot that cannot be done.
Yeah, they zoomed in on the building 47 was in. I paused it right before they zoomed in, and no way that is over a mile. When Swagger shot that can of stew, he was actually shown doing the calculations, preparing for the shot, even talking to himself about it, then he did it.
In Hitman, the federal agent (Wasn't he the baddie in MI2, BTW?) is talking on his cell and he is going on what he heard, that the Russians reported Belokov was shot at 4 kilometers. That in itself is heresay. It's not like 47 was shown acknowledging the shot was 4 kilometers, or was told by someone "shoot this guy from 4 kilometers out."
Not to mention that a shot at that range has a six to seven flight time, and the bullet that killed the Russian only travelled like two seconds before hitting it's target.