Jim Gilliland

Jim Gilliland is an American soldier originally from Double Springs, Alabama, who is currently a Sergeant serving in the United States Army as a sniper, and who currently holds the record for the longest sniper shot recorded for a 7.62 rifle in Iraq. Gilliland, 28 years of age at the time, was the leader of "Shadow Team", and made the "confirmed kill" on September 25 2006, shooting into a fourth floor in a hospital in the city of Ramadi, at 1,250 meters. Although many are disputing the claim, the U.S. Army has officially given Gilliland credit for the "kill", citing numerous witnesses to the shooting. Gilliland claims 55 kills to his credit in Iraq, as of May, 2007. The U.S. Army has his "confirmed kill" tally much lower, although this may be because snipers generally work in pairs, and a confirmed kill requires three witnesses.

References

* [http://neveryetmelted.com/?cat=182 1,250 meter shot in Iraq]
*2340 meter shot with a .50 caliber
* [http://www.jouster.com/cgi-bin/guntalk/config.pl?noframes;read=30318 1250 shot in Iraq]