Sniper Sets Record with Kill at 1.5 Miles 11.48K Max Read 05/03/10 08:27PM Filed to: Records Records Army Soldiers Snipers Death kill British soldier Craig Harrison killed two Taliban machine gunners in Afghanistan at a distance of 8,120 feet, setting a vaguely depressing record. The previous vaguely depressing record, set by a Canadian sniper, was 7,972 feet. [Sky News]