Golden Age Passport. Description: The Golden Age Passport is a lifetime entrance pass that allows persons, age 62 and. older, to visit national parks, monuments, historic sites, recreation areas and national. wildlife refuges access without paying the customary entrance fee. It also provides a 50.
Billy Dixon, a civilian buffalo hunger, placed a shot with a Sharps .50-90 during the American Indian Wars in June of 1874 that spanned a distance of 1,538 yards. Dixon still ranks in at number 9 on the longest sniper shot list. Not bad for a guy relying on 19th century technology!
Reports regarding the longest recorded sniper kill that contain information regarding the shooting distance and the identity of the sniper have been presented to the general public since 1967. Snipers in modern warfare have had a substantial history following the development of long distance weaponry.