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.
While not on the list due to the range being less than the minimum distance used to compile it, Hathcock's second-longest confirmed kill was 1200 yards (1097 m) using a standard USMC sniper rifle chambered in .30-06 Springfield.
All six of the longest sniper shots of all time have taken place in the 21st century and all were taken at distances over 1 1/4 miles. Training, natural shooting ability, high quality equipment, and a little bit of plain old luck are necessary to consistently make such long range shots under demanding conditions.