Candian Forces Firing the "Big Mac"

Long Range Sniper Weapon – McMillan’s ‘Big Mac’
The .50-caliber or 12.7mm McMillan Tac-50 became the 'interim' Canadian Long Range Sniper Weapon in 2000. Since then, the "Big Mac" has established a fearsome reputation ( including a record sniping distance shot – 2430m set by a 3PPCLI sniper in 2002 during fighting in the Shah-i-kot). But the McMillan rifle was never meant to act as a primary sniper’s weapon. Original interest in the Tac-50 came from engineers who required a weapon powerful enough to penetrate the casings of unexploded ordnance.