 was not more than about 148 yards dead on to the podium. I can hit that with a pitching wedge and a golf ball. If you have a high-powered rifle, and my brother-in-law is in the military, snipers in modern times can now hit a target up to three miles away. Most sniper guns that are high-powered and designed for sniper fire can hit a target from about two miles away, 148 yards.