▁an ▁enemy ▁sni per ▁at ▁about ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁meters . ▁Last ly , ▁Gun ny ▁Cro ck ett ▁is ▁a ▁winner ▁of ▁The ▁W im ble don ▁Cup . ▁The ▁Disc overy ▁Channel ▁series ▁M yth B ust ers ▁tested ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁shooting ▁another ▁sni per ▁through ▁their ▁rif les cope . ▁E pisode ▁ 6 7 , ▁entitled ▁" Fire ar ms ▁Fol kl ore " ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁featured ▁the ▁test : ▁" Can ▁a ▁bullet ▁travel ▁through ▁a ▁sni per ' s ▁scope ▁and ▁kill ▁him ? ". ▁Using ▁a ▁police ▁industry ▁standard ▁SW AT ▁sni per ▁rif le ▁and ▁standard ▁police ▁match ▁am mun ition , ▁the ▁M yth B ust ers ▁fired ▁several ▁sh ots ▁at ▁a ▁scop ed ▁rif le ▁mounted ▁on ▁a ▁ball istics ▁gel ▁dummy . ▁ ▁The ▁bullet ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁hit ▁the ▁dummy : ▁it ▁was ▁either ▁stopped ▁or ▁def lect ed ▁by ▁the ▁multiple ▁layers ▁of ▁l enses ▁in ▁the ▁scope , ▁leaving ▁the ▁dummy ▁relatively ▁un har med . ▁Without ▁any ▁clear ▁evidence ▁that ▁a ▁bullet ▁can ▁pen et rate ▁a ▁sni per ▁scope , ▁the ▁M yth B ust ers ▁decided ▁to ▁label ▁the ▁myth ▁as ▁" b usted ". ▁But , ▁due ▁to ▁much ▁debate ▁by ▁view ers , ▁it ▁was ▁revis ited ▁in ▁episode ▁ 7 5 . ▁Using ▁a ▁period - ac cur ate ▁scope ▁( this ▁story ▁origin ates ▁from ▁reports