Did the Russian marksman hit a target from over 4 km away?
Sniper Andrei Ryabinsky claims to have set a new world record by hitting a target 4,210 meters away with his SLVK-14 rifle.
Andrei Ryabinsky's world record shot.
"We set a new world record by hitting a target from a distance of 4,210 meters. I fired the shot with the help of ballistic correction specialists," sniper Andrei Ryabinsky stated in early October. The Russian sniper used an SVLK-14 "Sumrak" rifle and .408 CheyTac (10.36x77 mm) ammunition for this shot, Sputnik reported today.
In this shot, vThe bullet took up to 13 seconds to fly to its target.The target measured 1x1 m at a distance of 4,210 m. Previously, Ryabinsky's team had practiced shooting at targets 4,157 m and 4,170 m away, aiming to break the previous record of 4,158 m set by American snipers.RyabinskyHe said he had practiced for eight years to be able to make this shot.
The SVLK-14 rifle, developed by Vladislav Lobaev, is highly customizable. It uses a single-shot firing mechanism and utilizes various calibers of ammunition depending on customer requirements. The SVLK-14 version using .408 CheyTac ammunition has an effective range of approximately 2,200 m and is considered one of the most accurate sniper rifles in the world.
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