Russian sniper hits target more than 4 km away?

Sniper Andrei Ryabinsky claims to have set a new world record by using an SLVK-14 rifle to hit a target 4,210 meters away.

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 said in early October. The Russian sniper used an SVLK-14 "Sumrak" rifle and .408 CheyTac (10.36x77 mm) ammunition to make the shot, Sputnik reported today.

In this shot, vThe bullet took 13 seconds to reach its target.The target measured 1x1 m at a distance of 4,210 m. Previously, Ryabinsky's team had practiced shooting targets at distances of 4,157 m and 4,170 m, aiming to break the previous record of 4,158 m set by American snipers.Ryabinskysaid he had practiced for eight years to be able to perform this shot.

The SVLK-14, developed by Vladislav Lobaev, is highly customizable. It uses a single-shot mechanism and uses a variety of ammunition sizes, depending on customer requirements. The SVLK-14 version uses .408 CheyTac ammunition with an effective range of about 2,200 m, making it one of the most accurate sniper rifles in the world.

According to VNE