Russian sniper hits target more than 4 km away?

Sniper Andrei Ryabinsky claims to have set a new world record by using the 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 was 1x1 meter in size at a distance of 4,210 meters. Previously, Ryabinsky's team had practiced shooting at targets at distances of 4,157 meters and 4,170 meters, aiming to break the previous record of 4,158 meters set by American snipers.Ryabinskysaid he had practiced for 8 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