Long-range shooting of the enemy is a kind of special army art. Modern snipers are divided into many subcategories, but it is the range of an aimed and deadly shot that is considered one of the important criteria for assessing the skill of a sniper.

A selection of the most notable shooters whose long-range shots made it into the pages of history.

In seventh place is the shot of the American participant in the Iraq War, Petty Officer Jim Gilliland, 1367 yards (1244 meters). Shot from a standard M24 rifle using standard 7.62x51mm NATO rounds in 2005. A very good result for a combined arms rifle of not the largest caliber.

Number six is ​​British Army Corporal Christopher Reynolds and his August 2009 accurate shot at 2026 yards (1844 meters). Rifle - Accuracy International L115A3. Cartridges - .338 Lapua Magnum LockBase B408. The hit target is a Taliban commander nicknamed "Mullah", who is responsible for a number of attacks on coalition forces in Afghanistan. If the sources do not lie, then the shot was so accurate, then the Mulla fell exactly into the arms of the militant following him, and if the bullet had enough penetrating power, Reynolds would have written down two heads at once.

Number five - Sergeant Carlos Hascock, shot at 2500 yards (2275 meters). Date - February 1967, the time of the Vietnamese conflict. The historic shot that made the sergeant a hero of his time was not fired from sniper rifle, and from the M2 Browning machine gun. Cartridges - .50 BMG. Hascock is still a legend in the American army today - he ranks fourth in the list of snipers who hit the maximum number of targets. At one time, the Vietnamese had a $30,000 bounty on his head, and they gave Hascock the nickname "white feather" for his habit of wearing a feather in his hat, violating the accepted rules of sniper camouflage. However, this is not the only thing he was noted for - Hascock's second term of service in Vietnam ended ahead of schedule in September 1969, when the armored personnel carrier in which he was riding was blown up by a mine. Despite his own severe burns (more than 40% of his body), Hascock pulled seven of his comrades out of the burning armored personnel carrier.

Fourth place - American Sergeant Brian Kremer and his shot at 2515 yards (2288.6 meters) in March 2004. Weapon - Barrett M82A1. Cartridges - Raufoss NM140 MP. In two years in Iraq, Kremer fired two successful shots over 2,350 yards, a testament to the sergeant's high level of skill.

Third place went to the Canadian Corporal Arron Perry. Shot range - 2526 yards (2298.6 meters) in March 2002. Weapon - McMillan Tac-50. Cartridges - Hornady A-MAX .50 (.50 BMG).

Second place - a shot at 2657 yards (2417.8 meters) also goes to the Canadian: Corporal Rob Furlong, broke Arron's record, with exactly the same rifle and cartridges.

In first place is an unsurpassed (so far) record by Briton Craig Harrison. During the Afghan conflict in November 2009, he made his best double shot at a range of 2707 yards (2475 meters). The defeat of the target is documented - two Taliban machine gunners were killed in succession. This record makes Harrison the best sniper of all time.

Why are there no Russian snipers on the list? Firstly, we have never had such a cult of long-range shooting, and secondly, the army doctrine was different.

However, in a non-combat situation, Russian snipers set a world record by hitting a target at a distance of almost three and a half kilometers from the firing position.

At the same time, it is known that the work of our sniper professionals is classified, and not only the names are not known, but also the rifles with which these masters work. It is possible that the heir of Vasily Zaitsev lives somewhere in Russia, who somewhere and sometime, in one of the conflicts, hit the target and at a greater distance than any of the seven foreigners mentioned above.

While the sniper has a long and colorful history, last years, thanks to the development of technology, the range and accuracy of weapons have improved, allowing you to shoot more shots. handheld computers, devices that collect information about the weather and atmospheric quality, and laser rangefinders, are all there to improve the accuracy of the shooter.

Curious what was the longest sniper shot ever? Most of the longest sniper shots recorded in history took place at the beginning of this century, although the fifth long shot was fired way back in the 60s!

5. Sergeant of the Artillery Regiment Carlos Hatchcock

Artillery Sergeant Carlos Hatchcock

This Marine The USA is still considered a legend, and rightly so. In more than forty years, only four other snipers have managed to beat his record, which was made in 1967. With a M2 0.50 caliber Browning machine gun and a telescopic sight, from a distance of 2286 meters, he shot down a Viet Cong guerrilla. His record remained unbroken until 2002. Hatchcock's shot was 2286 meters.

4. Sergeant Brian Kremer

Beretta M82A1

Kremer is fourth with a shot at 2299 meters, narrowly beating Hatchcock's record. This US soldier used an M82A1 Beretta and was a member of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in the Iraq War. He was not, however, the first to break Hatchcock's record. Kremer's shot was taken in 2004, two years after Corporal Rob Furlong and Master Corporal Aaron Perry, they broke Hatchcock's record in 2002.

3. Master Corporal Aaron Perry

TAC50

In March 2002, this Canadian soldier from 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia, Canadian Light Infantry broke the old Hatchcock record by firing a Macmillan Tac-50 from 2,309 meters during the war in Afghanistan.

2. K April Rob Furlong

Canadian Forces sniper Rob Furlong

Furlong was also a Canadian infantryman like Master Corporal Aaron Perry, and he managed to break a comrade's record in the same month during the war in Afghanistan. Perry set his record, Furlong beat him with prey at 2429 meters, a very long shot indeed, in Operation Anaconda. Furlong used the same type of weapon as Perry.

1. Copral Craig Harrison

Corpral Craig Harrison

And the winner for the longest sniper shot In November 2009, British Cavalry Corporal Craig Harrison fired an Accuracy International L115A3 during the war in Afghanistan, flying an astonishing 2,475 meters, again well ahead of the previous record holder. This was no accidental achievement. Harrison creatively modified his equipment to achieve the level of accuracy and range needed to shoot at such a huge distance. However, Harrison does say in his reports that he owes some of the credit to the good weather, which was optimal for long-range shooting.

It's still pretty amazing that Hatchcock retains fifth place in the record book after all these years. You'll notice if you check other records held by snipers, most of the top 11 took their shots during the 21st century, with only one other exception, perhaps the most convincing of the lot. Billy Dixon, a civilian buffalo hunter, posted a picture with a 0.50-0.90 caliber Sharps carbine, during the Indian Wars in June 1874, he fired at a distance of 1406 meters. Dixon - still occupies the 9th position in the ranking for the range of a sniper shot. Not bad for a guy relying on 19th century technology!

Russian sniper Andrei Ryabinsky, in a team with spotters Yuri Sinichkin, Evgeny Titov and Vladimir Grebenyuk, set a world record for the range of aimed shooting from a sniper rifle. According to a blog entry by the Russian weapons company Lobaev Arms, the range of an accurate shot was 4210 meters.

For accurate shooting, the SVLK-14S "Twilight" rifle was used, specially designed for the maximum possible range of an accurate shot. According to Ryabinsky, the bullet covered a distance of 4210 meters in 13 seconds. For aimed shooting at such a distance, specialists took into account many factors, including wind, Atmosphere pressure, derivation, temperature and rotation of the Earth.

Derivation is the deflection of a spinning bullet after a shot. The deviation occurs perpendicular to the plane of the oncoming air flow. The displacement of the bullet coincides with the direction of cutting the barrel of the weapon from which it was fired. For the SVD sniper rifle, the derivation is up to 60 centimeters when firing at a target at a distance of one kilometer.

Many modern sights for small arms constructively take into account derivation. In particular, PSO-1 for SVD is specially mounted so that after the shot the bullet goes a little to the left. In artillery, this phenomenon is either included in the firing tables, or is also taken into account constructively.

The SVLK-14S sniper rifle is available in three calibers: .408 Chey Tac (10.36 x 77 mm), .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6 x 70 mm) and .300 Winchester Magnum (7.62 x 67 mm). For shooting at a record distance, weapons of .408 caliber were used. Shooting was carried out at a target one meter wide and one meter high.

The length of the rifle is 1430 millimeters with a barrel length of 900 millimeters. The rifle is equipped with a longitudinally sliding bolt. The mass of SVLK-14S is 9.6 kilograms. The accuracy of firing from a rifle is 0.3 minutes of arc.

The previous world record for accurate shot range was set with the American M300 sniper rifle. It was 4157 meters. Meanwhile, in June 2017, a Canadian sniper set the record for a confirmed high-scoring accurate shot fired in combat. From a TAC-50 rifle of 12.7 mm caliber, a Canadian in Iraq killed a militant at a distance of 3540 meters.

Correction: Initially, the news claimed that the SVLK-14S sniper rifle was equipped with a five-round magazine. In fact, another rifle of this family, the SVLK-14M, is equipped with such a magazine. SVLK-14S was deliberately left single-shot by the developers to maintain maximum accuracy and range of fire. We apologize to our readers.

Vasily Sychev

“We set a new world record in sniping for accurate shot range - 4210m! I shot, spotters Yuri Sinichkin, Evgeny Titov, Vladimir Grebenyuk. I wouldn't have made it without these people. Team work requires the highest level of competence from everyone. And everyone showed just such a level!

Before that, our team approached 4170, then 4200. And here is 4210 the final distance! There are only a few shooters in the world who could get close to such results. I have been preparing for this shot for 8 years. Thanks to the guys from Lobaev_arms for the tool specially made for us and active teamwork to set the record! Well? Which country has the best snipers in the world? Ryabinsky said.

With the help of a specially prepared rifle SVLK-14 "Twilight" of Russian production, the ranges of 4170 and 4157 meters were first taken, after which a target measuring 1 x 1 m was conquered, placed at a distance of 4210 meters. Previously, this record belonged to the Americans, who conquered a distance of 4158 meters.

The unique ultra-long-range rifle SVLK-14S (SVLK-14S), which for 6 years has been demonstrating record performance at ranges significantly exceeding the 2-kilometer milestone - this is power, accuracy and extreme range in your hands.

The accuracy and range of this line of rifles sounds almost unrealistic and yes, bold. Its wearers often show less than 0.2 MOA of a 5-shot group. And this is with such a powerful cartridge as 408 Cheytac, which few people are able to force to shoot. We did.

Hit over 3 kilometers? Easily! Beautiful group for 2 and a half? Yes, it's available to her. New world record? She's up to it as well.

The new model features a reinforced CFRP, Kevlar and fiberglass sandwich and is specifically designed for use with powerful ammunition such as the Cheytac. Also, for greater structural strength, a long aluminum chassis is integrated into the box.

This model is based on the award-winning King v.3 action, which is manufactured to tolerances much tighter than the industry standard. Accurate and indestructible.

The body of the receiver is made of aircraft-grade aluminum with a threaded insert made of high-alloy, corrosion-resistant steel. The shutter is also made of solid corrosion-resistant steel. The SVL of the K-14S model was deliberately left in a single-shot version to ensure the necessary rigidity of the receiver, which is necessary for ultra-long-range shooting, as well as modularity and interchangeability of calibers (bolts with larvae: Cheytac, Supermagnum, Magnum).

The LOBAEV Hummer Barrels stainless steel match barrel completes the picture. Built to the highest standards in the shooting world, these barrels make shooting the edge of what is possible - POSSIBLE. Who tried, he knows.

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TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS:

Technical accuracy - 0.3 MOA \ 9 mm between centers (5 shots at 100m)
Maximum Effective Range (sp) - 2500m++
Muzzle velocity - more than 900 m / s
Working temperature range - -45\+65 C
Caliber - .408 Cheytac\.338LM\.300WM
Length - 1430 mm
Height - 175 mm
Width - 96 mm
Weight - 9 600 g
Barrel length - 900 mm
Effort of descent - reg. 50-1500g
Bolt - right
Port - Right
Shop - no

BASIC EQUIPMENT:

• Barrel Contour - SHG
• Barrel length - 900mm
• Caliber - 408 Cheytac
• Muzzle brake - T-Tuner
• Valleys - 6
• Bipod - no
• PBS - no
• HV/TV mount - Dedal OSB-1
• Scope mount - STD Picatiny

The new sniper range record belongs to the team of Vladislav Lobaev, a Russian arms manufacturer whose precision-guided sniper rifles have been adopted by the FSB and the Russian FSO.

The record was set on September 28, 2017 at the training ground in Tula region in Russia. Successful shot fired Andrey Ryabinsky from a distance of 4,170 meters at a target measuring 1x2 meters, from a rifle SVLK-14S "Dusk" cartridge caliber .408 Cheytac.

High-precision sniper rifle SVLK-14S "Dusk"

To set a new record for shooting at ultra-long distances, Lobaev Arms specialists modified the rifle and refined the cartridge. This made it possible to disperse a bullet weighing 30 grams to initial speed at 1000 m/s.

As Vladislav Lobaev himself said, 4170 meters is a little more than the recent record of colleagues from North America - they recorded a shot at 4157 meters. However, this is not the limit. In the coming days, Russian gunsmiths are planning to set a new record - by 4,200 meters!

Lobaev's team except for production precision weapons has already distinguished itself by earlier record shooting - in April 2015 they installed . After this event, disputes broke out on the Internet about whether live shooting at such distances makes sense. Part of the particularly knowledgeable "experts" claimed that the bullet allegedly loses all its destructive power and falls on the head like "pigeon droppings." Let's leave these statements on their conscience and on the conscience of computer game developers, from where "experts" draw their knowledge, and in order to find the truth, let's turn to reality.

This June, in the Iraqi city of Mosul, Canadian sniper from the division special purpose Joint Task Force 2, with an accurate shot, destroyed one of the ISIS militants ( terrorist organization banned in Russia, the CIS countries and Europe) who attacked Iraqi army soldiers. The most remarkable thing about this story is that the shot was fired from a distance of just over 2 miles, namely - 3 540 meters!

Canadian sniper in Iraq
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The command of the special operations forces of Canada did not disclose the name of the sniper and the circumstances of the battle, saying that the fact of the shot and the elimination of the militant was confirmed by documentary satellite footage.

It is only known that the sniper used a rifle McMillan TAC-50 with ammunition .50 BMG (12.7x99mm), the sniper position at the time of the shot was in a high-rise building, the bullet's flight time was about 10 seconds. At the same time, the shot had a strong demoralizing effect on the terrorists and actually thwarted the offensive, representatives of the Canadian military department said.

The previous record of a “combat” sniper shot was set in 2009 in Afghanistan, in the Musa-Kala region. Then Corporal Craig Harrison, a special forces sniper from the UK, shot from McMillan TAC-50 eliminated 2 Taliban machine gunners from a distance 2475 meters.

Harrison said that on the day of the record shot, the weather was almost perfect and completely calm, and visibility was excellent. It took him 9 sighting shots to accurately hit the target with 3 shots. Bullets fired by a corporal from a sniper rifle reached their targets in 6 seconds.

There is also information about the allegedly absolute record for the range of a shot from a sniper rifle - 3,850 meters, which was set last year Jim Spinell from the American company Hill Country Rifle. But this is not a “combat” shot, but in terms of high-precision shooting in “peaceful” conditions, the world record now belongs to the team of Vladislav Lobaev.