In November 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, an unnamed special agent with the Security Service of Ukraine, surpassed the previous world record by shooting a Russian soldier from a distance of 3,800 meters (2.36 miles). The sniper used a Ukrainian-made, multi-caliber anti-materiel sniper rifle named Volodar Obriyu (Horizon's Lord [uk]). The bullet used was a newly developed .50 caliber round named 12.7×114 mm HL, which was made by necking down a 14.5×114 mm case.
Why do I feel like that is fake Ukraine War propaganda? 😂
Just an FYI...on the Canadian Sniper: He was using a TAC-50...which is a .50 caliber round.
More Info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMillan_TAC-50
TAC-50 Barrel Length = 29 in. long, Lapua Magnum 338 Barrel Length = 26.5 in. long
Below link has interesting information on the .338 LM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision_Sniper_Rifle
Thank you for these links.
I noticed this on a sublink here, Longest recorded sniper kills:
Why do I feel like that is fake Ukraine War propaganda? 😂
There's a "barrel envy" comment in there somewhere...:-D
NOPE...NOT my bag of "barrel envy"...just showing the difference in what the .50 cal rnd does vs .338 LM rnd does...that is all!!!
.50 Cal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrett_MRAD .338 Cal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M24_Sniper_Weapon_System