A Russian weapon which claims to be the world's most deadly sniper rifle is being hailed as a 'game-changer'. The Lobaev Arm...
A Russian weapon which claims to be the world's most deadly sniper rifle is being hailed as a 'game-changer'.
The Lobaev Arms SVLK-14S is able to kill from a distance of nearly two miles.
The weapon costs £30,000 and weighs 10kg and fires one round at a time due to its single-shot bolt action.
The Lobaev Arms SVLK-14S, which claims to be the world's most deadly sniper rifle is being hailed as a 'game-changer'
The weapon costs £30,000 and weighs 10kg and fires one round at a time due to its single-shot bolt action
The weapon is said to be accurate up to 3,000m, according to The Mirror, double the effective range of the L115A3, the sniper rifle used by the British Army which is accurate up to 1,500m.
Yuri Sinichkin, chief engineer of the company which produces it, said: 'This weapon was made piece by piece, just like a Ferrari or Porsche, for people who appreciate high-precision guns as well as for professional snipers.'
It fires a 408-inch Cheyenne Tactical round at 900m per second from the barrel, almost triple the speed of sound.
It fires a 408-inch Cheyenne Tactical round at 900m per second from the barrel, almost triple the speed of sound
Sinichkin said: 'Such a bullet can pierce a rail that is 3cm thick. Imagine what will happen to an enemy. No bullet-proof vest will help him.'
A member of the Royal Military Police's Weapons Intelligence Section said: 'If this rifle really can take out a target at two miles it could be a game changer.
'A sniper has to make a whole series of judgment calls before he pulls the trigger and the rifle has to be robust.'
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