Royal Marine snipers with L115A1 rifles. These rifles are similar to the L115A3 Long Range Rifle used by Craig Harrison but outfitted with Schmidt & Bender 3-12x50 PM II telescopic sights.
Reports regarding the longest recorded sniper kills that contain information regarding the shooting distance and the identity of the sniper have been presented to the general public since 1967.[citation needed] Snipers have had a substantial history following the development of long distance weaponry. As weapons, ammunition, and aids to determine ballistic solutions improved, so too did the distance from which a kill could be targeted. In mid-2017 it was reported that an unnamed Canadian special forces operator, based in Iraq, had set a new record of 3,540 m (3,871 yd), beating the record previously held by an Australian sniper (also unnamed) at 2,815 m (3,079 yd).[4] In November 2023, the record was once again broken by 58-year old Ukrainian sniper, Vyacheslav Kovalsky from the Security Service of Ukraine, who shot a Russian soldier from a distance of 3,800 m (4,156 yd) during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5][6][7][8][9]
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^Bunch 2017
^Kalvapallé, Rahul (24 June 2017). "Small but mighty: How Canada's military produces some of the world's best snipers". Global News. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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^Evans, Holly (21 November 2023). "Ukrainian sniper 'breaks world record after killing soldier nearly 2.5 miles away'". The Independent. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^"Ukrainian sniper destroys record for longest kill". Newseek. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
^"SBU sniper claims world record after successful 3.8 km shot". kyivindependent.com. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^"9 seconds to target – Ukrainian sniperopens up about his world record kill shot". Yahoo News. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^MacDonald, Alistair (4 December 2023). "Ukrainian Sniper Breaks Cover to Claim World-Record Hit of More Than 2 Miles". WSJ. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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