Tag: .40 Lobaev Improved

BREAKING: Americans Connect at 5,000 Yards (2.84 Miles) for NEW Long Range World Record

Posted October 25, 2017 in Breaking News, Daily News, News, Press Releases, Rifles by Adam Scepaniak with 83 Comments

We at TFB reported on October 9th, courtesy of Hrachya H., that Lobaev Arms from Russia had previously set the long range shooting world record. They used a wildcat cartridge based off of the .408 Chey Tac called a “.40 Lobaev Improved” to accomplish the [Read More…]

Lobaev Arms Sets a New Long Range Shooting World Record (4,210 Meters)!

Posted October 9, 2017 in Daily News, News, Rifles by Hrachya H with 13 Comments

According to Lobaev Arms, they have set a new world record of sniper rifle shooting. They managed to hit a 1×1 meter square target at a distance of 4,210 meters (4,604 yards). They used a Lobaev SVLK-14 Sumrak (Twilight) bolt action rifle shown in the top image. [Read More…]