In February 2024, we were promised to quickly bring BARRETT MRADELR rifles in the 416th caliber! It was a miracle, since the rifles had just completed the testing cycle, and they were supposed to be shipped to us almost first. Of course, the delivery scheme was complicated, through two European countries. But we decided to take a chance, because these rifles gave us hope for hitting the enemy at a distance of 4 kilometers. At that time, we had already concluded that it was necessary to switch to the 375th caliber as the main one - most of the hits on it occurred among our snipers at a distance of 2 to 3 km, and this was already a safe distance. Of the 55 snipers that we gave rifles to, 54 are alive, similar statistics for snipers whom we support, but who fight with their rifles of this caliber. Super rifles of the 416th caliber with barrels of 36 inches like on MRADELR or similar on custom rifles are designed to cover distances of 3 to 4 km. At the same time, only 3 shots can be fi...
The sniper world in Ukraine is a small village where everyone knows everyone else – if not directly, then through a handshake. Foreign snipers know Ukrainians – either directly or through 1–2 handshakes. The world of those who organize systematic assistance to Ukrainian snipers is generally people who could fit in one room if there was a desire to gather them. We may have questions, “why did you buy such and such scopes in such and such a year? Why do you use such and such silencers?” or something else of the same kind. But there are never any complaints of a different nature, “this is all ineffective, don’t help” or “you really don’t help.” Why? Well, because everyone knows everything – whether you are helping people of the highest flight like Viacheslav Kovalskyi or other record holders, or you are helping ordinary young snipers from a brigade or battalion who are just starting to have their own name in the sniper community. You can’t hide anything from anyone. Because we, a...