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The U.S. Army’s New M110A1 Marksman Rifle Is A True Killer
19FortyFive ^ | 7/9/2021 | Eli Furham

Posted on 07/09/2021 6:45:43 AM PDT by Onthebrink

Last year, the U.S. Army began equipping its first units with the service’s new squad designated marksman rifle (SDMR) the M110A1. The use of the new SDMR will provide Army infantry squads with a very potent means of engaging targets up to 600 meters away, and is part of an effort to improve the performance of infantry weapons against effective modern body armors.

U.S. Army SDMRs, a Brief History

The use of SDMRs within U.S. Army infantry squads emerged as a result of fighting in both Iraq and Afghanistan, where it became clear that the Army’s M4 and M16 rifles struggled to cope with long-range engagements that were becoming increasingly commonplace. To compensate, the Army turned to a modified version of the M-14 rifle, a move already undertaken by U.S. Navy SEAL teams.

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TOPICS: Government; History; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: army; banglist; blogpimp; crapblog; gearqueer; guns; m110a1; usarmy
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To: Onthebrink

I like the canted pop up sights. Makes acquiring a target in the scope much easier.


21 posted on 07/09/2021 7:09:21 AM PDT by Mathews (It's all gravy, baby!)
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To: packagingguy

Exactly my thinking.
1.5 MOA is not a “marksman” rifle.


22 posted on 07/09/2021 7:10:04 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Ken522

The user is Just a squad “marksman”. not a sniper. /s


23 posted on 07/09/2021 7:10:15 AM PDT by Afterguard (Deplorable me! )
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To: Chainmail
Sometimes it seems that our government just loves to waste money.

Not a coincidence. Big contracts and money gets shuffled around. Like you said, a good scope and match ammo and they're good to go. Ever watch "The Pentagon War?

24 posted on 07/09/2021 7:11:05 AM PDT by BipolarBob (I distrust camels and anyone else who doesn't drink for a week.)
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To: coloradan

A trained marksman is expected to put shots within 1.5 MOA, bench press 40 lbs, do 3 pushups, and run the 8 minute mile. Standards!

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But, of course, there are waivers available on request.


25 posted on 07/09/2021 7:11:15 AM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: Onthebrink

D’ya think I could get a CCW for this one in California? I suspect I probably cannot (but it would be fun to submit the application to Leftland; I mean, Sacramento ...)


26 posted on 07/09/2021 7:13:54 AM PDT by glennaro (Dennis Prager: "Until it's safe" means "Never")
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To: packagingguy
Did you not see the cool HK logo on the handguard?

I’d like to see this go head-to-head with an out-of-the-box AR-10 and an EBR already in inventory.

27 posted on 07/09/2021 7:14:11 AM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Grimmy

“It’s the US Army. They train their troops to have a basic grasp of which end the projectile comes out of and call it good enough.

Semper Fi.”

LOL. During Basic Training at MCRD San Diego I was required to hit a man sized target at 600 yards with a rack grade M16-A1. I shot Expert pretty much right out of the gate.

Semper Fi.

L


28 posted on 07/09/2021 7:18:00 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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To: Onthebrink

We already had a rifle 40 years ago that had a battle-efective range of 600 meters. It was a 20” barrel M16 shooting M855 ammo. It could penetrate steel helmets at 600 meters.

Before that, we had the M14. Battle effective range to 1,000 meters and beyond with M118LR ammo.

I have the equivalent of both. I shoot them regularly.


29 posted on 07/09/2021 7:18:34 AM PDT by eastexsteve
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To: Onthebrink

We used a modified M-14, the XM-21, as a sniper rifle in Viet Nam. 7.62 has great stopping power and accuracy. But with the silencer and scope, especially the starlite scope, that sucker was heavy as hell.


30 posted on 07/09/2021 7:18:50 AM PDT by RobertoinAL
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To: Onthebrink
Murphy's Law indicates re-arming, training for longer range engagements just ensures the next action will all be up close jungle warfare again.

What's the big deal with firing close groups at 600 yards with a scoped rifle? Gyrenes qualification in the 60's was accomplished with rifle range qualifications requirement firing prone at 500 yard silhouette targets using the iron peeps with an M14.

31 posted on 07/09/2021 7:20:31 AM PDT by redcatcherb412
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To: Zathras
Exactly my thinking. 1.5 MOA is not a “marksman” rifle.

1.5 MOA gets you in about a 3" circle at 200 meters. That's about half the MOA of an M-14. It's clearly not a sniper rifle, and true snipers will be using something different. This looks to be just for one guy in each squad.

Seems reasonable to me for that purpose.

32 posted on 07/09/2021 7:22:36 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Onthebrink

Knight’s Armament is basically producing an H&K MR308/MR762/ HK417 with a suppressor and a scope.


33 posted on 07/09/2021 7:23:50 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Onthebrink

600 meters!! whoa!

heh.


34 posted on 07/09/2021 7:26:48 AM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: Ken522

If I made a load like that and my rifle shot like that, I’d get rid of the piece of garbage. My rifles shoot 1/2 and 1/4 MOA or they don’t stay.


35 posted on 07/09/2021 7:27:56 AM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: Dusty Road
1.5 MOA is nothing special, damn near any off the rack rifle produced today can do that easily.

The MOA of an M-4 or M-16 series is about 4. Again, this isn't a sniper rifle, but it is still significantly more accurate than the rifles that are currently standard issue.

This thread is like dudes talking about having 8 hours to complete 50 mile marches carrying 200 pounds of gear.

36 posted on 07/09/2021 7:29:21 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Grimmy

You’re a funny marine. I actually like the marines, it’s the seals which are the joke.

The army spits out Rangers and Delta on that end, and those lads are far superior.

Afghanistan was the test, and the seals failed my unit not once, but twice, leaving us for dead. Longer story, but we all detest them. Delta on the other hand, we’d stand in the way of flying metal for them, and they would for us.


37 posted on 07/09/2021 7:30:06 AM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: Onthebrink

TK for short ?


38 posted on 07/09/2021 7:30:07 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Chainmail
"Could've saved a whole lot of money by breaking out the M14s being stored at Rock Island and elsewhere."

Could have saved even more money (and American lives in Vietnam) if they had originally adopted the AR-10 back in the '50s.

39 posted on 07/09/2021 7:30:50 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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To: NativeSon

Hey, where’s the magazine?

over at the left


40 posted on 07/09/2021 7:30:55 AM PDT by butlerweave
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