The XM2010 Sniper

thefirearmblog ^ | October 7, 2010

[Pan_Yan]

The information is a couple of months old, but it's in the news since the rifle just got deployed to Afghanistan.:

New rifles give Army snipers in Afghanistan needed range

It's a USA Today article, so we're only allowed a headline and link.

[Cisco Nix]

Nice but I would rather have Carlos Hathcock.

[dila813]

I would like to shoot one

[Mariner]

Is this still .308 Winchester, or did they upgrade to .338 Lupua?

[Vendome]

Wow! An Erector set that acts as a Long Distance Paper Punch.

[Mariner]

"rather have Carlos Hathcock."

There's only been about 10 guys in the history of modern warfare that could shoot that good.

For the other 49,990 you need more help...and the modern scopes and rifles HELP when you're shooting 4km.

[BipolarBob]

Dear Santa, I’ve been a little naughty but usually nice. I need one of them XM2010 Sniper rifles.

Thanks Santa
BipolarBob

[toddly]

You’ll shoot your eye out kid.

[Pan_Yan]

Wow! An Erector set that acts as a Long Distance Paper Punch.

300 Winchester Magnum at 1300 yards. It might not shoot through concrete walls but I'm guessing it will go through a turban just fine.

[Pan_Yan]

Imagine how many kills he would have had with this kind of range.

[Cisco Nix]

Yep, he would have loved that weapon.

[deks]

.300 Winchester Magnum

https://peosoldier.army.mil/newpeo/Equipment/Temp.asp?id=IW_XM2010

[One Name]

Paul Mauser would be proud I think.

There are likely some of his earlier designs firing back at us from the natural redoubts that are Afghanistan.

My dad brought a 30-40 Krag back from Viet Nam as a “war trophy”- best I can figure the Navy took some to China during the Boxer Rebellion. The NVA got some and were using them against us and at least this one Springfield Armory weapon made it home full circle.

[Vendome]

And School Houses.

[ansel12]

Imagine how many kills he would have had with this kind of range.

It may have given him the highest sniper kill total in Vietnam.

[B4Ranch]

I would like to have one in .750 caliber youknow, to hang on the wall above the fireplace.

[Vendome]

 

[Vendome]

And a 1 foot rubber dampening butt plate.

Ouch!

[ReverendJames]

In urban warfare I'd rather have my Marlin .22mag with a nine power scope. That's what the Israeli's use in urban conflicts.

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[Vendome]

I’d rather have my Springfield Socom II 18” with iron sights in .308 or my Bushmaster .308.

Boom! Shaka Laka Boom!