Scout Snipers Break in New Rifles

Marine Corps News | ^ | July 10, 2006 | Lcpl. Aaron J. Rock

[STD]

She sure looks nice! I wonder if she's made by those fine folks at Armalite?

[nerdwithamachinegun]

I think the Mk11 is the Knights SR-25.
The Army SASS is built on the Armalite, IIRC.

DISCLAIMER:
I'm sure someone other (than me) fat, white, early 40's 200+ lb Mall Ninja (4th Degree) will be along to chime in.
If I had to run from the couch to the fridge for more Fritos dip I'd have to stop and rest half way, but I can recall useless trivia about interesting things in a single bound.

[taxcontrol]

Civilian version will set you back over $7,000 but is guaranteed sub 1 MOA.

[Zathras]

I'd prefer an AI in .338 Lapua but you do get a fast 2nd shot.
But maintance on the SR25 is similar to M4.

[1rudeboy]

Photos! What happened to the rules?

[NY.SS-Bar9]

Looks like an AR10 with a suppressor.

[Greystoke]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Marine_Mk11_Mod0.jpg

[ccmay]

[1rudeboy]

Thanks. I want.

[devane617]

Will the Semi's be as accurate? Never found a auto/semi to be as accurate as bolt action.

[MediaMole]

Why is he shooting through a croquet hoop?

[going hot]

The more moving parts from ignition to exit out of the end of the barrel, the more the barrel vibrates, like a tuning fork, and is in a dirrent place than the last time the bullet exited.

[kellynla]

Marine Corps gun control: "One shot, one kill."

Semper Fi,
Kelly

[true_blue_texican]

Have you never played croquet to the death?

[devane617]

Kind of what I thought.

[fireforeffect]

True.

But a sniper is not driving tacks or trying to hit a ground hog at 400 yards. Note the effective range of 800 yards. Battlefield sniping is hitting a man sized target, 10 inch X ring.

Advantages of the simi-auto are follow on rounds (quick second shot) and the sniper does not have to move. Disadvantage is that brass flying through the air, but there are ways to fix that.

[stuartcr]

It helps keep it fun.

[Fighting Irish]

Why is he shooting through a croquet hoop?

No.......let me explain the nuance' of this style of shooting.

He is on the downrange end of the projectile (see iron target face down). The shooter pictured has to return fire and place his round down the muzzle of the originating weapon. Sometimes the elevation is a click off and the round ends up in the scope of the oppsing shooter ... but fortunately, Marine medics are pretty accomplished with bandaids and such.

[VRing]

Not only is the AR platform as accurate as any bolt gun, it is much easier to build and the useful life of the barrel is twice as long.

Now if they would issue it in 7.62.

[Holicheese]

I was wondering about the spent cartridges. I thought that one of the reasons to use a bolt action rifle was to control the spent ejection of the cartridge.