[oldvike]

Out of curiosity, you wouldn't happen to know (as a rough guesstimate) what the average muzzle velocity is of a standard sniper rifle?

[Tailback]

I believe the 168 grain .308 has a muzzle velocity of 2,650 fps but don't quote me on that cuz I've never been to sniper school. They might have the new 175 grain stuff over there but I don't know the velocity of that.

[Black Powder]

Out of curiosity, you wouldn't happen to know (as a rough guesstimate) what the average muzzle velocity is of a standard sniper rifle?

Here are some links to Canadian C3 and C3A1 sniper rifles. These are being fazed out for a more modern weapon, but I know that the Canadians in Afghanistan are still using the Canadian variant of the Parker Hale M82.

Parker-Hale M82

Canadian C3A1 (Parker-Hale M82)

Parker-Hale M85 (German) This site gives us the muzzle velocity of the M85 as 1,160 m/s.

[NMC EXP]

I believe US snipers use the M852 Lake City Match ammo. It is 7.62x51 NATO (.308 Win.) caliber. It uses the Sierra 168 grain Matchking bullet. Velocity is 2550 fps.

Regards

J.R.