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To: 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?

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.

42 posted on 03/14/2002 8:02:07 PM PST by Black Powder
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To: Black Powder
"Parker-Hale M85 (German) This site gives us the muzzle velocity of the M85 as 1,160 m/s."

I think that 1,160 figure refers to the overall length of the weapon in millimeters. The muzzle velocity appears to be the 810 figure in meters/sec.

49 posted on 03/14/2002 9:47:32 PM PST by nightdriver
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