USSOCOM seeking a next gen sniper rifle

[DaBull]

USSOCOM advertised a desire for a new "extreme long range-sniper rifle," which it hopes will be able to replace "older anti-materiel and anti-personnel rifles such as the M107 and MK15 with a newer system." It is seeking a rifle with a "precision fire capability" of 2,500 meters, or 2,730 yards, a distance that could break existing confirmed kill records. The rifle will be "a modular, magazine-fed, multi-caliber capable system which will include barrel configurations with required bolts and barrels of each caliber, required magazines of each caliber, stock, receiver, sound suppressor, ballistic computer, operator manual, cleaning kit, tool kit, bipod." Additionally, the caliber the for the rifle "shall be sub-sonic and supersonic capable" and have a length no greater that 56 inches and a weight of no more than 22 pounds.

US SOCOM is looking for new large-caliber sniper rifles – MILMAG

The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) announced a tender for the successor of the 12.7 mm Barrett M107 and Mk 15 (TAC-50) large-caliber sniper rifles.

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[V-Tach]

2500 meters and subsonic............

All it takes is $$$$$$

A lot of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[majormadmax]

2500 meters and subsonic............

All it takes is $$$$$$

A lot of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Not an issue for SOCOM...

 

[DaBull]

Hopefully available to civilians at some point...shouldn't cost more that a few thousand if you pick ONE caliber.

 

[Lead Belly]

I look forward to racks of those old M107's and MK15's at CMP next year.

 

[seeker_two]

I wonder whose "campaign contributions" are getting paid back with this one.....

 

[DaBull]

I look forward to racks of those old M107's and MK15's at CMP next year.

You'll find them right next to the Vietnam era M16s.

 

[tekiwap]

Yup

 

[no2gates]

2500 meters and subsonic............

All it takes is $$$$$$

A lot of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Sounds more like they need to put in a request for the laws of physics to be changed instead.

 

[tekiwap]

Sounds more like they need to put in a request for the laws of physics to be changed instead.

Read 2.9. SS is >50% P-hit at 1500M. Sub is >30% P-hit at 600m. Not 2500m via Sub. Just 2500m capable and also have sub.