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These saw limited use before they were phased out when the Marines chose to purchase the Mk 11 MOD 2, which was simply the USSOCOM and U.S. Navy designation for the complete M110 rifle. [ 5 ] The SR-25 Enhanced Match (E.M.) Carbine is very similar to the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System, [ 4 ] though the M110 utilizes the newer URX Rail system ...
The rifle is similar to the SR-25/Mk 11 Mod 0, but differs significantly in buttstock and rail system design. The SR-25, Mk 11 Mod 0, and M110 are based loosely on the original AR-10 developed by Eugene Stoner but feature additional refinements instituted by KAC to maximize parts commonality with the AR-15 design, improve weapon reliability ...
Mk 16 Mod 4/5 (Automatic Cannon, 20×110mm USN; deck mount versions of the M3 and M24) M39A1/A2/A3 (Automatic Cannon, 20×102mm; based on the Mauser MG 213C Cannon) Mk 11 Mod 0/5 (Twin-Barrel Automatic Cannon, 20×110mm USN) Mk 12 Mod 0 (Automatic Cannon, 20×110mm USN) M195 (Rotary-Barreled Automatic Cannon, 20×102mm)
Knight's Armament produces a line of firearms including the semi-automatic SR-15 line of rifles, the fully automatic SR-16 carbine, the semi-automatic SR-25 sniper rifle, the SR-25 based Mark 11 Mod 0 Sniper Weapon System, and the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System. [8]
The M21 remained the Army's primary sniper rifle until 1988, when it was replaced by the M24 sniper weapon system; some M21s were later re-issued and used in the Iraq War. [12] [3] In standard military use, the M21 uses a 20-round box magazine as the other members of the M14 family and weighs 11 pounds (5.27 kg) without the scope. [13]
The weapon selected was not initially specified, but was likely the H&K G28; H&K was to produce 3,643 rifles. [5] A goal of the effort was to give snipers a weapon that didn't "stick out" as a sniper rifle; with a suppressor, the M110 is 46.5 in (1,180 mm), 13 in (330 mm) longer than the M4 carbine and 7 in (180 mm) longer than the M16A4 rifle.
The US government purchased MK 248 MOD 1 .300 Winchester Magnum match-grade ammunition in 2009 for use in .300 Winchester Magnum sniper rifles like the U.S. Navy Mk.13 MOD 5 rifle or reconfigured M24 SWSs.
Developed by the US Navy, this pod is fitted with the Mk 11 Mod 5 20 mm cannon, along with 750 rounds of ammunition. [20] This pod is said to have been used on a variety of US Navy and Marine Corps aircraft including the A-4 Skyhawk, F-4 Phantom II, A-7 Corsair II, and OV-10 Bronco. [1]