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The LG5/QLU-11 is designed for long-range use and so has been described as a "sniper" grenade launcher. [ 6 ] Befitting that designation, it is said to have a very high accuracy of 3-round R100 accuracy of 1 m (3.3 ft) at 600 m (2,000 ft) range using the BGJ5 ammunition, meaning that with proper aiming the weapon can put three successive high ...
The previous record of 2,475 meters (2,707 yd; 1.538 miles) was set by British sniper Craig Harrison in 2009 in Afghanistan, using a .338 Lapua Magnum chambered L115A3 Long Range Rifle sniper rifle. [7] Two of the top five longest recorded sniper kills were made with the McMillan TAC-50 rifle, both by Canadian soldiers.
The CheyTac Intervention, also known as the CheyTac M200, is an American bolt-action sniper rifle manufactured by CheyTac USA, which can also be classified as an anti-materiel rifle. It is fed by a seven-round detachable single-stack magazine (an optional five-round magazine is also available).
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Anti-materiel sniper rifle: 12.7×108mm: Used by Egyptian special operation forces. M110 SASS United States: Sniper rifle: 7.62×51mm: Used By Unit 777 and Thunderbolt Forces. Orsis T-5000 [44] Russia: Sniper rifle: 6.5×47mm Lapua or 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester) or .300 Winchester Magnum or .338 Lapua Magnum or .375 CheyTac
A Dutch ISAF sniper team with an Accuracy International AWM .338 Lapua Magnum rifle. A British sniper (centre) carrying his L115A3 Long Range Rifle with attached suppressor, on a joint training mission with French snipers. The AWM in the .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6×70mm) calibre was designed as a dedicated long range sniper rifle.
Sniper rifles POF Azb DMR MK1: 7.62×51mm NATO Pakistan [10] Designated marksman rifle. Semi-automatic, based on the Heckler & Koch G3 rifle. POF PSR-90: 7.62×51mm NATO Pakistan [11] Used by Special Service Group. Semi-automatic, based on the Heckler & Koch PSG1. Steyr SSG 69.308 Winchester Austria [12] Bolt-action Accuracy International ...
The PP-91 is a simply designed, easy to manufacture selective fire submachine gun designed by Yevgeny Dragunov (the designer of the SVD sniper rifle). It is blowback operated and fires from a closed bolt , allowing for more accurate shooting than would be possible from an open bolt design.