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This list is not exhaustive, as such data is generally not tracked nor managed under any official procedure. For example, the 2002 Canadian Army sniper team that saw two soldiers set consecutive new records (Arron Perry at 2,310 m (2,526 yd) and Rob Furlong at 2,430 m (2,657 yd)), also made a number of kills at 1,500 m (1,600 yd) that are not counted here. [22]
.22 Long Rifle: Bolt-action Norway: 1967 McMillan Tac-50: McMillan Brothers Rifle Company .50 BMG: Bolt-action United States: 1980s AMR-2: China South Industries Group: 12.7×108mm: Bolt-action China: 2000 approx. JNG-90: MKEK: 7.62×51mm NATO: Bolt-action Turkey: 2004 Alejandro sniper rifle: Union de Industrias Militares: 7.62×54mmR: Bolt ...
A BBC article claims 10 million. [24] 650,000 may have been produced in Indian arsenals. [40] Remington Model 760/7600. Gamemaster Pump-action rifle United States: 1,000,000 [120] 1,500,000 1,034,462 of the Model 760 alone were made from 1952-1980: Vetterli M1870: Bolt-action rifle Italy: 1,500,000 Remington Rolling Block: Single-shot rifle ...
Sniper rifles continue to be adapted and improved upon, with the effective range of sniper rifles (c. 2001) exceeding 1,000 m (1,094 yd), making them one of the most accurate and efficient weapons in use. [17]
A United States Army sniper who formerly held the record for the most confirmed kills by a US military sniper (109). [58] 109 United States: Alvin York: 1887–1964 1917–1918 An expert sharpshooter with the 82nd Infantry Division who used an M1917 Enfield rifle during the Meuse–Argonne offensive near Chatel-Chéhéry, France, 1918 in World ...
Battle rifles are full-length, semi-automatic or select fire rifles that are chambered for a full-power rifle cartridge, [1] and have been adopted by a nation's military. The difference between a battle rifle and a designated marksman rifle is often only one of terminology with modifications to the trigger and accuracy enhancements; many of the weapons below are currently still in use and have ...
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.
Assault rifles are full-length, select fire rifles that are chambered for an intermediate-power rifle cartridge that use a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are currently the standard service rifles in most modern militaries. Some rifles listed below, such as the AR-15, also come in semi-auto models that would not belong under the term ...