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The M24 was the primary sniper rifle of the U.S. Army from 1988 until the 2010s but has been replaced by the M2010 and M110, faster-firing semi-automatic sniper rifles with greater range.
Type 97 Sniper Rifle: Arisaka: 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka: Bolt-action Japan: 1937 Type 99 sniper rifle: 7.7×58mm Arisaka: Bolt-action Japan: 1939 AMU SDM-R: United States Army Marksmanship Unit: 5.56×45mm NATO: Direct impingement (select-fire) United States: 2004 Snipex T-Rex: XADO-Holding Ltd. 14.5×114mm: Bolt-action (single-shot) Ukraine: 2020 ...
These rifles are similar to the L115A3 Long Range Rifle used by Craig Harrison but outfitted with Schmidt & Bender 3-12x50 PM II telescopic sights. Reports regarding the longest recorded sniper kills that contain information regarding the shooting distance and the identity of the sniper have been presented to the general public since 1967.
The M24 was the United States Army standard-issue sniper rifle from 1988 to 2010. The Accuracy International Arctic Warfare series of sniper rifles is standard issue in the armies of several countries, including those of Britain, Ireland, and German (picture shows a rifle of the German Army). A sniper rifle is a high-precision, long-range rifle.
M24 sniper rifle, equipped with an AN/PVS-10 Sniper Night Sight (SNS) [9] Maximum effective range is given as 800 meters (875 yd), but record shots have been made with the M24 at over 1,000 meters (1,094 yd). Meanwhile, the standard optical sight has a maximum elevation adjustment of 1,000 meters (1,094 yd).
Note *: The effective range of a firearm is the maximum distance at which a weapon may be expected to be accurate and achieve the desired effect. [168] Note **: The horizontal range is the distance traveled by a bullet, fired from the rifle at a height of 1.6 meters and 0° elevation until the bullet hits the ground. [169]
Precision rifle systems (sniper rifles) are used for reproduced but realistic stages with distances from 10 to 1000 meters. Multigun. Each of the stages may combine multiple firearms, such as precision rifles, medium range semi-auto rifles and/or pistols. Extreme Long Range. Precision rifle shooting at distances from 1000 to 1600 meters.
In summer 2002, the M82 finally emerged from its Army trial phase and was officially adopted as the Long Range Sniper Rifle, Caliber .50, M107. The M107 uses a Leupold 4.5–14×50 Mark 4 scope. [5] The Barrett M107 is a .50 caliber, shoulder-fired, semi-automatic sniper rifle.