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The Marine Scout Sniper Rifle (MSSR) is a Philippine semi-automatic designated marksman rifle developed by the Philippine Marine Corps for their Marine Scout Snipers.Designed in the mid-1990s to replace severely-outdated battle rifles then used as marksman rifles, the MSSR is essentially an M16A1 that has been heavily modified and accurized to serve as a marksman rifle.
Marines received majority of the sniper rifles. Barrett M95 United States: Anti-material sniper rifle.50 BMG: M95: unknown: Used by Marine Scout Snipers. [29] Zastava M93 Black Arrow Serbia: Anti-material rifle.50 BMG: M93: unknown: Donated to the PMC by a private entity, in limited numbers. Machine guns: FN Minimi Belgium: Light machine gun: 5 ...
The Marine Scout Snipers (MSS) is the first unit in the Armed Forces of the Philippines dedicated exclusively to sniping and marksmanship. The Scout Snipers are notable for being able to effectively hit and neutralize targets at 800 metres (2,600 ft) using only 7.62 mm rounds.
A Marine Scout Sniper Rifle, a Philippine Marine Corps marksman rifle designed from a heavily modified M16A1. Most designated marksman rifles are based on modified designs of an assault rifle currently issued by a nation's military, or on a battle rifle that was formerly issued.
To be replaced in designated marksman rifle role by SIG Sauer SIG 716. M24 Sniper Weapon System United States: Sniper rifle: 7.62×51mm NATO: M24A1: Introduced in 2012 to Special Operations Command as new standard intermediate range sniper rifle. Norinco CS/LR4 China: Sniper rifle: 7.62×51mm NATO: CS/LR4A: 30 units [118] donated by the Chinese ...
Alejandro sniper rifle: Union de Industrias Militares: 7.62×54mmR: Bolt-action Cuba: 2002 Azb DMR MK1: Pakistan Ordnance Factories: 7.62×51mm NATO: Roller-delayed blowback (semi-auto) Pakistan: 2014 Blaser R93: Blaser.22 Long Rifle.375 H&H Magnum.458 Winchester Magnum.30-06 Springfield: Bolt-action Germany: 1993 MSSR: Philippine Marine Corps ...
Like the M24 used by the U.S. Army, which is also based on the Remington 700 hunting rifle, the Marine Corps M40 is a bolt-action sniper rifle chambered for 7.62×51 millimeter NATO ammunition.
M89SR sniper rifle: Technical Consultants International: 7.62×51mm NATO Israel: 1980s Madsen M1888 [2] Dansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat A/S: 8×58mmR Danish Krag Denmark: 1888 Madsen M1896 [3] [4] Dansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat A/S: 8×58mmR Danish Krag.30-30 Winchester Denmark: 1896 Marine Scout Sniper Rifle: Philippine Marine Corps: 5.56×45mm NATO ...