Tag: Sniper Rifles

Weapons

Rock River Arms Announces New Operator DMR Series Rifles

When greater mobility and hard-hitting performance are needed, the 16-inch Operator DMRs answer the call. Chambered in .308/7.62x51, these rifles are built on RRA's LAR-BT3 billet upper and lower receivers and come with chrome-lined, 1:10 twist barrels.

March 9, 2023

Patrol

SHOT Show 2023: Bullpups, 1911s, and More at Industry Day at the Range

During Industry Day at the Range I tried the Hellion , Springfield Armory’s .556 bullpup design. It shoulders and feels balanced during fire, and packs a lot of capability into a package that is just 28.85 inches overall in length.

January 16, 2023

Weapons

Christensen Arms Introduces Bolt-Action Rifle Chassis

Christensen Arms has announced the Modern Precision Rifle Chassis. It is the company’s first bolt-action rifle chassis.

August 28, 2019

Weapons

AR Series Rifles

TrackingPoint

TrackingPoint's three new precision guided firearms allow the novice shooter to engage long-range targets with semi-automatic rifle speed.

May 29, 2014

Weapons

Will LE Adopt the 'Smart' Rifle?

Tracking Point Innovations hopes to change the way precision shooters calculate their shot by mounting "smart" aiming technology to a custom rifle. SWAT operators told POLICE Magazine they'll wait to see if it will hold up to duty use.

June 16, 2013

Weapons

FNH USA Introduces Conversion Kit for SPR Rifle

FNH USA has introduced its Tactical Box Magazine (TBM) Conversion Kit for the FN SPR precision bolt-action rifle. This new kit allows SPR owners to install upgrades such as higher capacity magazines and an ambidextrous magazine release button with hand tools.

September 11, 2012

Weapons

Remington Introduces Model 700TM SPS Tactical 300 Blackout

The Model 700 SPS Tactical 300 Blackout pairs a machined solid-steel, cylindrical Model 700 receiver with 16 1/2-inch, heavy-contour barrel threaded to accept AAC and 5/8-x-24 threaded flash hiders, muzzle breaks and suppressors. The tactical-style carbon steel, hammer-forged barrel has a 1:7 twist rate.

February 23, 2012

Weapons

Searching for an Effective Small Caliber Sniper Round

This is about an alternative to a .308 for those snipers who will likely never even see a 100-yard deployment and do not need the overpenetration or down range effect. I believe the 6.8 SPC is that alternative.

August 11, 2010

Weapons

LRT-SASS

DPMS Panther Arms

DPMS Panther Arms’ LRT-SASS is essentially a .308 Winchester AR-style rifle designed from the ground up as a precision marksman rifle.

April 30, 2008

Weapons

Breaking Out the Big Guns

I read today about a Canadian team in Afghanistan making a confirmed kill at 2,670 yards. That's a mile and a half, give or take 30 yards. I can't even see a bus at a mile and a half, let alone a man-size target.

July 31, 2003

Weapons

Precision Instrument

As the sear releases the striker and the primer ignites, it's now the rifle's job to deliver that bullet exactly where it must go.

August 31, 2002

Special Units

Euro Counter-Terrorism

Conventional police forces deployed in large and normally  slow-to-react formations were not capable of dealing with small, clandestine terrorist cells, striking swiftly and melting into the civil scenery.

March 31, 2001