The Marine Corps wants to purchase 250 MRAD sniper systems under SOCOM’s ASR program for roughly $4 million to “replace all current bolt-action sniper rifles” currently used by the service ...

SOCOM’s (U.S. Special Operations Command) search for a new heavyweight sniper/anti-materiel rifle has been put on hold. The procurement project, known as the Extreme Long Range Sniper Rifle (ELR ...

U.S. Special Operations Command says it is open to the possibility of acquiring new heavyweight sniper/anti-materiel rifles ...

According to Sig Sauer, SOCOM has completed its official safety certification for the MG 338 and taken delivery of “multiple systems” comprised of the machine gun, .338 Norma Magnum ammunition ...

U.S. Army snipers were trained in South Vietnam and issued XM21 rifles from the Rock Island Arsenal. In total, the Rock Island Arsenal converted 1,435 target-grade M14 rifles into M21s by adding a ...

The Army recently awarded a contract that will result in the fielding of 250 XM2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle (ESR) weapon systems chambered for .300 Winchester Magnum ammunition. The new chambering ...

US military snipers in the Army, Marines, and the special operations community are getting new bolt-action sniper rifles ... Special Operations Command (SOCOM) offered Barrett a nearly $50 ...

The rising sun sent shards of orange, violet, and red pastel light across the eastern sky on a morning muzzleloader deer hunt in the Sandhills of Nebraska. A big buck, his nose to the ground, was ...

The M107 semi-automatic long range sniper rifle is capable of delivering precise, rapid fire on targets out to 2,000 meters. The M107 has greater range and lethality against personnel and materiel ...

But in 1863, President Lincoln test-fired a Spencer. His approval led to the purchase of 107,372 Spencer repeating carbines and rifles (of 144,500 made), and the Spencer became the principal ...

While most modern synthetic-stocked rifles are nearly indestructible, a case still has to protect your scope and keep it properly aligned so the rifle shoots straight when it’s time to take the ...

What You Need to Know: U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has paused its search for a new long-range sniper and ...