what kind of sniper rifle is mostly issued to most us military soldiers?

4 Responses

1. alexander m

   March 11th, 2010 at 12:44 am

   depends on the needs of hte mission:
   ive seen barret .50, m21, m14, and although its not designed to be a sniper system, a SOCOM II used.

2. ntolerant

   March 11th, 2010 at 12:44 am

   Marines – M40

   Army – M24

   Navy – M40/MK11

   Those are the most common issued rifles per branch. The M40 and M24 are different variants based on the Remington 700 action, they are the bolt action standby on which all snipers (currently) are trained on as a base system. However, all branches (in certain units) are fielding the Knight’s Armament MK11 (7.62), Barrett M107 (.50 cal), and all sorts of M14 (7.62) variants.

   This list does not include the MULTITUDE of variants of designated marksmen rifles fielded.

3. Chris

   March 11th, 2010 at 12:44 am

   m107

4. Matt

   March 11th, 2010 at 12:44 am

   That depends on the branch. Most snipers pick their own weapons, though there are ones they tend to choose more.

   Marines:
   -M40
   -M21

   Army:
   -M21/M24 SWS

   Navy (SEAL’s/SWCC)
   -M107
   -M16 SDM

   Air Force:
   -Technically have snipers but not really

   Coast Guard:
   -M107

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