The Common Sniper Within the Army

[Assasin]

What sniper rifle is commonly used by Army Snipers?
What size bullet does it fire?

[Pilgrim Norway]

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Define 'Common'

There are no 'Common' snipers .....

and the "bullet" is big enough .....

[Assasin]

By common i mean which is the sniper most used by the British Army,what sniper is favoured by snipers?

If there isnt one, what are two good sniper rifles?

[Paratrooper01]

L96
.338
Barrett .50 cal. (not so common, but every sniper wishes they had one)

[Pilgrim Norway]

Most snipers are uncommonly good at what they do .....

In "My" time stuff was mostly covered in hessian - but now :-

[Artist]

Most snipers are uncommonly good at what they do .....

In "My" time stuff was mostly covered in hessian - but now :-

Trogg, you were always a good un Oppo! TIs you behind the wardrobe door.

Artist

[Hostage_Negotiator]

"Common" is not a word that is ever associated with snipers!
They are the uncommon doing the unreasonable in the extreme.
Many can dream.....few will ever qualify!!!

[London Boy]

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Define 'Common'

It means usual! And it's a very common word. I.e. What is the usual (issued)sniper rifle used, is what the OP is asking.

[BrownTrousers]

Currently it's the L115A3 in 8.59mm (the Accuracy International AWM .338LM if you want to be all civvy about it). Replacing the L96 7.62mm as the standard sniper weapon.

The L115A3 is a bolt-action rifle that fires the 8.59mm from a 5-round magazine out to ranges in excess of 1500m.

The AW50 (in 12.7mm/.50BMG surprisingly enough) is in use in small numbers, primarily for anti-material and mine disposal work.

[EagleEyes]

I know not British, But the US have just got the M110 looks a lovely piece of kit that.

[Ranger]

All the L96's within the army are being issued to men within companys to be used as sharpshooter weapons on OP's.

Snipers will only use the .338 plus supposedly a 7.62mm heckler and koch semi-automatic scoped rifle is in trials for use by number 2's within a pair !

Let's see how long that takes!

[tony1964]

L96
.338
Barrett .50 cal. (not so common, but every sniper wishes they had one)

I have used a Barrett in the US. Huge rounds will stop anything in their tracks! With a straight stock the rifle doesn't lift on firing. At Brecon my favoured weapon was the L115A3, nice and smooth great action and accurate to about a mile. Most of the old 338s we used were only accurate to 600 maybe 800 yards but then they were easier to lug over distances but didn't have the same stopping power.

All good fun though!!!

[Maya]

The most common cathridge are the 7.62x51mm NATO for anti-personnel, and 12.7x99mm NATO for Anti-Material. You have to add the .338 Lapua Magnum (or 8.6x70mm in metric) and others less use.

For the Eastern Country there are the 7.62x54mm, 12.7x108mm and 14.5x114mm

For the Rifle

Accuracy International Aritic Wafare Sniper Rifle in the variant
PM: 7.62x51mm
Magnum: .300 Winchester Magnum
Super Magnum: .338 Lapua Magnum
AW50: 12.7x99mm
The Artic Warfare is a British Rifle use by: a too fu**ng big list of country to write them all, but we count UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, etc A lot of other like the US and Ukraine, use them only for Special Force (Delta, Navy Seal, Security Service of Ukraine) and other use them in their Law Enforcement Service like Hong Kong, Russia, etc (Total of more than 30 country)

Barrett Firearms 12.7x99mm Sniper Rifle in the variant
Barrett M82/107 Semi-automatic
Barrett M95 Bolt-Action
Their are probably the more use .50 caliber by the Western Military
US, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Mexico, Sweden, Greece, Turkey but is aslo use in the Pacific with Taiwan, Philippines and Malaysia and the list continue. It's a American Rifle

Sako TRG series in the variant
TRG 21/22 in .308 Winchester
TRG 41/42 in .338 Lapua Magnum
Use by Croatia, Czech Republic, Italy, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland and even the Zimbabwe. It's a Finnish Rifle

Dragunov SVD/SVU in the 7.62x54mm by more than 45 country it's maybe the sniper rifle (SVD) use by the greater number (military)of people. It's a Sovient/Russian Rifle

Gepard anti-material rifle in the 12.7x108mm, 14.5x114mm and now in the 12.7x99mm. It's a Hungarian Rifle use in the majority of the Ex-Eastern block (Don't have a list)

These are the most popular Sniper Rifle in the military, but a lot others are use like: CheyTac Intervention, Nexter FR F2, H&K PSG1, Denel NTW-20, M21, M24, M25, M40, M110, PGM Hecate II, SR-25, Steyr HS. 50, Zastava M76 and M91 and the US Marine Designated Marksman.

[gshan12]

US, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Mexico, Sweden, Greece, Turkey but is aslo use in the Pacific with Taiwan, Philippines and Malaysia and the list continue. It's a American Rifle




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