Archive Thread 10- Question on new USMC sniper rifle.

[maw]

Is there any chance you could post this in proper English, i.e. with the odd capital letter and some better punctuation so that an old fart like me can understand it?

i once explained that i no longer have full use of my left hand so the shift key is pita to get to. i'm not coming up with excuses, if it's an issue tell me and i'll pony up.

BTW - Where did I say that you were flame baiting on this thread?

i just don't want to get my pee-pee slapped so i'm walking on egg shells.

Semi auto rifles have their place as DMRs etc. - I was probably shooting semi auto 7.62mm rifles accurately before you were out of short pants - but they will not shoot to the level of accuracy achieved from bolt action rifles.

fair enough, but anything better then 1 moa is imho good enough. you need 5 moa to hit a man sized b-24 target consistanly at 500 yards, i can do it with an ak/sks all day long. military deal in minute of man so a semi that consistanly delivers >.5 moa is gonna cut it. with a rifle that accurate, ranging and reading the wind is going to be a much bigger variable than the platform. which is why most of the hsld users upgraded the optics on the nsn supplied sr-25's, they found that the rifle was out-shooting the leupold glass.
oh and fwiw, i've recently gotten my first gray hairs.

This thread is now so way off topic that I've almost forgotten what it was about - and it is fast turning into yet another MP.Net p!ssing match.

cut us some slack, this is a discussion forum after all and we are still discussing long range shooting...

[DeltaWhisky58]

OK Maw - we've spoken, slack cut.

[Nrjetix]

best bang for the buck in .338lm is the sako trg, money no object i'd got with the pgw timberwolf's (with the canadian spec'd uso glass) that the cannuck snipers in the stan are now getting.

Ok, my memory has been jogged. Im pretty sure the Timberwolf rifle you mention is the favourite of the 3 contenders for the new UK sniper rifle. Ill confirm on Monday.

[JTAR7242]

Well about using a M14 by marines:
Recon snipers use the M14 DMR

Yep.

Taken by my own hand:

[8thidpathfinderpower]

No the Marines have not been. They don't even use an M14 at all. They stick with the M40 mainly.

Last I heard, they still use the M14DMR version of the M14.

[UDTWOLF]

Yep.

Taken by my own hand:

Which recon bn is that? The ones at Camp Pendleton I have never seen them with it from what I can recall.

[UDTWOLF]

Last I heard, they still use the M14DMR version of the M14.

Yeah, it looks like they are. I thought that they hadn't used it in sometime. I know that SS do not use them, but I guess recon still does.

[maw]

udtwolf - do you by chance have a socnet or professional soldiers account? if so, come on over and introduce yorself, there's someone i'd like you to meet...

Ok, my memory has been jogged. Im pretty sure the Timberwolf rifle you mention is the favourite of the 3 contenders for the new UK sniper rifle. Ill confirm on Monday.

in that case here's some prairie gun works long range fcukstick goodness for you (the newest timberwolf is available with a folding stock):

notice the top shelf canadian spec'd uso scope (with erek knobs and all):


notice the awesomely cool maple leaf on the end of the can:


off to the stan:


this rig will hit a man sized target at 1860 yards:

[kamarian]

What is the twist-looking machining on the barrel for? does it help with heat dissipation?

[jagermeister]

ya looks almost like fluting.

LOL dude i love that picture of the M40,M40A1,M40A3 and the M14. needless to say i know they arnt issuing 2 of those systems anymore.

[jimmyboots]

I rememeber berthing with a EOD team in 2003 on a westpac float that had two m14 dmr's. Have not seen one since but wouldn't be surprise if they were still i service.

S/F

[UDTWOLF]

udtwolf - do you by chance have a socnet or professional soldiers account? if so, come on over and introduce yorself, there's someone i'd like you to meet...

Maw- I don't believe that I do but tell me where to go and I will come on over.

[California Joe]

http://www.socnetcentral.com

[LaoSexMachine]

http://www.socnetcentral.com/vb/

Edit. CJ beat me to it.

[UDTWOLF]

http://www.socnetcentral.com/vb/

Edit. CJ beat me to it.

Thanks fellas I put two and two together right after I posted that and common sense prevailed and I already found it. lol