[question] Mk 11 Mod 0/SAM-R

REMOV · 02-22-2005, 06:49 PM

Is the USN Mk 11 Mod 0 and the USMC SAM-R the same rifle or not?

D.E. Watters · 02-22-2005, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by REMOV

Is the USN Mk 11 Mod 0 and the USMC SAM-R the same rifle or not?

No. The SAM-R are built from M16A4. There was one article where a Marine unit was talking about using the Mk 11 as a SAM-R (sort of a Super SAM-R), but this is the exception not the rule.

thatguy96 · 02-22-2005, 07:40 PM

The SAM-R and the USMC DMR and Mk 11 Mod 0 were classified in the Project Metropolis literature as being equipment for two seperate roles.

MCWL, Project Metropolis Tactical Warrior Experiment: Phase Two, Guam USA

pettifogger · 02-22-2005, 11:38 PM

This news story on the USMC website refers to a SAM-R that fires 7.62mm NATO as a replacement for the M14 DMR. It's clearly a Knight's Armament Company Mk 11 Mod 0. However, I would consider this story to be in error, since the SAM-R is definitely not a Mk 11 Mod 0. It is a 5.56mm M16A4 configuration, with many pictures available of it in use. Click on the pictures for links to the news stories on the USMC website.

REMOV · 02-23-2005, 04:56 AM

D.E. Watters, thatguy96, pettifogger, thanks for informations. This news story at the USMC website which put a Mk 11 Mod 0 on a par with the SAM-R has puzzled me a little.

02-22-2005, 06:49 PM	#1
REMOV Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Krakow, Poland Posts: 2,070	[question] Mk 11 Mod 0/SAM-R Is the USN Mk 11 Mod 0 and the USMC SAM-R the same rifle or not?

02-22-2005, 07:40 PM	#3
thatguy96 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,332	The SAM-R and the USMC DMR and Mk 11 Mod 0 were classified in the Project Metropolis literature as being equipment for two seperate roles. MCWL, Project Metropolis Tactical Warrior Experiment: Phase Two, Guam USA

02-22-2005, 11:38 PM	#4
pettifogger Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 138	This news story on the USMC website refers to a SAM-R that fires 7.62mm NATO as a replacement for the M14 DMR. It's clearly a Knight's Armament Company Mk 11 Mod 0. However, I would consider this story to be in error, since the SAM-R is definitely not a Mk 11 Mod 0. It is a 5.56mm M16A4 configuration, with many pictures available of it in use. Click on the pictures for links to the news stories on the USMC website.

02-23-2005, 04:56 AM	#5
REMOV Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Krakow, Poland Posts: 2,070	D.E. Watters, thatguy96, pettifogger, thanks for informations. This news story at the USMC website which put a Mk 11 Mod 0 on a par with the SAM-R has puzzled me a little.