The Royal Armouries The Royal Armouries is Britain’s national museum of arms and armour, and one of the most important museums of its type in the world. (US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Christopher Boitz) The scope is a Leupold Mk 4 3.5–10×, ideal for battlefield sniping at ranges of 200–1,000m (219–1,094yd). Dillon via NATO Training Mission Afghanistan/Wikimedia/Public Domain) Title-page image: A Pararescueman with the 33d Expeditionary Rescue Squadron fires a Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle (EBR). (Mass Communication Specialist 2d Class Jacob L. (Photo Courtesy of PEO Soldier/Wikimedia/Public Domain) Front cover, below: A US SOF soldier readies his Mk 20 Sniper Support Rifle (SSR), a sniper version of the FN SCAR‑H, on a hilltop near Nawa Garay village, Kajran District, Day Kundi Province, Afghanistan, April 3, 2012.
Modern semi-auto sniper systems have become the equal in accuracy of many bolt-action types. Front cover, above: The M110 Semi Automatic Sniper System (SASS) commands ranges of up to and even exceeding 800m (875yd). Conversions from metric into US customary are given in the text for clarity. The US military habitually uses metric for distances and weapon ranges. The exception is weapons caliber, where metric is used in many cases, depending on the context. In this book linear, weight, and volume measurements are given in US customary units of measurement (yards, feet, inches, pounds, grains). To find out more about our authors and books visit Here you will find extracts, author interviews, details of forthcoming events and the option to sign up for our newsletter.
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