Desert Tactical SRS .338 Lapua
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For those who keep track of these things, an emerging trend in military precision tactical rifle calibers is the .338 Lapua Magnum, a military cartridge whose time has come. Rifles in .338 Lapua have been adopted by several countries including Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, and others. In the United States a few military units use .338s based on the Remington 700 long action, but until recently there was no “official” interest in the cartridge. However, with the recent USSOCOM solicitation for a new “Precision Sniper Rifle” the .338 Lapua will eventually enter the US Military Special Operations Forces and probably the conventional military as well. The USSOCOM solicitation calls for a “non-wildcat” factory-produced .338 cartridge, which, while not specifically mandating a .338 Lapua rifle, just about eliminates every other cartridge of the same bullet diameter.
The new rifle must be manually operated and capable of 1 minute of angle (MOA) accuracy from 330 to 1640 yards. Weight is limited to 18 pounds and overall length to 52 inches, excluding suppressor. While not specifically required, the solicitation implies that a detachable five-round magazine is desired. While MOA accuracy to 1640 yards may seem overly stringent, the fact is that we have fired our personal .338 Lapua ArmaLite AR-30 to 1500 yards and our particular rifle actually achieves better than MOA accuracy. The new rifle will replace all current Special Operations Forces precision tactical rifles, including the M40 and the M24.
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