{"id":48034,"date":"2025-06-13T15:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/06\/13\/fort-benning-upgrades-range-to-accommodate-new-sniper-rifle\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:29:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:29:45","slug":"fort-benning-upgrades-range-to-accommodate-new-sniper-rifle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/off-duty\/gearscout\/2025\/06\/13\/fort-benning-upgrades-range-to-accommodate-new-sniper-rifle\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Benning upgrades range to accommodate new sniper rifle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army is upgrading a multipurpose sniper training range at Fort Benning, Georgia to handle new weapons that can shoot farther than the current range allows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The improvements are part of a series of modernization efforts scheduled over the next seven years, according to an Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/500323\/fort-benning-ga-guard-army-reserve-modernize-range-support-next-gen-sniper-weapon-training-lethality\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/500323\/fort-benning-ga-guard-army-reserve-modernize-range-support-next-gen-sniper-weapon-training-lethality\">release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the modernization initiative, Burroughs Range was upgraded to extend a section of the range from 800 meters to 1,100 meters. A future upgrade includes some target areas being expanded to distances of up to 1,200 meters, offering improved training opportunities for soldiers using the range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe current sniper rifle system used by the Army has an effective range of about 1,000 meters,\u201d said Shane Duncanson, Fort Benning range planner.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2021\/09\/23\/newest-sniper-rifle-for-soldiers-marines-takes-on-final-hurdle-before-fielding\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-testing-supperssor.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Newest sniper rifle for soldiers, Marines takes on \u2018final hurdle\u2019 before fielding<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The weapon can be chambered in three calibers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army\u2019s newest sniper rifle, the Mk22, can strike targets as far as 1,500 to 1,800 meters, Duncanson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mk22 is a multi-caliber, bolt-action rifle that replaces the M2010, M110 and M107 sniper rifles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe requirements for changes to the training ranges came from new weapons systems being introduced,\u201d said John Nolt, acting director of Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization &amp; Security at Fort Benning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Completed in 1976, Burroughs Range was initially designed as a heavy sniper training facility, with armored targets placed throughout the training area, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/500323\/fort-benning-ga-guard-army-reserve-modernize-range-support-next-gen-sniper-weapon-training-lethality\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/500323\/fort-benning-ga-guard-army-reserve-modernize-range-support-next-gen-sniper-weapon-training-lethality\">release<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, a two-meter tall, 225-meter-long, 21-meter-deep berm, complete with a moving target rail system to its rear, is located on the west side of the range at 800 meters from the shooting positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs the battlefield changes, our training ranges have to change, too,\u201d said Jason Olive, Fort Benning range officer. \u201cAs Burroughs Range transitions to the Army\u2019s newest Multipurpose Sniper Range, the requirement for a moving armored target was eliminated, which required the removal of the berm and tracks behind it, allowing additional line of sight and an area to incorporate the Army\u2019s newest trackless moving target technology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The construction work at Burroughs Range involved leveling the berm, demolishing the obsolete rail system \u2014 which featured a 44-centimeter concrete base and a 20-centimeter rebar barrier extending along the entire 225-meter length \u2014 gradually leveling the land behind the berm, removing trees and clearing debris throughout the range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBurroughs Range was built back in a day when 1,000 meters was the farthest someone could shoot, and typically a solider would train at 600-800 meters,\u201d Duncanson said. \u201cWe\u2019re in the 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