{"id":24379,"date":"2021-09-23T16:27:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T16:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/09\/23\/newest-sniper-rifle-for-soldiers-marines-takes-on-final-hurdle-before-fielding\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:29:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:29:34","slug":"newest-sniper-rifle-for-soldiers-marines-takes-on-final-hurdle-before-fielding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2021\/09\/23\/newest-sniper-rifle-for-soldiers-marines-takes-on-final-hurdle-before-fielding\/","title":{"rendered":"Newest sniper rifle for soldiers, Marines takes on \u2018final hurdle\u2019 before fielding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A folding stock, removable suppression system, three caliber options and that sweet, sweet smell of spent rounds \u2014 special operators and 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers are testing the Army\u2019s newest sniper rifle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troops recently tested the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/03\/13\/special-ops-snipers-will-soon-shoot-this-new-rifle-that-can-fire-three-different-calibers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Modular Precision Sniper Rifle<\/a>, or MK-22, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, according to an Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/250522\/special_operations_82nd_airborne_snipers_test_new_modular_precision_rifle_at_bragg\" target=\"_blank\">release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also replaces all bolt-action sniper rifles for the Marines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MK-22 replaces the Army\u2019s existing M107 sniper rifle and the M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle. Army Times first reported on U.S. Special Operations Command\u2019s decision to go with the weapon in 2019.<\/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\/01\/29\/a-new-sniper-rifle-for-the-army-marines-and-socom\/\" 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=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mrad-gallery-img2.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\">A new sniper rifle for the Army, Marines and SOCOM<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The new rifle can be converted to three different 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\">Army and Marine snipers followed suit. The recent tests are the \u201cfinal hurdle\u201d before fielding, the Army release stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rifle can be changed out to fire the standard 7.62mm or .300 Norma Magnum and .338 Norma Magnum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe modular nature of the PSR allows it to be tailored to meet mission requirements and is appealing to airborne Snipers who are typically armed with long-barreled precision rifles of a single caliber offering,\u201d Sgt. 1st Class Marcus Love said in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/250522\/special_operations_82nd_airborne_snipers_test_new_modular_precision_rifle_at_bragg\" target=\"_blank\">release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Love works as a test NCO with the Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate under the Army\u2019s Operational Test Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1696\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-classroom.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-classroom.jpg.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-classroom.jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-classroom.jpg.jpg?resize=768,509 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-classroom.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,678 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-classroom.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1018 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-classroom.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1357 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Special Operations Snipers participate in new equipment training before starting the MK-22 Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR) airdrop test at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (James Finney\/Contractor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith a folding stock and removable suppression system, the PSR will provide airborne Snipers a more compact load during airborne infiltration operations without reducing their lethality while providing a precision rifle platform more conducive to their combat environment,\u201d said MK-22 project NCO Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Copley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The test team used the mobile weapons boresight collimator after an airborne jump to ensure that the weapon\u2019s zero had not degraded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That way a sniper can put rounds on target with the first trigger squeeze after hitting the ground from high above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1696\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-grass-drills.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-grass-drills.jpg.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-grass-drills.jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-grass-drills.jpg.jpg?resize=768,509 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-grass-drills.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,678 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-grass-drills.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1018 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-grass-drills.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1357 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Special Operations Snipers zero their MK-22 Precision Sniper Rifles (PSR) before military free fall test trials on Range 61, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Barry Fischer\/Contractor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe increased engagement range will keep Snipers safer and increase the options for the local commander employing these combat multipliers,\u201d said Sgt. Austin Stevens, a sniper assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rifle is made by the Barrett Firearms Manufacturing company, which calls their weapon the Multi-Role Adaptive Design rifle, or MRAD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1696\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-tunnel-test.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-tunnel-test.jpg.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-tunnel-test.jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-tunnel-test.jpg.jpg?resize=768,509 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-tunnel-test.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,678 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-tunnel-test.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1018 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MPSR-tunnel-test.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1357 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Technicians assigned to the Base and Test Support Services contractor conduct bore sight collimation on an MK-22 Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR) after a paratrooper airdrop. (James Finney\/Contractor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SOCOM has called the PSR the \u201cAdvanced Sniper Rifle\u201d in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The search for a new sniper rifle began in 2016 following a SOCOM request, Army Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/01\/24\/dod-just-bought-this-formidable-new-sniper-rifle-in-300-prc\/\" target=\"_blank\">previously reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally, the Army was going to buy 536 MRAD rifles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New plans call for 2,800 rifles for the service over the next five years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weapon can be chambered in three 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