{"id":20456,"date":"2019-01-24T03:49:15","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T03:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/24\/dod-just-bought-this-formidable-new-sniper-rifle-in-300-prc\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:15:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:15:38","slug":"dod-just-bought-this-formidable-new-sniper-rifle-in-300-prc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/2019\/01\/24\/dod-just-bought-this-formidable-new-sniper-rifle-in-300-prc\/","title":{"rendered":"DoD just bought this formidable new sniper rifle in .300 PRC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LAS VEGAS \u2014 The company that made its name building .50-caliber long-range<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/off-duty\/gearscout\/shot-show\/2018\/01\/24\/longtime-military-optics-maker-unveils-new-scope-for-army-snipers\/\" target=\"_blank\"> sniper rifles<\/a> for the U.S. military has a smaller, but just as formidable, sniper rifle that recently won a defense contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joel Miller, director of global military sales for Barrett Firearms, talked with Military Times at this year\u2019s Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show here about both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/05\/10\/the-us-military-could-replace-the-m240-and-legendary-ma-deuce-a-lot-sooner-than-you-think\/\" target=\"_blank\">weapon systems <\/a>and some changes to a venerable long-distance shooting platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller said that the MRAD contract for the Department of Defense, which is for an undisclosed number of rifles in .300 PRC, emerged from work on other government programs \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/05\/08\/socom-snipers-will-ditch-their-bullets-for-this-new-round-next-year\/\" target=_blank>Precision Sniper Rifle<\/a> and, later, the Advanced Sniper Rifle programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2017\/04\/18\/special-operations-command-is-looking-at-a-new-6-5-mm-round-for-its-sniper-rifle\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/download-21.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\">Special Operations Command is looking at a new 6.5 mm round for its sniper rifle<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Special Operations Command also is seeking sources for a new Advanced Sniper Rifle.<\/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 ASR program asked industry to give the military a bolt-action sniper rifle that could be chambered in .338 Norma Magnum, .300 NM and 7.62mm NATO, with a platform for engagements beyond 1,500 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rounds give shooters different mission options, from anti-materiel to anti-personnel to training scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6720\" height=\"4480\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/beauty-MRAD.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/beauty-MRAD.jpg.jpg 6720w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/beauty-MRAD.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/beauty-MRAD.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/beauty-MRAD.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/beauty-MRAD.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/beauty-MRAD.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6720px) 100vw, 6720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Barrett has built this weapon, the MRAD, for the Special Operations Command Advanced Sniper Rifle program. The company recently won an award to supply a version of this rifle, chambered in .300 PRC for the defense department. (Barrett)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MRAD has all three, changeable at the operator level, Miller said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contract award does not specify how many rifles the company will build or which entity within the Defense Department will be receiving them. Miller couldn\u2019t provide any further details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the ASR program continues and will soon enter phase II testing, which could be within the next three months. That will replace existing SOCOM sniper rifles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The .338 NM is quickly becoming a round of choice, as it\u2019s also the caliber of lightweight medium machine gun that Special Operations Command is seeking from industry. Ballistics experts compare its range and lethality to that of the .50-caliber M2 machine gun but in a much lighter weapon and ammo package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And as far as .50-caliber weapons go, none other than the Browning M2 has quite the recognizability factor as the Barrett sniper rifle, in service since the early 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But even that tech needs updating, which is what Barrett has done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company won an $8 million contact for the manufacture of M107A1, M107 and M82A1M, Caliber .50 Long Range Sniper Rifle systems with scopes, suppressors and spare parts kits, according to Barrett.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5826\" height=\"2940\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/asr-006.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/asr-006.jpg.jpg 5826w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/asr-006.jpg.jpg?resize=300,151 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/asr-006.jpg.jpg?resize=768,388 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/asr-006.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,517 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/asr-006.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,775 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/asr-006.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1033 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5826px) 100vw, 5826px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Barrett has built this weapon, the MRAD, for the Special Operations Command Advanced Sniper Rifle program. The company recently won an award to supply a version of this rifle, chambered in .300 PRC for the defense department. (Barrett)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The upgraded rifle, M107A1, comes with the following features: Lightweight aluminum upper receiver with integral 23-inch, 27 MOA M1913 optics rail, 20-inch or 29-inch barrel with fully chrome-lined chamber and bore, 10-round steel magazine with cartridge witness indicators, and anti-corrosive coating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using the aluminum upper receiver, the newer version weighs in at 27 pounds, or 5 pounds lighter than the legacy system, Miller said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They\u2019ve also redesigned the muzzle brake from the legacy system so it can fit a suppressor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MRAD rifle is chambered in .300 PRC, a different caliber than what is being asked for in the Advanced Sniper Rifle program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":45253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":12,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[101,12,25,69],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3396],"class_list":["post-20456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-news","category-newsletters","category-your-marine-corps"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"LRXKAPOTTJCMPC5DODXGC5LUAE","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-army\/2019\/01\/24\/dod-just-bought-this-formidable-new-sniper-rifle-in-300-prc\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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