{"id":16946,"date":"2018-05-08T14:21:32","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T14:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/08\/socom-snipers-will-ditch-their-bullets-for-this-new-round-next-year\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:48:51","slug":"socom-snipers-will-ditch-their-bullets-for-this-new-round-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/05\/08\/socom-snipers-will-ditch-their-bullets-for-this-new-round-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"SOCOM snipers will ditch their bullets for this new round next year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">INDIANAPOLIS \u2015 Top special operations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/off-duty\/gearscout\/shot-show\/2018\/01\/24\/longtime-military-optics-maker-unveils-new-scope-for-army-snipers\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">snipers <\/a>will replace their 7.62mm sniper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/04\/09\/the-marines-just-switched-their-main-sniper-rifle-look-whats-next\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">rifles <\/a>with a caliber that doubles their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2017\/03\/05\/sniper-shortage-too-many-marines-are-washing-out-of-sniper-school\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">hit <\/a>probability at 1,000 meters, increases their effective range by nearly half, reduces wind drift by a third and has less recoil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What caliber is that, might you ask?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 6.5mm Creedmoor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Big Army has been at work on its own intermediate caliber rifle round as officials simultaneously develop the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2017\/10\/08\/the-armys-next-generation-squad-weapon-could-change-the-way-you-fight\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle<\/a> to replace the existing 5.56mm Squad Automatic Weapon. 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