{"id":21286,"date":"2021-01-29T17:17:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T17:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/01\/29\/a-new-sniper-rifle-for-the-army-marines-and-socom\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:55:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:55:51","slug":"a-new-sniper-rifle-for-the-army-marines-and-socom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/01\/29\/a-new-sniper-rifle-for-the-army-marines-and-socom\/","title":{"rendered":"A new sniper rifle for the Army, Marines and SOCOM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The great sniper rifle replacement across the Army, Marine Corps and SOCOM has begun with the newest sniper rifle and it\u2019s the Barrett Multi-Role Adaptive Design rifle chambered in three calibers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the next five years, the MRAD <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.sam.gov\/opp\/392eb7afbdc84f6384ebe8ee4c4ae30e\/view?index=opp&#038;psc=10&#038;page=5\" target=_blank>will replace<\/a> the Army\u2019s existing M107 sniper rifle and M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle under the Precision Sniper Rifle program, and all bolt action rifles in the Marines, delivering conversion options so that snipers can choose from 7.62mm, .300 Norma Magnum and .338 Norma Magnum, depending on their shooting needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military designation for the rifle will be the Mk22, which is the nomenclature for the PSR.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link smg-interstitial-link--fallback wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\"><a href=\"\/\/This%20will%20be%20the%20Army,%20Marine%20Corps%20new%20sniper%20rifle\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__fallback-link\">https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/off-duty\/gearscout\/irons\/2020\/03\/10\/barretts-mrad-will-be-the-army-and-marine-corps-new-standard-sniper-rifle\/<\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Army plans to purchase Multi-Role Adaptive Rifle (MRAD) systems for Foreign Military Sales and Precision Sniper Rifles (PSR) systems for Army Snipers and EOD personnel,\u201d PEO Soldier spokesman told the website <a href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/military-tech\/army-barrett-mrad-sniper-rifle-buy\/\" target=_blank>Task &amp; Purpose<\/a>. \u201cThe MRAD is one component of the PSR.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marine Corps budget documents from early 2020 noted that the \u201cASR will replace all current bolt-action sniper rifles in the Marine Corps.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those documents cited a purchase of 250 MRAD rifles for the Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That means the decades-old M40, which has been in service midway through the Vietnam War. 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