Marine Corps snipers will soon be equipped with a longer-range, more versatile rifle designed to increase lethality and establish threat overmatch on the battlefield in support of Force Design 2030. Selected through a joint effort between Marine Forces Special Operations Command, and U.S. Army Special Operations Command, the Mk22 Mod 0 Advanced Sniper Rifle is a bolt action, precision rifle system. The new rifle will replace all legacy M40A6 and Mk13 Mod 7 rifles, reducing the sniper rifle inven

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