Wednesday, January 5, 2022

U.S. Army Showcase Their New Sniper Rifle

 

Warzone/The Drive: Army Green Berets Brought Out Their Newest Sniper Rifle For A Celebrity Shoot-Off 

Army Green Berets first began receiving their new Advanced Sniper Rifles last year and conventional units are now set to get versions of these guns. 

One of Barrett's Mk 22 Mod 0 Advanced Sniper Rifles, the U.S. special operations community's newest sniper rifle, has made one of its first public appearances at a recent Celebrity Tactical Challenge held at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. 

While most of the official photos from the event show individuals firing Glock pistols and AR-15/M16 pattern carbines in typical configurations used by Army special operations forces, one set of images shows actor Mark Valley firing a Mk 22. The first of these guns only began heading to operational Army Special Forces units last year. 

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WNU Editor: Speaking of snipers. I love the video tweet from US Army General James C. McConville below: