New Rifles Give Army Snipers In Afghanistan Needed Range -- USA Today
The Army is shipping powerful new rifles to its snipers in Afghanistan to kill insurgents who are firing from greater distances and shooting at troops more frequently than in the early years of the war.
The XM2010 sniper rifle can hit a target 3,937 feet away, which is a quarter-mile farther than the current Army sniper rifle shoots.
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More News On A New Sniper Rifle For The U.S. Military
Snipers Will Soon Shoot Taliban Three Quarters of a Mile Away -- The Danger Room
U.S. soldiers to get new sniper rifles -- UPI
Army tests 'smart' rifle in Afghanistan -- MSNBC
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