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  2. M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle - Wikipedia

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    The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) is a 5.56mm, select-fire assault rifle, based on the HK416 by Heckler & Koch. It is used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and is intended to be issued to all infantry riflemen as well as automatic riflemen. The USMC initially planned to purchase 6,500 M27s to replace a portion of the M249 light ...

  3. M40 rifle - Wikipedia

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    Scout Sniper Day Scope (SSDS)—Schmidt and Bender PM II 3–12×50. The M40 rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle used by the United States Marine Corps. [1] It has had four variants: the M40, M40A1, M40A3, and M40A5. [2] The M40 was introduced in 1966. The changeover to the A1 model was completed in the 1970s, the A3 in the 2000s, and the A5 in ...

  4. Bipod - Wikipedia

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    Polish LM-60D 60mm mortar with an adjustable bipod, with a baseplate as the third point of support. A bipod is a V-shaped portable attachment that helps support and steady a device, usually a weapon such as a long gun or a mortar. The term comes from the Latin prefix bi- and Greek root pod, meaning "two" and "foot" respectively.

  5. M24 sniper weapon system - Wikipedia

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    M24 sniper weapon system. 5.6 kg (12 lb) empty, without scope (M24A3). The M24 Sniper Weapon System (SWS) or M24 is the military and police version of the Remington Model 700 rifle, M24 being the model name assigned by the United States Army after adoption as their standard sniper rifle in 1988. The M24 is referred to as a "weapon system ...

  6. Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] Currently, a Harris swivel model bipod is typically used with the SPR, and is sometimes seen with a KMW Pod-Loc tension adjustment device. [11] As mentioned above, the bipod is mounted via an ARMS #32 throwlever device attached to the bottom rail of the rifle's forearm. [2] The ARMS mount is used on both the MOD 0 and MOD 1. [2]

  7. M1918 Browning automatic rifle - Wikipedia

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    The Browning automatic rifle (BAR) is a family of American automatic rifles and machine guns used by the United States and numerous other countries during the 20th century. . The primary variant of the BAR series was the M1918, chambered for the .30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge and designed by John Browning in 1917 for the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe as a replacement for the ...

  8. Barrett M82 - Wikipedia

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    The Barrett M82 (standardized by the U.S. military as the M107) is a recoil-operated, semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle developed by the Australian-owned company Barrett Firearms Manufacturing and produced in the United States. Also called the Light Fifty (due to its chambering of the .50 BMG 12.7×99mm NATO cartridge), [2][3] the weapon is ...

  9. Vertical forward grip - Wikipedia

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    Foregrips can decrease accuracy in precision rifle shooting if the shooter tends to "muscle the weapon". [2] Vertical foregrips can have features located inside the inner diameter, such as a deployable bipod inside the grip's housing. [3] The grip may also have a tactical light and the control switches molded into the grip's assembly.