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The gun is quite ergonomic with its modular flip-up iron sight and five-position telescopic adjustable stock. The gun's length is 655 mm (25.8 in) when the stock is extended. It is made in 3 barrel length options, 368mm (14.5 in) 280mm (11 in) and 190 mm (7.5 in). The gun weighs 2,630 grams (93 oz) excluding the magazine. [1] KCR 556
MKE JNG-90 is a bolt-action sniper rifle that fires the 7.62×51mm NATO round used by the Turkish military. Development of the weapon first started back in 2004 [ 2 ] to 2008. [ 3 ] Its nickname is Bora [ 3 ] and it is currently being offered for export.
.22 Long Rifle: Bolt-action Norway: 1967 McMillan Tac-50: McMillan Brothers Rifle Company .50 BMG: Bolt-action United States: 1980s AMR-2: China South Industries Group: 12.7×108mm: Bolt-action China: 2000 approx. JNG-90: MKEK: 7.62×51mm NATO: Bolt-action Turkey: 2004 Alejandro sniper rifle: Union de Industrias Militares: 7.62×54mmR: Bolt ...
The M24 was the primary sniper rifle of the U.S. Army from 1988 until the 2010s but has been replaced by the M2010 and M110, faster-firing semi-automatic sniper rifles with greater range.
The previous record of 2,475 meters (2,707 yd; 1.538 miles) was set by British sniper Craig Harrison in 2009 in Afghanistan, using a .338 Lapua Magnum chambered L115A3 Long Range Rifle sniper rifle. [7] Two of the top five longest recorded sniper kills were made with the McMillan TAC-50 rifle, both by Canadian soldiers.
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ("rifling") cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile (for small arms usage, called a bullet ), imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the ...
An 81-year-old man who investigators say terrorized a Southern California neighborhood for years with a slingshot has been arrested, police said. While conducting an investigation, detectives ...
The National Slingshot Association was founded in the 1940s, headquartered in San Marino, California. It organised slingshot clubs and competitions nationwide. Despite the slingshot's reputation as a tool of juvenile delinquents, the NSA reported that 80% of slingshot sales were to men over 30 years old, many of them professionals.