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The M110 Semi Automatic Sniper System (M110 SASS) is an American semi-automatic sniper rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO round. It is manufactured by Knight's Armament Company , developed from the Knight's Armament Company SR-25 , and adopted by the U.S. military following the 2005 US Army Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle (XM110 SASR ...
Despite a designation similar to the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (M110 SASS), the M110A1 is an unrelated design as the former was a development of the Knight's Armament Company SR-25. The M110A1 CSASS was expected to supplant and eventually replace the M110 in U.S. military service but this does not appear to have occurred as of 2022.
Sniper rifles, marksman rifles and anti-materiel sniper rifles Mk 14 EBR: Designated marksman rifle/Sniper rifle: Smith Enterprise, Inc. 7.62×51mm NATO: Army, Coast Guard, USSOCOM: M39 EMR: Designated marksman rifle: Sage International 7.62×51mm NATO, Marine Corps, USSOCOM: SDM-R: Designated marksman rifle: 5.56×45mm NATO: Army: M110 SASS
The SR-25 Enhanced Match (E.M.) Carbine is very similar to the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System, [4] though the M110 utilizes the newer URX Rail system, a length-adjustable fixed buttstock, and an integrated flash suppressor. Starting in late 2011, USMC snipers began to replace Mk 11 MOD 0 rifles with the M110 on a one-for-one basis.
This list contains weapons that are classified as crew-served, as the term is used in the United States military.. While the general understanding is that crew-served weapons require more than one person to operate them, there are important exceptions in the case of both squad automatic weapons (SAW) and sniper rifles.
This is a list of small arms whose manufacturer or name (in the case of no known or multiple manufacturers) starts with the letter M—including pistols, shotguns, sniper rifles, submachine guns, personal defense weapons, assault rifles, battle rifles, designated marksman rifles, carbines, machine guns, flamethrowers, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, anti-tank rifles, and any other ...
General purpose machine gun Belgium United States: Belt-fed [21] M2A1: 12.7×99mm NATO (.50 BMG) Heavy machine gun United States: Mounted on vehicles or tripods. [citation needed] Designated marksman rifles and sniper rifles; M110 SASS: 7.62×51mm NATO, 6.5mm Creedmoor: Semi-automatic Sniper rifle United States: KAC SR-25.
Sniper rifles tend to have even greater magnification than designated marksman rifles, fitting their increased effective range in comparison, as is the case with the M110 SASS used by the U.S. Army, equipped with a Leupold 3.5-10× variable-power scope.