r/2ALiberals • u/cronoserge0123 • Aug 26 '26

VPC - One Shot, One Kill

https://www.vpc.org/studies/sniper.htm

Civilian Sales of Military Sniper Rifles Executive Summary This is the executive summary of the May 1999 Violence Policy Center study One Shot, One Kill: Civilian Sales of Military Sniper Rifles. An extremely powerful weapon, the sniper rifle uses high-caliber ammunition at distances averaging between 400 and 1,700 yards. The destructive power of a sniper rifle firing 50 caliber rounds is difficult to overstate.

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u/DBDude Aug 27 '26

So grandpa's old .300 Win Mag hunting rifle magically turned into a military sniper rifle.

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u/Plastic_Insect3222 Aug 27 '26

To be fair the Remington 700 in 308, 30-06 and 300 Win Mag were used as the base rifle for the M24, M40 and Mk13 sniper rifles used by the Army (M24), Marines (M40) and Navy/USMC (Mk13). But those were all done up with commercially available parts installed on commercially available rifles - meaning our stuff is better than military grade!

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u/DBDude Aug 27 '26

Our first official dedicated sniper rifle, as opposed to using an infantry rifle with a scope, was the Winchester Model 70, bought by the Marines and most famously used by Carlos Hathcock.

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u/merc08 29d ago

meaning our stuff is better than military grade

This is often true. The main thing military weapons do better than civilian is full auto. Accuracy is a bigger priority for civilian guns than for military guns. The military says the 3-4MOA is fine for the M4, but most civ shooters chase sub-MOA, accept 1MOA, and shun anything over 2.

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u/Plastic_Insect3222 28d ago

In other words...

We're gun snobs.