Remington MSR

Remington MSR
Remington MSR
Type	Sniper rifle
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	2013
Used by	USSOCOM
Production history
Manufacturer	Remington Arms
Unit cost	$15,000[1]
Produced	2009–present[2]
Number built	5,150 planned
Specifications (22" barrel)
Weight	13 lb (5.9 kg) (base rifle)[2] 17 lb (7.7 kg) (complete)[2]
Length	36 in (91 cm) (stock folded)[2] 46 in (120 cm) (stock extended)[2]
Barrel length	20 in (51 cm)[2] 22 in (56 cm)[2] 24 in (61 cm)[2] 27 in (69 cm)[2]
Cartridge	.338 Lapua Magnum .338 Norma Magnum .300 Winchester Magnum 7.62×51mm NATO[2]
Action	Bolt-action
Muzzle velocity	1,002 m/s (3,290 ft/s) (.338LM) 938 m/s (3,080 ft/s) (.300WM) 890 m/s (2,900 ft/s) (.338NM) 841 m/s (2,760 ft/s) (7.62 NATO)
Effective firing range	1,500 m (1,640 yd) (varies on cartridge)
Feed system	Detachable box magazine: 5 or 10 rounds (.338 Norma/Lapua, 7.62 NATO) 7 rounds (.300 Win Mag)
Sights	Schmidt & Bender 5–25×56 PMII Leupold & Stevens Mark 4

The Modular Sniper Rifle, or MSR, is a bolt-action sniper rifle recently developed and produced by Remington Arms for the United States Army. It was introduced in 2009, and was designed to meet specific United States Army and USSOCOM Precision Sniper Rifle requirements.^[2] The MSR won the PSR competition, and is called the Remington Precision Sniper Rifle in U.S. military service.^[3]

History

On 7 March 2013, MSR was declared the winner the Precision Sniper Rifle competition. Remington announced that the MSR had won on March 8, and it was publically confirmed on March 9. This was followed by a $79.7 million contract for 5,150 rifles with suppressors, along with 4,696,800 rounds of ammunition to be supplied over the next ten years.^[4][5] The contract was awarded on 12 September 2013. Remington Defense produces the sniper rifles and utilizes two other companies for other system components, with Barnes Bullets for ammunition and Advanced Armament Corporation for muzzle brakes and suppressors; all three companies are subsidiaries of Freedom Group Incorperated.^[6]

Design

The Remington MSR is a manually operated bolt action weapon with a rotary locking bolt. To facilitate caliber change, the bolt is equipped with removable bolt heads, with bolt faces matched for appropriate calibers. Bolt heads have three radial locking lugs. The MSR rifle is built upon an aluminum alloy "chassis", which hosts a compact receiver, adjustable trigger unit, pistol grip, and fully adjustable side-folding buttstock. The quick-change barrels are free-floated inside the tubular handguard which is provided with a number of user-installable Picatinny type accessory rails. The top of receiver also is fitted with monolithic Picatinny rail used to install sighting equipment (telescope sights or night vision sights). Additional equipment includes detachable folding bipod, and a quick-detachable suppressor which installs over the specially designed muzzle brake.

The model that won the PSR competition is a modified version of the original MSR. It can be chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO, .300 Winchester Magnum, and .338 Lapua Magnum. It is reported to have 0.7 MOA average accuracy at 1,000 m (1,094 yd) with both Barnes and ATK 300 gr (19 g) .338 Lapua Magnum ammunition.^[4]

Changes to the PSR version include:^[4]

• Reinforced AAC muzzle brake for Titan QD suppressor
• Chromoly steel .338 barrel with 1:9.5 twist, 5R rifling, and Melonite (ferritic nitrocarburized) finish
• One piece handguard with 20 MOA top rail
• Barrel nut accessible without removing the handguard
• X-treme trigger
• Light weight, removable buttstock with throw lever adjustments instead of ratcheting adjustments

Users

•  United States: USSOCOM, winner of the Precision Sniper Rifle competition.^[4]
•  Colombia: Colombian Special Forces.^[7]

See also

• Precision Sniper Rifle

References

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