The weapon is capable of firing both.

Sniper rifle australian army. 1 mk iii as renamed in. Furthermore it a very light rifle. Snipers are drawn from infantry battalions.

At this time, the sniping rifle in service with the australian army is the parker hale model 82, a bolt action repeating rifle in 7.62mm calibre. The tikka m55 sniper rifle is a bolt action repeater made from a one piece machined receiver. M16a1 /m16s1 used by the australian army until 1989 when the f88 austeyr came into service.

Modern equivalents with similar performance weigh nearly twice as much. Effective sniping was (and is) a trademark of the australian army, so an alternative rifle had to be found. The australian army sniper is issued the sr98, with folding butt, which provides snipers with the capability to engage targets beyond 800 metres.

It weighs just under 6kg, has a tx 1200 heavy barrel. Step 1 is to become a rifleman in an infantry battalion. Enhanced f88 army is introducing a new assault rifle,.

There is a column for rifles that are not standard issue but are used by various other units. The action features a solid bridge, grooved, drilled and tapped for scope mounts. It comes with a 650 mm (25.6) barrel.

Over the next five years, the mrad will replace the army’s existing m107 sniper rifle and m2010 enhanced sniper rifle under the precision sniper rifle program, and all bolt action. The ssg 69 sniper rifle is relatively compact. Australian forces involved in un peacekeeping operations in namibia, western sahara, and.