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Originally Posted by Mark W. Tonner
We actually presently employ two types of Sniper rifle:
- C3A1 Sniper Rifle
- Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW)
The ammunition used in the C3A1 Sniper Rifle is 7.62mm x 51mm NATO Match Ball
The ammunition used in the LRSW is Amax .50 cal Match Ball
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The C3A1 is primarily a training rifle now....it was actually almost phased out but has been retained to save wear and tear on the C14 timberwolf sniper rifle, in .338 lapua.
I also saw an AR10 the other day all dressed up in Canadian garb. That is a .308 cal M16 type rifle. A small quantity were purchased for the no2 in the sniping team, and while these were supposed to be phased out as they broke, the troops love them so the weapons techs keep patching them up.