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SOCOM PSR contract awarded to Remington Defense MSR
from Military Times
URL
http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2013/03/07/socom-psr-awarded-to-remington-msr/
UPDATE (3/9/2013): SOCOM, Congressman Richard Hannah (R-NY) have confirmed the contract award, and now Remington have all confirmed the award.
Remington issued this statement Friday evening (3/8/2013):
“We’re honored to enter into this contract with the United States Special Operations Command – a contract that will see Precision Sniper Rifles (PSRs) and Precision Ammunition provide accurate target engagement and modular capabilities to our most elite war-fighters. Our workforce is extremely proud to be adding this new rifle to the Remington Defense family, alongside our other combat-proven sniper rifles. We will produce these PSRs with the same diligence, attention to detail and quality that snipers and shooters worldwide expect from Remington.”
Multiple industry sources tell us that Special Operations Command will announce shortly the award of the $79.7 million precision sniper rifle (PSR) system contract to Remington Defense and its MSR chassis-based rifle system.
SOCOM originally put out the contract in 2009 and it’s been a hard-fought, yearslong endeavor that came down to two competitors — Remington Defense’s MSR and Sako’s TRG M10 — with FNH USA’s Ballista rumored to be a competitive downselect.
The award is for 5,150 rifle systems, including AAC Titan QD suppressors and 4,696,800 rounds of Barnes ammunition, over 10 years. An optic for the PSR was previously competed and awarded to Schmidt & Bender for a modified version of their 5-25×56 PMII rifle scope.
The PSR will bring multi-caliber, long-range capability in a chassis-based system to the special operations sniper community. Using a quick-change bolt-head system and interchangeable barrels, the system fires 7.62 NATO (.308 Winchester), .300 WinMag and .338 Lapua cartridges.
The winning gun is an updated version of the original MSR design that incorporates the following changes over the original version that add up to .7 MOA average accuracy at 1,000 meters with both Barnes and ATK 300gr .338 Lapua Magnum ammunition:
- Reinforced AAC muzzle brake for the included Titan QD suppressor
- Chromoly steel .338 barrel with 1:9.5 twist, 5R rifling and Melanite coating
- One piece handguard with 20 MOA top rail
- Barrel nut accessible without removing the handguard
- X-treme trigger from Tom Meyers
- Light weight, removable buttstock with throw lever adjustments instead of ratcheting adjustments
A little pricey at I would guess about 10K a pop, but overdue.
from Military Times
URL
http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2013/03/07/socom-psr-awarded-to-remington-msr/
UPDATE (3/9/2013): SOCOM, Congressman Richard Hannah (R-NY) have confirmed the contract award, and now Remington have all confirmed the award.
Remington issued this statement Friday evening (3/8/2013):
“We’re honored to enter into this contract with the United States Special Operations Command – a contract that will see Precision Sniper Rifles (PSRs) and Precision Ammunition provide accurate target engagement and modular capabilities to our most elite war-fighters. Our workforce is extremely proud to be adding this new rifle to the Remington Defense family, alongside our other combat-proven sniper rifles. We will produce these PSRs with the same diligence, attention to detail and quality that snipers and shooters worldwide expect from Remington.”
Multiple industry sources tell us that Special Operations Command will announce shortly the award of the $79.7 million precision sniper rifle (PSR) system contract to Remington Defense and its MSR chassis-based rifle system.
SOCOM originally put out the contract in 2009 and it’s been a hard-fought, yearslong endeavor that came down to two competitors — Remington Defense’s MSR and Sako’s TRG M10 — with FNH USA’s Ballista rumored to be a competitive downselect.
The award is for 5,150 rifle systems, including AAC Titan QD suppressors and 4,696,800 rounds of Barnes ammunition, over 10 years. An optic for the PSR was previously competed and awarded to Schmidt & Bender for a modified version of their 5-25×56 PMII rifle scope.
The PSR will bring multi-caliber, long-range capability in a chassis-based system to the special operations sniper community. Using a quick-change bolt-head system and interchangeable barrels, the system fires 7.62 NATO (.308 Winchester), .300 WinMag and .338 Lapua cartridges.
The winning gun is an updated version of the original MSR design that incorporates the following changes over the original version that add up to .7 MOA average accuracy at 1,000 meters with both Barnes and ATK 300gr .338 Lapua Magnum ammunition:
- Reinforced AAC muzzle brake for the included Titan QD suppressor
- Chromoly steel .338 barrel with 1:9.5 twist, 5R rifling and Melanite coating
- One piece handguard with 20 MOA top rail
- Barrel nut accessible without removing the handguard
- X-treme trigger from Tom Meyers
- Light weight, removable buttstock with throw lever adjustments instead of ratcheting adjustments
A little pricey at I would guess about 10K a pop, but overdue.
