Marine Scout Sniper Rifle
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The Marine Scout Sniper Rifle (MSSR) is a Philippine semi-automatic designated marksman rifle developed by the Philippine Marine Corps for their Marine Scout Snipers. Designed in the mid-1990s to replace severely-outdated battle rifles then used as marksman rifles, the MSSR is essentially an M16A1 that has been heavily modified and accurized to serve as a marksman rifle.[1][2]
Marine Scout Sniper Rifle | |
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Type | Designated marksman rifle |
Place of origin | Philippines |
Service history | |
In service | 1996–present |
Used by | Philippine Marine Corps Naval Special Operations Group |
Wars | Anti-guerrilla operations in Visayas and Mindanao |
Production history | |
Designer | Lieutenant Colonel Roberto Emmanuel T. Feliciano and Colonel Jonathan C. Martir (Philippine Marine Corps) |
Designed | 1996 |
Manufacturer | Philippine Marine Corps (Initial manufacturer) Government Arsenal (Modern manufacturer) |
Produced | 1996 |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Mass | 10 lbs (4.55 kg) |
Length | 42.25 in. (1073 mm) |
Barrel length | 24 in. (610 mm) |
Crew | 1 |
Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO |
Caliber | 5.56 mm (.223 in) |
Action | Gas-operated (direct impingement), rotating bolt |
Muzzle velocity | 2,953 ft/s (900 m/s) |
Effective firing range | 600 m - 800 m |
Feed system | 20 - 30 round STANAG Magazines. |
Sights | Any Picatinny rail-compatible scope/sights |
Since its introduction, marksman rifles that are derivatives of the MSSR have been designed for other purposes by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, namely the Night Fighting Weapon System (NFWS), an integrally-suppressed variant for night combat; the Special Purpose Rifle (SPR), a variant for the Philippine Army; and the Squad Designated Marksman Rifle (SDMR), a carbine variant.