The Lapua variant is slightly longer ranged, being most effective at a distance of up to 1,500m. 300 Winchester cartridges housed in a five-round or seven-round detachable magazine respectively. Like the Steyr SSG 08 design, the TRG 42 features a cold-hammered barrel and receiver for maximum durability at minimum weight. The Finnish-built SAKO TRG 42 is a bolt-action sniper rifle that weighs around 5kg-6kg depending on the variant. A Canadian Joint Task Force 2 sniper took the record of longest sniper kill during the Iraq War, from a distance of no less than 3,540m.įinland will always occupy a place in sniper rifle history due to World War II sniper Simo Häyhä, who, as the legend goes, successfully took down 505 enemy soldiers over the winter of 1939-40, using only his Moisin-Nagant M28/30 sniper rifle and a KP/-31 submachine gun. Notably, the TAC-50 was the sniper rifle used by the ‘American Sniper’, US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, whose book account of his tour in Iraq was made into a 2014 Hollywood film. While it has no permanent open site, the TAC-50 can support a range of telescopic and night sites. Despite the heavy barrel, its stock is made from fibreglass and in all the rifle only weighs 11.8kg. The McMillan TAC-50, US military designation Mk15, is a long-range anti-materiel and anti-personnel sniper rifle used by US Navy SEALS and has been the standard sniper rifle of the Canadian Army since 2000.Ī bolt-action sniper rifle, the TAC-50 includes a heavy 73.7cm match-grade barrel, which is fluted allowing for quick heat dissipation and an effective muzzle break to minimise recoil. This record would be beaten in 2017 by another sniper rifle on this list – the McMillan TAC-50. The latter is designated as a super long-range sniper rifle and has a long effective firing range of 1,500m-1,700m.įor super-long range firing, the AWM Lapua can incorporate a detachable aperture-type iron sight and day and night thermal optics for low light conditions.īritish Army Sniper Corporal of House Craig Harrison achieved the record for the longest sniper kill in November 2009, unleashing a critical shot from a range of 2,475m from an L115A3, the British Armed Forces’ designation for the AWM. 338 Lapua variants held in a five-round detachable box magazine.
The AWM’s unique feature is its Magnum cartridges, which are larger and more powerful than found on traditional rounds. UK firm Accuracy International built many variants of the Arctic Warfare sniper rifle, including the AWM and the AW50. The Arctic Warfare Magnum (AWM) is a high-precision sniper rifle specifically designed for operability in Arctic temperatures.
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