BARRETT MRAD EXPANDS TO GRAB ADVANCED SNIPER RIFLE CONTRACT BY SCOTT R. GOURLEY the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) y Among acquisition programs executed over the past year is the Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR). As outlined in a relatively simple “sources sought” announcement on April 6, 2017, ASR was envisioned as “a complete system” to include three caliber conversion kits – 7.62mm NATO, .300 Norma Magnum, and .338 Norma Magnum; “any tools needed to complete the conversion”; and “a light/sound suppressor that can be attached to the system when needed.”
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According to the April 2017 announcement, the new ASR system would also feature: a total system weight, less suppressor and with unloaded magazine, not to exceed 17 pounds (T) [threshold], 13 pounds (O) [objective]; Length with stock extended, less suppressor, not to exceed 50 inches (T), 40 inches (O); and length for transport, by means of folding or collapsing 40 inches (T), 36 inches (O). The initial specified accuracy criteria for each of the three caliber configurations was: 7.62mm 1.0 MOA [minute of angle] (ES) [extreme spread] at 328 yards (300 meters); (T) 0.5 MOA at
