The sniper rifles of jager shot 2020

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U.S. Army forces deployed in Europe recently held a Jäger Shot competition for precision rifle teams and some great images and videos have been released from the event.

The competition, being conducted by the 7th Army Training Command at Germany's Grafenwoehr Training Area this week, is designed "to promote team building, strengthen techniques, build esprit de corps and enhance mentorship within the sniper community."

The marksmen photographed so far at Jager Shot 2020 were from forward-deployed lines, not special operations units, so you didn't get to see a lot of SOCOM-level precision rifles like the FN SCAR MK 20 SSR or the new Barrett MRAD-based Mk 22 ASR, but there were plenty of M110s and M2010s. Nonetheless, there was a ton of variation between rifles, with each shooter customizing their gun via different rattle can jobs and scrim


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A U.S. Soldier, assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, zeros his M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle during the Jäger Shot competition, Oct. 19, 2020. (U.S. Army photos by Gertrud Zach and Markus Rauchenberger)

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A U.S. Soldier, assigned to 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, zeros his M2010 during the Jäger Shot competition, Oct. 19, 2020. Chambered in .300 Win Mag, the Remington-produced M2010 was introduced a decade ago to replace the Army's M24 7.62 NATO sniper rifle, the latter based on the Remington 700 bolt action design. Note the Leupold Mark 4 glass.

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The M2010 uses a RACS modular chassis with a side-folding stock that has an adjustable cheekpiece, recoil pad and can be further adjusted for length of pull.

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Remington supplied the M2010 platform with an AAC TiTAN QD suppressor and 5-round detachable box mags.


The M2010 is expected to be replaced in the coming years by the Barrett Mk 22 which will be supplied with swappable barrels and bolts chambered in .308 Winchester, .300 Norma Magnum, and .338 Norma Magnum.


Besides the bolt-action M2010, a familiar auto-loader was also front and center.

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A U.S. Soldier, assigned to 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, zeros his M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System during the Jäger Shot competition, Oct. 19, 2020. Produced by Knights Armament from their SR-25 design in 7.62 NATO, the M110 was first fielded in Afghanistan in 2008.


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A U.S. Soldier, assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, adjusts his M110 during the Jäger Shot competition, Oct. 19, 2020. HK is currently supplying the Army with the M110A1 Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System, although KAC is still scoring contracts for the legacy rifle.


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Note the backup sights and short mag


With 12 teams drawn from across units in Europe for the competition, the Army also released footage of the snipers and spotters confirming zero and conducting familiarization fire for data collection, which shows the rifles in action.

Of note, there is lots of quiet time.

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What kind of garbage reporting is this: "SOCOM-level precision rifles like the FN SCAR MK 20 SSR or the new Barrett MRAD-based Mk 22 ASR"???

First off, what is SOCOM-level precision? And on what planet is a FN SCAR MK 20 SSR considered a super precise rifle?
 
kthomas said:
What kind of garbage reporting is this: "SOCOM-level precision rifles like the FN SCAR MK 20 SSR or the new Barrett MRAD-based Mk 22 ASR"???

First off, what is SOCOM-level precision? And on what planet is a FN SCAR MK 20 SSR considered a super precise rifle?
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Agreed
 
Thanks for the pictures.
Often drove past Grafenwoehr never went in. My uncle retired US Army Col takes part in the driven hunts at the base once a year.
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kthomas said:
What kind of garbage reporting is this: "SOCOM-level precision rifles like the FN SCAR MK 20 SSR or the new Barrett MRAD-based Mk 22 ASR"???

First off, what is SOCOM-level precision? And on what planet is a FN SCAR MK 20 SSR considered a super precise rifle?
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You say that like a higher level of reporting exists somewhere.
 
kthomas said:
What kind of garbage reporting is this: "SOCOM-level precision rifles like the FN SCAR MK 20 SSR or the new Barrett MRAD-based Mk 22 ASR"???

First off, what is SOCOM-level precision? And on what planet is a FN SCAR MK 20 SSR considered a super precise rifle?
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Haha, I think you're reading too much into it dude. I assume the reporter meant "Socom-level" precision rifles, as in precision rifles used my Socom units and not "Socom-level precision" rifles ;)
 
since the pics are not marked the black guy is a joke with his sniper type trigger pull

guy belongs as a Walmart greeter then can work up the food chain
 
Jefferson said:
since the pics are not marked the black guy is a joke with his sniper type trigger pull

guy belongs as a Walmart greeter then can work up the food chain
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Not very good fundamentals. He also looks pretty crooked behind the rifle, but perhaps that's camera angle or something else.

A snipers job is only ~5% trigger pulling. There's much more to their job then making shots, and the public has a tendency to over exaggerate their shooting skills.
 
Jefferson said:
since the pics are not marked the black guy is a joke with his sniper type trigger pull

guy belongs as a Walmart greeter then can work up the food chain
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dude, you're talking smack about an active duty sniper posed "action" pic?
The first vid has a clip of him shooting. It shows pad of finger and thumb alongside grip.

Walmart greeter? Sure, lets see a pic of your sniper course certificate.
 
LeftFootOfDoom said:
dude, you're talking smack about an active duty sniper posed "action" pic?
The first vid has a clip of him shooting. It shows pad of finger and thumb alongside grip.

Walmart greeter? Sure, lets see a pic of your sniper course certificate.
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Off the edge buds. Go watch some lunkers YouTube vids and see that snipers are far from the best riflemen in the world. Posed or not those pics are bad.
 
Jamie said:
Off the edge buds. Go watch some lunkers YouTube vids and see that snipers are far from the best riflemen in the world. Posed or not those pics are bad.
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Or go to a comp and shoot against them.

Great bunch of guys, with a very specialized skillset, but you will realize quickly how much we play up their shooting skills. Likewise, I think shooting comps are generally a very humbling experience for .gov snipers, when they see how behind they curve they are when compared to civilian shooters.
 
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Jamie said:
Off the edge buds. Go watch some lunkers YouTube vids and see that snipers are far from the best riflemen in the world. Posed or not those pics are bad.
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Some are shooters some are not.

A LOT of other skills go into making a "sniper". They have to be good at 1000 other things as well. So I think as long as they hit the "proficient" or "minimum standard" for shooting they are good to go.

I would look towards Canadian snipers for top tier shooters though. We are pretty well known for them lol.
 
Canadiankeeper said:
Some are shooters some are not.

A LOT of other skills go into making a "sniper". They have to be good at 1000 other things as well. So I think as long as they hit the "proficient" or "minimum standard" for shooting they are good to go.

I would look towards Canadian snipers for top tier shooters though. We are pretty well known for them lol.
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Spot on I agree with you
 
kthomas said:
Or go to a comp and shoot against them.

Great bunch of guys, with a very specialized skillset, but you will realize quickly how much we play up their shooting skills. Likewise, I think shooting comps are generally a very humbling experience for .gov snipers, when they see how behind they curve they are when compared to civilian shooters.
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Agreed 100%
 
LeftFootOfDoom said:
dude, you're talking smack about an active duty sniper posed "action" pic?
The first vid has a clip of him shooting. It shows pad of finger and thumb alongside grip.

Walmart greeter? Sure, lets see a pic of your sniper course certificate.
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Its CGN man; par for the course. Lots of idiots.
 
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