How this Sniper Rifle went from a Shed to Russian Spetsnaz

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The L97A1 British army sniper rifle came into service in 1982. Nicknamed the green meanie it has an old school ancient method of chambering each round with a bolt action. The full powered 7.61x51mm NATO cartridge gives it accuracy past 1,000 meters. It's also called the L115A3 and arctic warfare sniper rifle. So why do modern day snipers use bolt action rifles like the L96A1 when it has a rate of fire of 20 rounds per minute and the M14 sniper rifle can fire 700 rounds per minute. There are a few interesting reasons.

Written by: Chris Cappy and Elliot Hearne
Edited by: Ian Fitzgerald

Bolt actions are a fancy eclectic acquired taste its a special tool for a special job. It’s the fedora wearing culturally educated sniper who uses the precision bolt action rifle. The weapon is a trade off because it takes far longer to chamber the next shot with this cycling system but in return it gives the shooter superior accuracy, better reliability, and lighter overall weight.

These are considerations that are only going to matter to the highest skilled shooters who are engaging at the longest distances possible around 1000 meters or above. The bolt action trigger reported requires less pounds of pressure needed to engage the shot. This can mean slightly smoother trigger pulls which translates to greater accuracy.

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