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Carving a Niche
2010-05-08
Posted by: badanov

Apparently the .338 Lapua round is carving a nice little niche in the sniper world.

The British Army uses their native made L115A3 Long Range Rifle to great effect including an unconfirmed kill at 1.5 miles.

The linked story has a trooper making five kills in 28 seconds from more than a mile away, thereby springing an ambush.

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