POTD: Green Beret Snipers with M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifles

    Time for Photo Of The Day here at TFB.

    Today, we’re looking at a Green Beret assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) with a Remington M2010 sniper rifle engaging a target 900 meters away.

    The M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle was introduced in 2010-2011 and chambers the .300 Win Mag round through a 24″ barrel. For more information on the M2010 check out some of TFB’s previous articles.

    Below: Using the data calculated on the back of an ammo packet, the spotter within the sniper team is crucial to make accurate adjustments. Note the caliber, .300 Winchester Magnum, Match.

    Green Berets assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) engage targets with the M2010 rifle and the M249 machine gun during a training event near Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Aug. 27, 2019. U.S.

    Special Forces and U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers conducted a raid and utilized multiple weapon systems ranging from smalls arms weapons to A-10 Thunderbolt ll aircraft.

    The rifle scope is a Leupold Mark 4 6.5–20×50mm.

     

    A Green Beret assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) fires an M249 machine gun.

    All photos taken by U.S. Army, Sgt. Steven Lewis.

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