Photo Of The Day – We look at what we think is a Royal Marines sniper with his L115A3 Long Range Rifle on Dartmoor’s training area. It seems there is quite a lot of undergrowth on this range, a perfect place to hide for a sniper.

The skills side of the training saw pairs working together on a live stalk – staying undetected and moving into a position unseen to take down a target – plus an observation test, live break contact and unknown distance shoot.

The L115A3 is a bolt-action rifle made by Accuracy International, chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum with a Schmidt & Bender 5-25×56 PMII riflescope. By the looks of it, the rifle is also suppressed. This riflescope has also been reviewed by TFB, which you can check here (LRR-Mil reticle).

Snipers from around 3 Commando Brigade gather annually to share tactics, techniques, procedures, plus discuss updates on kit, equipment and weapons.

The live shoots also included using the L129A1 Sharpshooter, SA80, L115A3 .338, and Glock 17.

The source of the pictures and the full story can be found here.