"Sniper ammunition must be manufactured to the most precise standards," said Cohen. 300 Win Mag ammunition for use in sniper platforms such as the M2010 and the Mk21 MSR. In 2010, the Army issued a $10 million contract for the company to manufacture the Precision Sniper Rifle MK 248 MOD 1 and MOD 0. The new award is far from the first time the Army has tapped Sig to produce sniper rounds. Department of Defense and demonstrates confidence in Sig’s ability to deliver the most precise ammunition in the world,” said Ron Cohen, the company's president and CEO. Army to manufacture ASR ammunition reinforces Sig Sauer as the leading manufacturer of modern sniper ammunition for the U.S. Sig Sauer told in an email this month's ASR ammunition contract includes 4.5 million rounds for the first delivery order. Meanwhile, it will replace all legacy M40A6 and Mk13 Mod 7 rifles in the Marines' inventory. In Army service, the MK22 is replacing the service's existing Remington-made M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle, as well as the M107. (Photo: Tonya Smith/Marine Corps Systems Command). It is fed from a 10-round detachable magazine. Above is the Mk22 Mod 0 ASR including a Precision Day Optic. 300 Norma Magnum, and 7.62 NATO, with the user able to swap calibers through barrel changes based on mission operating environments. The MK22 is a modular system that will be fielded with three separate calibers.
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