June 30th, 2009
According to the Defense Industry Daily, the US Army has ordered 38.4 million rounds of 300 Win Mag sniper ammo and is in the process of converting the M24 over to 300 Win Mag. It appears that the US Army will deploy both the 300 Win Mag M24 SWS in conjunction with the 7.62 NATO M110 SASS. This will provide a formidable duo and make the sniper teams very effective in many environments. I like this arrangement and it extends the life of the already purchased M24 rifles. It is a stop gap measure, but one I think should work well. The 300 WM will not have the range of a 338 Lapua, but it far exceeds the 7.62×51 NATO and M118LR ammo.
MEL
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May 13th, 2009
Tactical Operations has just recently announced that they have made their titanium suppressors available to the general public. TacOps has been making titanium suppressors, at about half the weight of steel suppressors, for the LE and Military markets for a number of years but now they have made them available to the general public. To find out more about these cans, you can contact TacOps directly.
TacticalOperations.com
We will be reviewing one of these cans along with a XRay-51 in the next few weeks.
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May 7th, 2009
I would like to announce that we are now a dealer for the excellent Nightforce scopes. We will be getting pricing and products listed on the web page over the next few days. In the mean time, feel free to request a quote here:
www.snipercentral.com/quote
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April 17th, 2009
About a year ago we had to raise the price on the log books for the first time since its introduction about 7 years ago. Well, because of the continued popularity of the log books it has allowed us to purchase more of them at a time and we were able to get better pricing. We figured it would be best to pass that savings on to our customers! The price is now back to the original $15 and we hope to keep it there for the foreseeable future!
Click below to purchase online:
Sniper Store
enjoy!
MEL
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February 9th, 2009
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January 9th, 2009
While this is not a sniper related issue, I thought it was an important enough safety issue to post it here.
All the bolts on Smith & Wesson i-Bolt rifles have been recalled for inspection to determine if corrective action needs to take place to prevent accidental discharges. You can read more details here:
www.smithandwesson.com
If you own an i-Bolt, please read the above page and follow the instructions.
MEL
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December 5th, 2008
It appears that Remington will be building a limited run of the M40 Commemorative rifles in 2009. So if you missed your limited edition rifle a few years ago, you will have your chance again in 2009. I do not have an exact date yet as to when they will be available but there will be a limited number again, 500 perhaps? The list price is about the same in the $1300-$1400 range.
MEL
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November 11th, 2008
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” - John 15:13
On this Veteran’s day, I wanted to honor all those that have served around the world in an effort to preserve and grant freedoms to mankind. It is not an easy job and most of the time thankless, but I wanted to insure all those that may have had questions or doubts that you are indeed not forgotten and you are loved. Do not weaken or slow the pace, but remember there are millions of people who support you, love you, care for you, and mourn with you.
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me…” Psalms 23:4
Here at Sniper Central we feel that there is indeed no more noble cause than that of serving to preserve and insure freedoms around the world. Every person has the right to live in peace and freedom and we support our soldiers as well as others that fight to preserve these freedoms. There is a Latin saying “si vis pacem, para bellum”, or “if you want peace, prepare for war”, or I have also heard it stated “Pray for peace, prepare for war”. While we all do pray and desire peace, we as current and former soldiers understand that we must prepare for war to insure peace and freedom more so than others, and for that reason we here at Sniper Central will always honor, remember, pray for, and support those who have served, are now serving, and those that will in the future serve, paying special homage and honor to those that have fallen preserving freedom and laying down their life for peace, freedom, their family, friends and country.
If you are veteran, stand up and be recognized! You have done well.
Mel and Sniper Central
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