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by ELB
Mon Apr 05, 2021 2:48 pm
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Topic: Army awards $50 million contract to Barrett
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Re: Army awards $50 million contract to Barrett

Rafe wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 2:33 pm ... It was passed over in 2013 by SOCOM in favor of the Remington Arms' Modular Sniper Rifle. On July 27, 2020, of course, Remington entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in 2.5 years.
SOCOM issued a contract to buy MRAD rifles in March 2019. They took a year or so to go thru various development and operational tests, and deliveries were to start in Jan 2021. I dunno if it will replace the Remington or be used along side it.

https://barrett.net/2020/11/13/barrett- ... m-ussocom/

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