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| Army Selects H&K for it's new Compact Sniper Rifle |
| 2016-04-02 |
| [KIT UP] The U.S. Army has chosen Heckler & Koch to make its new Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System. The March 31 contract award to Heckler & Koch Defense Inc. -- worth up to $44,500,000.00 -- allows the Army to purchase a maximum total of 3,643 Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System (CSASS) units, according to an announcement on FedBizOpps.gov. In June 2014, the Army released a request for proposal to invite gun companies to build compact versions of the service’s 7.62mm M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System. Part of the goal of the effort was to arm snipers with a rifle that doesn’t stick out to the enemy as a sniper weapon. The M110, made by Knight’s Armament Company, is easy to recognize since its 46.5-inches with suppressor, more than 13 inches longer than the M4. The CSASS is also intended to provide improved reliability, accuracy and ergonomics, according to the request for proposal. The CSASS is also designed to have reduced felt recoil and better suppressor performance. The minimum ordering obligation for this contract is 30 CSASS units to be used for production qualification testing and operational testing which is scheduled to take 24 months, according the award announcement. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #10 Ranging, drop compensating electronic sights and a good match of twist rate with bullet weight allow short barrels equal or better accuracy with a less capable shooter. Multiple intermediate reflectivity samples from the ranging laser can also be used in building compensation for a target windage profile. I expect separate pricing. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-04-02 22:39 |
| #9 It makes less difference in pistols so far as mechanical accuracy, but shooter accuracy goes up with longer barrels due to longer sight radius |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2016-04-02 20:07 |
| #8 Put simply, barrel length increases accuracy at longer ranges... 300m and beyond. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-04-02 16:18 |
| #7 I've heard that reducing the length of the barrel doesn't reduce the long range accuracy of a rifle, but that seems counter-intuitive. Does anyone in the 'Burg know the facts? |
| Posted by: Unomoth Gravinter7346 2016-04-02 15:09 |
| #6 It's $3,000 for the rifle and $9,000 for all the oversight and accounting that goes into it. Probably an additional 2k in there for all the administrative paper and work to file the compliance and reviews with the LGBT directives issued by the Obama administration. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-04-02 15:05 |
| #5 Get the same procurement group to work on the pistol problem... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2016-04-02 13:48 |
| #4 It's $3,000 for the rifle and $9,000 for all the oversight and accounting that goes into it. Only $9,000 for all the oversight and accounting that goes into each rifle? I would say more like $10k+ for the admin overhead. The taxpayer did get a good deal on these rifles. Have to agree with mike, well done, but still lots of room for improvement on the procurement contracting. |
| Posted by: nguard 2016-04-02 12:00 |
| #3 It's $3,000 for the rifle and $9,000 for all the oversight and accounting that goes into it. |
| Posted by: Crurong Elmeque1754 2016-04-02 11:34 |
| #2 A little over $12K per unit? Is that what they should cost? |
| Posted by: GORT 2016-04-02 11:02 |
| #1 ...22 months from RFP to purchase? Not bad - but like the Army Chief of Staff said, it needs to be better. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2016-04-02 08:22 |