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I'll have some of what Corporal Dehaven is having...

By The Armorer on February 14, 2012 | | Comments (2)
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U.S. Army Cpl. Kevin Dehaven uses his weapon's scope to scan the valley while providing security on Observation Post Mangol in the Nari district in Afghanistan's Kunar province, Feb. 8, 2012. Dehaven is a sniper team leader assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Trey Harvey

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By Pogue on February 14, 2012 5:50 PM
You can have a little, at a price...  While the good Corporal has an XM-2010, you may be interested in one of these.
 
By John (Not The Armorer) on February 14, 2012 8:58 PM
NIce to see priority given to active real snipers, then a pecking order down active miltiary, retired military, then LEOs, then peons.
Still, you gotta have $3500 to play.
And, only 230 units expected to be available in 2012.

Remington made a smart move on the deal to "rebuild" the military rifles, and they will probably make more from selling the reworked leftovers to the open market than they make on the miltiary contract!

If you ever get to New York Thruway, the Remington factory is just off the Thruway, in Ilion.  They have a small but nice museum, and I believe still offer free factory tours which are usually done in very small groups, so it is almost a personal tour.    {No free samples, alas...)