He US Secret Service.in charge of the president’s protection Donald Trumpthe vice president and other dignitaries and personalities, is looking for A replacement for rifles for specialized M110 handles of 7.62×51 mm. According to the request for information (RFI) published on the 21st, it calls suppliers capable of providing 6.5 creedmoor caliber rifles that have semi -automatic firing and can be used in all types of environments.
The RFI mentions an amount of Between 50 and 150 unitstogether with the corresponding equipment and documentation. However, the Secret Service will define a specific number later this year, when presenting the Bidding Plan. The agency considers it necessary to replace M110 SASS (Semi -automatic sniper system) to improve your operational and training requirements. A 6.5 mm creedmoor rifle It would allow the teams against the Sentente Service Snakes a greater scope, precision and performance at large distances.
The Secret Service evaluates 6.5 Creedmoor Rifles Operated by Gas
Although no concrete proposal is still known that aspires to replace the M110, the Technical Specifications Document (Statement of Work, SOW) Point out the characteristics sought by the Secret Service:
- The weapon must use A system operated by direct thrust gas or short -career pistonbeing operational semiautomatic.
- The weapon must be able to operate without modifications by individuals left -handed or right -handed.
- The external metal parts must have a dark, discreet and resistant oxide and corrosion finish, which It is not affected by commercial solvents used to clean weapons.
- The weapon must be calibrated according to the current specifications of Saami (Institute of Manufacturers of Sports Weapons and Munitions, for its acronym in English) for 6.5 Creedmoorand function with various types of ammunition Between 8.42 and 9.39 grams (including all common ammunition with Saami and military specifications).
- The height of the Creedmoor rifle must not exceed the 19.6 centimeters No accessories or loaders. The weight, including the suppressor but excluding other accessories, must not exceed the 4.3 kg and the total length with the completely retracted butt will be 101.6 cm.
- The length of the canyon must be between a minimum of 39.4 cm and a maximum of 41.9 cm.
- The cannon must have a minimum life of 3,500 shots, although the weapons systems will be tested until 5,000 shots.
Why the Secret Service wants to update its M110
According to The War Zone, the secret service believes that a 6.5 creedmoor caliber would offer greater precision and greater effective scope compared to the current rifles 7,62×51 mm standard NATO. Various US agencies have pointed out in the past that 6.5 creedmo -caliber rifles can Duplicate the shooter’s probability of impacting objectives up to a distance of 1,000 meters.
In the market they can be found several options that meet the needs of the US secret service.but it is yet to determine which concrete model will finally be selected by the agency.
Currently, secret service agents use M110 raffles 7,62×51 mm for selected and A .300 winchester bolt -caliber rifle as the main sniper rifle.
The M110 is a semi -automatic rifle, derived from the platform AR-10designed to offer considerable precision, but also provide fast fire capacity in long to long distances (approximately 600-800 meters). It is not designed for extremely long distances or for absolute maximum precision, although It is used in functions that can be associated with the sniper.
On the other hand, a pure sniper rifle is usually bolt and is designed to perform Individual shooting of maximum precision at a very long distance. Last summer and after the attempted murder of Donald Trump, the Secret Service published a request for proposal for new multi -libre snipe rifles, compatible with .300 Winchester Magnum, .300 Magnum Standard, .300 Precision Rifle Cartridge and .308 Winchester.