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Marine recruit who first held a rifle at boot camp ties shooting record
A week and a half after first picking up a rifle, now-Pfc. Francis "Frankie" Flannery scored a 249 out of 250 possible points on his rifle qualification.
Squad-level sniper rifle to complete fielding by next year
The rifle is for scouts, engineers and infantry squads.
By Todd South
US Navy seizes arms shipment in Arabian Sea likely bound for Yemen
The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey discovered the weapons aboard what the Navy described as a stateless dhow.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
2 Marines involved in likely accidental barracks shooting, NCIS says
No charges have been filed at this time.
By Andrea Scott
Marine Corps call word renaming honors legendary ‘Redfield’ sniper
It might be an obscure reference for young Marines early in their marksmanship training, but it holds a special place in the sniper community, especially for those steeped in the legend and lore of the sniper’s role in Vietnam.
By Todd South
A new sniper rifle for the Army, Marines and SOCOM
The new rifle can be converted to three different calibers.
By Todd South
Commander and sergeant major fired from Marine unit that lost 2 rifles
The battalion commander and battalion sergeant major led 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, the unit that lost two rifles in December 2019.
By Philip Athey
Colt is back (sort of) — This time with an updated version of the US military M4 rifle
Under everybody’s radar at this year’s Shooting, Hunting Outdoor trade show in Las Vegas, Colt quietly announced a revamp of its battle-tested M4 military rifle, introducing the new “CM5” rifle to the shooting public.
By Christian Lowe
Two rifles still missing from Camp Lejeune, but Marines no longer actively searching
The rifles went missing in late December during a field exercise at the unit’s home base of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
By Philip Athey
Noveske is building a rifle modeled on one of the greatest gunfights in cinema
Available in extremely limited numbers, the “Heat Model” Colt 733 starts with a Noveske / Dead Air Gen 1 lower receiver, with a prominent rollmark that consists of a combination of both companies’ logos.
By Richard Graves
Marines actively searching for two missing rifles on Camp Lejeune while NCIS investigates
Online rumors say that the rifles were taken from the sleeping bags of a lieutenant and corporal.
By Philip Athey