November 1, 2020
This Marine Had a Problem with His Sniper Rifle. He Called Customer Service.
Who else might you call in the middle of a firefight?
by Jared Keller
Key point: A rifle jammed, so a Marine called tech support during a battle. And guess what--it worked.
The Barrett M107 .50-caliber long-range sniper rifle is a firearm made for the modern war on terrorism. Officially adopted by the U.S. Army in 2002 and boasting a 2,000-meter range, a suppressor-ready muzzle brake, and recoil-minimizing design, the semi-automatic offers “greater range and lethality against personnel and materiel targets than other sniper systems in the U.S. inventory,†in an assessment by Military.com.
While Barrett’s reputation of “flawless reliability†has made the M107 the sniper weapon of choice, the rifle is just like any other essential tool: It often breaks when you need it most. And that’s apparently what happened to one Marine Corps unit pinned down in a firefight, according to one of Barrett’s longtime armorers.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/marine-had-problem-his-sniper-rifle-he-called-customer-service-171668
