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SR-25

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The SR-25, short for Stoner Rifle-25, is a designated marksman rifle and semi-automatic sniper rifle designed by Eugene Stoner and manufactured by Knight's Armament Company. It uses a rotating bolt and Stoner's gas-operated piston system, loosely based on Stoner's earlier AR-10 chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO, and about 60 percent of its parts are interchangeable with the AR-15 and M16 rifle family. Early rifles were built by Remington Arms with 5R rifling and a free floating barrel attached through the front receiver's handguard. It was designed in the early 1990s and has been in production and in service since 1990. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Designated marksman rifle, semi-automatic sniper rifle 1
Introduced Year
1990 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
Connections

Operated By

United States Marine Corps, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: SR-25

Used In

Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: SR-25
War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Wars
Source Wikipedia: SR-25
In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

Knight's Armament Company

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: SR-25
Sources
1. Wikipedia: SR-25
  • Lead section, paragraph 1
    The SR-25 (Stoner Rifle-25) is a designated marksman rifle and semi-automatic sniper rifle designed by Eugene Stoner
  • Article text
    In the early 1990s, Stoner joined Knight's Armament Company.
  • Infobox: cartridge
    7.62×51mm NATO
  • Infobox: service
    1990-present
  • Lead section
    The SR-25 uses a rotating bolt and a Stoner bolt and carrier piston gas system. It is loosely based on Stoner's AR-10, rebuilt in its original 7.62×51mm NATO caliber.
  • Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), infobox wars field: 'War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)'
  • Used In: Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iraq War'
  • Operated By: United States Marine Corps, Wikipedia article text
    During the Iraq War, the United States Marine Corps ordered 180 Mk 11 MOD 1 rifles which were Mk 11s equipped with the upper receiver of the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System.
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2. Wikidata: SR-25
Wikidata Q1154523, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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