yes it certainly is! and i saw that thumbs up for j-huskey
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. I knew he was always an Auburn Tiger !Figured that was the story, still very cool. And just to talk me out of it, tell me again that the FBI 700’s were only lug slotted to fit the mount, not fully, 40x clip slotted, lol
About 12-15 years ago I bought one of the FN SPR A3G rifles because of it's features and because the FBI apparently used it as their rifle.
The first SPR A3G I bought just wouldn't shoot accurately. FN initially blamed my ammo, me and my shooting, the scope (Leupold MK4), the rings, the base, and anything else they could think of other than the rifle. Eventually FN took the rifle back to examine it and determined that I did in fact have one with a bad barrel.
At the time FN was moving from one factory location to another, and they didn't have any rifles to replace mine. 15 months later FN sent me another rifle, and a new scope to thank me for my patience and say they were sorry for the delay.
The second SPR A3G rifle wouldn't reliably feed rounds from one side of the magazine. The rounds from one side would jam into the side of the breech face rather than entering the chamber. FN again blamed me, my ammo, and some other things before they took the rifle back. They couldn't fix it, so they sent it off to GA precision and they couldn't fix it. After about six months of dinking round with my rifle FN admitted they couldn't fix it so they offered me a third rifle.. I declined as I had lost faith in the SPR A3G system.
FN agreed to give me any combination of other FN products up to equal value of the SPR A3G, so I took a few items, and sold them. The customer service rep at FN was a great guy to work with, and I actually felt sorry for him because I knew he couldn't magically make a rifle appear in a warehouse if the factory hadn't produced them.
The overall impression I got was that the customer service guy I dealt with really tried to help the customers, but upper management at FN isn't all that concerned with civilian consumers because most of their efforts are aimed at military and law enforcement. Individual civilian customers are more of a nuisance than a major source of revenue.
I really did like the FN FS2000 rifle, but like I said, I had lost faith.
The first SPR A3G I bought just wouldn't shoot accurately. FN initially blamed my ammo, me and my shooting, the scope (Leupold MK4), the rings, the base, and anything else they could think of other than the rifle. Eventually FN took the rifle back to examine it and determined that I did in fact have one with a bad barrel.
At the time FN was moving from one factory location to another, and they didn't have any rifles to replace mine. 15 months later FN sent me another rifle, and a new scope to thank me for my patience and say they were sorry for the delay.
The second SPR A3G rifle wouldn't reliably feed rounds from one side of the magazine. The rounds from one side would jam into the side of the breech face rather than entering the chamber. FN again blamed me, my ammo, and some other things before they took the rifle back. They couldn't fix it, so they sent it off to GA precision and they couldn't fix it. After about six months of dinking round with my rifle FN admitted they couldn't fix it so they offered me a third rifle.. I declined as I had lost faith in the SPR A3G system.
FN agreed to give me any combination of other FN products up to equal value of the SPR A3G, so I took a few items, and sold them. The customer service rep at FN was a great guy to work with, and I actually felt sorry for him because I knew he couldn't magically make a rifle appear in a warehouse if the factory hadn't produced them.
The overall impression I got was that the customer service guy I dealt with really tried to help the customers, but upper management at FN isn't all that concerned with civilian consumers because most of their efforts are aimed at military and law enforcement. Individual civilian customers are more of a nuisance than a major source of revenue.
I really did like the FN FS2000 rifle, but like I said, I had lost faith.
The FBI SWAT teams are using HS Precision 2000 SA's equipped with Leupold Mark V's and H59 reticles.
I know... sorry. The idea of dots inside a scope just makes me foam at the mouth and my tourette syndrome takes over.
I can’t believe I just found this thread. The amount of obscure information on the ‘Hide is what makes it great. And it’s members, especially j-huskey and Skunk. Thank you guys for the great reading on this. It’s much appreciated.
Pulled this out of a youtube clip. Interesting position, but a nice image of the rifle in use
Was watching this auction over the weekend. Interesting...
Custom US Government FBI FNA3G SPR Benchmade | Proxibid
Bid in a Proxibid online auction to acquire a Custom US Government FBI FNA3G SPR Benchmade 7mm-08 REM Sniper Rifle with Leupold Scope from Poinsett Auction & Realty, Inc..
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In a recent interview, Danny Coulson, the creator and first commander of HRT referenced M14 rifles that were deployed by the HRT Sniper Team during the CSA operation in northern Arkansas in April 1985.
Coulson said that the M14s were deployed due to the short ranges involved on that particular operation. Coulson made no specific mention of it, but I'm imagining M14s with irons as opposed to optics given the circumstances.
Anyone have any specs or first hand knowledge of M14s deployed by HRT??
Coulson said that the M14s were deployed due to the short ranges involved on that particular operation. Coulson made no specific mention of it, but I'm imagining M14s with irons as opposed to optics given the circumstances.
Anyone have any specs or first hand knowledge of M14s deployed by HRT??
Best of my memory, std, U.S. Rifle M14, pulled from .gov storage. They are still available under the 10-33 program to LE. The two that we had were plain mil issue.
There is one infamous picture of Agent D. Chipman at Waco with a m14, poor quality pic, but a std M14.
My retired Marine/FBI Armorer friend Ray Sweet sent me a lot of data, but, zero on the m14 back when I was data mining him. Wasn't considered swat worthy in any manner in the 90's when we were acquiring info and gear, but, was available as a spotter weapon circa RVN Sniper doctrine, through 10-33.
The Army had a build program then through AMU, and we had "old Hook" r&r ours, but not a full AMU build.
I know, this probably isn't the info u look for.
Infamous photo
I had that dvd like 10yrs ago and buddy walked off with it. Have been trying to find a copy of Sniper Comp for years.
Several field offices have M14s. Today they are used for demonstrations and citizen academies.
Horiouchi was not the only one. When i was at AP Hill, one of their snipers killed an agent around 2001. Live fire exercise, they grabbed the body and took it off without notifying the base.
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Don’t you know that you can’t shoot if you not straight behind the rifle…lol
He’s a Distinguished Rifle/Pistol shooter, but I’ll remind him he’s got it all wrong. Ha
When I got the drag-bag and rifle out of the truck, I laid it on the table. I opened the bag and pulled the rifle out and he said, "wow, that looks just like my old gun!" He picked it up and checked it out, opened the scope caps and took a look. "It even has a standard duplex like mine had..." A few more mins and comments later, he said, "This is bad-ass; I really like it."
I said, "you like it? That's good because it's yours." He almost fell off the porch when I said that.
Probably the best gift I've ever given. Made my day.
I said, "you like it? That's good because it's yours." He almost fell off the porch when I said that.
Probably the best gift I've ever given. Made my day.
I wasn't able to get my paws on an original barrel for this one. When faced with buying a barrel, I elected to get a stainless Krieger in the correct contour instead of a Douglas. Not that I think there's anything wrong with a Douglas, but Krieger is my favorite and if I'm spending money, what the hell!
So, instead of 12twist, 6 groove this will be 10twist, 4 groove. I think it'll shoot just fine...
Other than the barrel and action, it'll be all take-off/original parts.
So, instead of 12twist, 6 groove this will be 10twist, 4 groove. I think it'll shoot just fine...
Other than the barrel and action, it'll be all take-off/original parts.
We should have a race to see who gets to the finish line first!Mine is still in that stage as well.
Interesting to see that they went with the new 169 grain SMK.
DW
I havent looked into these 169 grain bullets....
Does it take care of the trans sonic concerns?
I like 168s because they tend to group better for me at ranges I typically shoot but I go with 175s because I want the ability on those rare occasions I go long.
Does it take care of the trans sonic concerns?
I like 168s because they tend to group better for me at ranges I typically shoot but I go with 175s because I want the ability on those rare occasions I go long.
I just got a box of 500 from UPS yesterday... looking forward to loading them Up!
DW
DW
Definitely designed for 1000 yard accuracy and flight. The closed nose won't make its terminal performance in tissue any greater...
Maybe almost kinda like shooting a full metal jacket on flesh.
Time, and @Skunk may tell.
Derrick and ASA aren't likely to approve...
Be curious about Buford B. too...
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I didn't know they made them either. I just looked into those and it looks like it has a shallower boat-tail which is what the 175 did, and the ogive is a bit of a hybrid. A stumpy hybrid, but a hybrid.
This is a huge step forward from 168smk. Speed, Accuracy, and overall performance is good.
Those look sweet.
Thank me for this.....I must be sitting on ten years of 175 SMKs having bought every box I could get my hands on......
Ha! I bought 4 boxes of 175's in the px the other day and thought about how lucky I was to get them before you did!!
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