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Canadian Army to Spend $6 Million for Colt-Made C20 7.62 Rifles

by Chris Eger

The Canadian Army is dropping $6 million into Colt Canada’s coffers for the new 7.62 NATO C20 rifle to equip sniper teams. The Canadian Department of National Defence confirmed to local media that Colt Canada will supply 272 of the new C20 rifles after a pair of contracts, a CA$2 million (USD 1.42 million) award […]

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Canadian sniper smashes world record with 2 mile kill shot in Iraq

by Brian Seay

Canadian Armed Forces officials on Thursday confirmed the 3,540 meter kill shot, which shatters the previous record of 2,475 meters.

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Marine units start using upgraded M2A1 machine gun

by Brian Seay

The Marine Corps announced last week that units have started using the updated M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun, which improves on the classic M2.

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