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THE SNIPAR RIFLE

The theme of this issue being precision marksmanship, and the guns and gear that go with it, we felt it was only appropriate to build a reach-out-and-touch-something AR for this edition of build sheet. Specifically, we looked to the military’s SPR program for inspiration. The Special Purpose Rifle was a concept developed by Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division to fill a perceived gap in the

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