Back in March we reported that the USMC order just over 600 M320 grenade launchers. The Marine Corps has now confirmed that each squad will be equipped with three M320s… Continue reading "The Grenadier Returns: USMC to Deploy M320 at Fire Team Level"
The US Marine Corps has confirmed its intention to transition to a 12 man rifle squad with a new restructuring of the service’s most basic unit. The Corps will shift… Continue reading "USMC to Transition to 12-Man Rifle Squads"
In recent months the Corps has been increasingly open about its intentions to adopt the M27 as its standard issue rifle. Back in August 2017, the USMC released a sole… Continue reading "Marine Corps Seeking to Buy More M27 IARs"
After over 50 years of service, it looks like the Marine Corps is about to replace the venerable M40 Sniper Rifle. The USMC is set to purchase just over 350… Continue reading "The USMC Is Finally Replacing the M40 Sniper Rifle"
The US Marine Corps is interested in the Army’s Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System (CSASS). Chambered in the longer ranged 7.62x51mm round, the CSASS has the edge over the Corps’ recently fielded M38 adaptation… Continue reading "US Marine Corps Interested In Army’s Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System"
Note- This article is the second portion of an earlier article that contiues the discussion of the dynamics of being a member of a Marine Scout Sniper platoon. To read… Continue reading "Dynamics of a Scout Sniper Platoon Part Two"
Earlier I covered the topic of the failure rates at the Marine Corps Scout Sniper Basic Course and what the Marines wanted to do to mitigate the failures. I disagreed… Continue reading "Dynamics of a Scout Sniper Platoon Part One"
Note-This post is a continuation of the earlier post that began, talking about some of the issues that are inherent with chopping the current Scout Sniper Basic Course in two.… Continue reading "Analysis- Scout Sniper Basic Course Failure Rate Part Two"
The Marine Corps Times (not associated with the Marines) has highlighted an issue that hasn’t entered the public domain in firearms news as of yet, but has really been smoldering… Continue reading "Analysis- Scout Sniper Basic Course Failure Rate Part One"