The Army Marksmanship has issued a RFQ to industry for 6.8mm match grade ammo. They are seeking ammunition with the following attributes: Brand Name or Equal, to the following:LI 001: Cartridge 6.8 Next Gen 135 -150 gr Hybrid, 5500, EA; 1a. BULLET: .277 dia. 135gr Sierra Match King OTM item or .277 dia 140gr Classic Hybrid...
Fort Moore, Ga. – Top Army leadership from the Pentagon and major commands gathered here Sept. 12-14 for the Maneuver Center of Excellence’s Maneuver Warfighter Conference. The annual event, hosted by Maj. Gen. Curtis Buzzard, MCoE commanding general and Fort Moore’s senior commander, focused on the way forward for large scale combat operations,...
This invite-only, championship for the best-of-the-best scorers of the most prestigious sniper competitions worldwide was held in Refugio, Texas, Sept. 8 – 10, 2023. (L to R) Sean Murphy of Nightforce Optics, Greg Hamilton of PROOF Research, winners of the Real World Sniper Championship. Columbia Falls, Mont. (September 2023) – PROOF Research®’s Weapons Test Specialist Greg...
The Horus Heatstroke Open, a much-anticipated event in the Australian PRS calendar, took place this August, drawing 26 elite shooters to Darwin. As the summer heat intensified, competitors from across the country, predominantly from WA and SA, gathered to showcase their skills in this challenging Championship of Fire (COF). This year’s event was marked...
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) —   The 805th Combat Training Squadron’s Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, also known as the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System Battle Lab, recently experimented with joint partners that helped evolve a new joint airspace management and joint fires capability at Nellis Air Force Base. Working with the...