page_title: Marine Scout Sniper Rifle
section_title: Special Purpose Rifle
hierarchical_section_title: Marine Scout Sniper Rifle / Derivatives / Special Purpose Rifle
caption_attribution_description: English: GA SPR/DMR on Display at Government Arsenal booth at 25th AFAD Defense &amp; Sporting Arms Show (July 13, 2017).
context_page_description: The Marine Scout Sniper Rifle or MSSR is a semi-automatic designated marksman rifle developed from the Colt M16A1 rifle by the Philippine Marine Corps Scout Snipers due to the lack of a dedicated precision rifle which is used in the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
  The MSSR was developed due to the need of a sniper rifle system that could effectively use 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition. This was done mainly for cost-saving and availability reasons since the Armed Forces of the Philippines are actively engaged in counter-insurgency and internal security operations, especially against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Abu Sayyaf Group.
  The shorter effective range of the 5.56 mm cartridge compared to the 7.62 mm was less of a factor due to the shorter ranges encountered in jungle combat, where the rifle is primarily used. Its performance during subsequent combat operations proved the effectiveness of the weapon system, and it was adopted as the primary range sniper rifle of the Philippine Marine Scout Snipers.
context_section_description: A designated marksman rifle/special purpose rifle (DMR/SPR) variant intended to "meet the requirement for a 5.56mm rifle to engage targets up to 800 meters with optics." This rifle would replace the older M14s currently in use as designated marksmen rifles in the Philippine Army. 
  The new rifle will feature an 18" free-floating bull barrel with a 1 in 7" twist, a standard A2 flash suppressor, a flattop upper receiver with a Picatinny rail, provisions for a bipod and semi and select fire. 
  The new variant, designated the "Government Arsenal SPR/DMR" was slated to go into service in 2015, with the production of the initial batch of rifles.
caption: Special Purpose Rifle on display at the Government Arsenal booth at 25th AFAD Defense & Sporting Arms Show.
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