M25 sniper rifle

(The enemy called him "White Feather" because he wore a white feather on his hat to taunt enemy troops hoping to collect a large bounty for his death or capture offered by the enemy.) The M25 is not a replacement rifle for the M24 Sniper Weapon System; it was designed to fill a specific need for accurate fire beyond the range of a standard-issue carbine and has been used from the Persian Gulf War onwards as the designated marksman's rifle (DMR).

• Name — M25 Sniper Weapon System • Origin — United States • Type — Sniper rifle/designated marksman rifle • Is Ranged — yes • Service — 1991 (possibly earlier) – present • Used By — United States • Wars — Gulf War • Designer — 10th Special Forces Group • Design Date — Late 1980s • Manufacturer — Springfield Armory (commercial version) • Weight — 4.9 kg • Length — 1125 mm • Part Length — 560 mm • Cartridge — 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester) • Action — Rotating bolt, Gas operated, Air cooled • Rate — semi-automatic • Velocity — 850 m/s (2800 ft/s) • Max Range — 900 m • Feed — 5, 10, or 20 round detachable box magazine • Sights — Bausch & Lomb Tactical 10×40

The M25 is similar in many ways to the M21. It has a National Match M14 barrel in a McMillan glass bedded fiberglass stock, uses a special gas piston, a National Match spring guide and a Brookfield Precision Tool Advanced Scope Mounting System. Most rifles use the Bausch & Lomb 10× Tactical scope; some use scopes made by Leupold & Stevens, including the Ultra Mark 4 M1, Ultra Mark 4 M3, and Vari X-III LR M3. Suppressors for use with this rifle are manufactured by OPS.