Tag: M25 Rifle

M25 is a sniper weapon system and is actually an upgraded version of M21. Thus very naturally it is very much similar to M21. It was developed by the 10^th Special Forces Group in the late 1980s; and it was designed for United States Army Special Forces and United States Navy SEALs. The M25 was specifically designed to satisfy Army Special Forces and Navy SEALs’ requirement of a sniper rifle based on match grade M14. This rifle is also known as Light Sniper Rifle, Sniper Security System and Product Improved M21. Commercially it has been termed as the “White Feather” honoring U.S. Marine Corps sniper Carlos Hathcock. He was famous for wearing a white feather on his hat during the Vietnam War.

This sniper system was very widely used during the Gulf War and is being solely used by the US onwards. It is in service till 1991 in the US. Currently it is being manufactured by Springfield Armory. The rifle weighs 4.9 kg (11lb) and is 1125 (44.3 inches) in length. It fires 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 Winchester) cartridges and it is a semi-automatic, gas operated and air cooled rifle with a maximum firing range of 900m (980 yd.).