The weapon must have a high-standard, fully
adjustable trigger, which can be adjusted in
terms of weight, idle movement, tilt angles,
or reset to the shooter's preferences.
The choice concerning the caliber of the
weapon depends on the type of task and the
tactical situation. For instance, police sharp-
shooter very rarely has the chance to shoot
at distances greater than 100–300 meters.
That is why it would be an overkill to give him
.50BMG rifle designed to eliminate targets at
distances above 2000 meters. For such pur-
pose, .223 is enough. Much simplified, it may
be assumed that at distances of 100–300
m, .223 is the proper caliber, at distances
300–800 m – 7.62x51mm NATO (.308
Winchester), 800–1200 m – .300 WinMag,
1200–1500 m – .338 Lapua Magnum, while
in the case of longer than 1500 m – .50 BMG
or .408 CheyTac.
The weight of a rifle, with additional equip-
ment, is about 6–9 kg. This results in great
steadiness and non-susceptibility to e.g. jit-
ters of the shooter's hand. One should also
mention the weight of ammunition – the
soldier who is about to perform his task in
the open field must consider this feature!
For instance, 72 rounds of .338LM weigh
the same as 120 rounds of .308WIN, or even
260 rounds of .223!
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