The United States Navy Mk 12 MOD 0/1/H Special Purpose Rifle (SPR) is a designated marksman rifle that was in service with United States Special Operations Forces in the designated marksman role until 2017, also designed to be shorter than standard weapons.

This author has shot a Mk12 Mod 1 at a silhouette steel target at 850 yards consistently, which is way out of the range of a standard 5.56mm/.223 Rem. caliber rifles and ammunition. The combination of rifle and ammunition has served admirably in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

The MK12 SPR is a modified variant of the M16 family of weapons. The SPR grew out of a requirement of the Navy SEALs and Army Special Forces for a compact light sniper weapon. To fulfill that need, the SPR is fitted with a threaded-muzzle …

Apr 16, 2002 · I keep running into a story about 5 sf dudes, 3 using the mk12 spr to cover and retreat from some iraq soldiers and ended up killing 170 some in the process. Love the mk12 rifle and curious to read more about that story but cant find anything more than it being referenced in many articles as that one time... thanks.

Kyle carried his MK12 on patrol in Ramadi in 2006, a particularly dangerous city in Anbar Province in western Iraq. His SEAL platoon of 16 men supported an Army National Guard unit tasked with retaking the area around a hospital near the Euphrates River.

Apr 27, 2021 · The 5.56mm Mk12 Mod 0 and Mod 1 both proved very effective when fielded in combat in both Afghanistan and Iraq. In one engagement in Afghanistan two US Special Forces troopers armed with Mk12 Mod 0 rifles killed 93 Taliban insurgents. Accurate and effective, the Mk 12 series combined proven concepts from both the military and competition shooting.

Aug 12, 2018 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the United States Navy Mark 12 Special Purpose Rifle (Mk 12 SPR) Sniper Rifle / Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR) including pictures.

A U.S. Special Forces soldier takes aim with MK 12 SPR during training acitivities at Rawah, Iraq. The MK 12 is a highly modified AR-15/M-16 5.56mm design, known as the Special Purpose Rifle. Army Special Forces marksmen use both the SPR and the 7.62mm M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (SASS).

Apr 17, 2021 · SEALs love the Mk12, as do United States Marines. It’s an awesome “Special Purpose Rifle” used as a rifle that lives between a standard assault rifle and a sniper rifle. Mk12s use a specially...

Dec 22, 2023 · The Mk12 Special Purpose Rifle (SPR) series stands out for how accurate and effective it proved in both Iraq and Afghanistan. The Mk 12 SPR was such a huge success because it was a complete system, including rifle, suppressor, magnified optic and improved ammunition—the Mk 262 Mod 1 cartridge loaded with a 77-grain Sierra OTM bullet .