Black Hills Mk262, Mod 1, is a modification of the 5.56x45mm NATO ammo (usually abbreviated to 5.56 NATO). It is a standard ammunition cartridge for both NATO and many Non-NATO forces. Initially used in the M16 rifle during the Vietnam War, when it fired steel core bullets weighing 62 grains. The approved abbreviation for these bullets is either US M855 or NATO SS109.
The M855 was unpopular for its inability to reliably fragment and for its low first-shot kill rate. Whether you are shooting at moose or enemy soldiers, a swift kill is always more humane than a sloppy injury or maiming. The Black Hills Mk262 came onto the market in the 1980s. Designed for use in the M12 Special Purpose Rifle (SPR), it was a welcome improvement because it fragmented more reliably at both short and long range.
The new, improved 5.56 NATO cartridges are heavier than the NATO SS109 and constructed more lightly. Special forces marksmen liked them in their MA4A1 carbines as well as in the M12. The MK262, Mod 1, is used by all four branches of the American armed forces and many law enforcement agencies.
The Mk12 SPR is a modified, light designated marksman variant of the M16. The Mk12 has a shorter barrel than an M16 but has a greater effective range than an M14 carbine. The advantage to a company of soldiers of having a trained designated marksman in their ranks is to effectively extend their range.
The designated marksman serves in the infantry. His function lies in between that of an infantryman and that of a sniper. The designated marksman rifle, for example, the Mk12 SPR, is different from both an assault rifle and the weapon used by a sniper.
Army recruitment officers describe the infantryman as someone that takes part in extreme sports, forms lifelong relationships with his comrades and travels all over the world. Infantrymen themselves will tell you they train harder, are more disciplined and suffer more casualties. In Star Trek terms, they wear the red shirts.
Snipers work in pairs, with the senior marksman observing and feeding critical information to the marksman, the junior of the two. The training of a sniper is considerably more complicated than simple marksmanship. They need to learn things like infiltration, camouflage, field craft and reconnaissance. They are often deployed in urban conditions or in jungle warfare.
The terms 'dedicated marksman' and 'dedicated sniper load' may be easily confused. Designated sniper load refers to the ammunition component of a suite of parts assembled to perform a specified task or to obtain the most accurate arrangement to strike a specific target. The role of the dedicated marksman is specifically to place accurate, rapid fire on enemy targets as far away as 1,000 meters or 1090 yards. Contrast this with the assault marksman, whose job it is to fire on targets 500 meters/550 yards away. Another distinction is that the assault rifle is capable of being used in either fully automatic or semi-automatic mode, while the SPR is a semi-automatic rifle.
The M855 was unpopular for its inability to reliably fragment and for its low first-shot kill rate. Whether you are shooting at moose or enemy soldiers, a swift kill is always more humane than a sloppy injury or maiming. The Black Hills Mk262 came onto the market in the 1980s. Designed for use in the M12 Special Purpose Rifle (SPR), it was a welcome improvement because it fragmented more reliably at both short and long range.
The new, improved 5.56 NATO cartridges are heavier than the NATO SS109 and constructed more lightly. Special forces marksmen liked them in their MA4A1 carbines as well as in the M12. The MK262, Mod 1, is used by all four branches of the American armed forces and many law enforcement agencies.
The Mk12 SPR is a modified, light designated marksman variant of the M16. The Mk12 has a shorter barrel than an M16 but has a greater effective range than an M14 carbine. The advantage to a company of soldiers of having a trained designated marksman in their ranks is to effectively extend their range.
The designated marksman serves in the infantry. His function lies in between that of an infantryman and that of a sniper. The designated marksman rifle, for example, the Mk12 SPR, is different from both an assault rifle and the weapon used by a sniper.
Army recruitment officers describe the infantryman as someone that takes part in extreme sports, forms lifelong relationships with his comrades and travels all over the world. Infantrymen themselves will tell you they train harder, are more disciplined and suffer more casualties. In Star Trek terms, they wear the red shirts.
Snipers work in pairs, with the senior marksman observing and feeding critical information to the marksman, the junior of the two. The training of a sniper is considerably more complicated than simple marksmanship. They need to learn things like infiltration, camouflage, field craft and reconnaissance. They are often deployed in urban conditions or in jungle warfare.
The terms 'dedicated marksman' and 'dedicated sniper load' may be easily confused. Designated sniper load refers to the ammunition component of a suite of parts assembled to perform a specified task or to obtain the most accurate arrangement to strike a specific target. The role of the dedicated marksman is specifically to place accurate, rapid fire on enemy targets as far away as 1,000 meters or 1090 yards. Contrast this with the assault marksman, whose job it is to fire on targets 500 meters/550 yards away. Another distinction is that the assault rifle is capable of being used in either fully automatic or semi-automatic mode, while the SPR is a semi-automatic rifle.
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