Sig was awarded a $10 million contract from the US Army to manufacture so-called MK 248 MOD 1 and MOD 0 .300 Win Mag ammunition for use with Military sniper weapons.

The 300 Win Mag, which was designed strictly for hunting, has found a new lease on life as a sniper cartridge. ... Which cartridge wins in a 300 Win Mag vs. 30-06 matchup?

The associated move from 7.62x51mm to .300 Win Mag ammo helped boost the range of the ESR from the M24’s 800 meters to roughly 1,200 meters, as PEO Soldier explained at the time.

The 300 Win. Mag. has sufficient horsepower to work well with 210- to 220-grain bullets, too. Ron Spomer Ammo Versatility and Cost. The .300 Win. Mag. wins here because it has the powder capacity to ...

Staff Sergeant Alexander Black, U.S. Army, fires an M2010 sniper rifle chambered in .300 Win. Mag.—a rifle designed to take advantage of the improved ballistics of the Mk 248 MOD 1—during ...

Army Testing Smart Scope on .300 Win Mag Sniper Rifle Published March 14, 2014 In January, we reported that the Army had purchased six Tracking Point systems for testing.

The U.S. Army recently selected Sig Sauer, maker of the new Modular Handgun System, to make .300 Win Mag ammunition for the service's bolt-action sniper rifle. In a $10 million deal, Sig will ...

The U.S. Army awarded a $10 million ammunition contract to SIG Sauer for the production of its Mk 248 Mod 1 and Mod 0 .300 Win. Mag. sniper ammunition.

Few cartridges have withstood the test of time with such respect as the venerable .300 Winchester Magnum. Since its inception in 1963, the Win. Mag. has built a reputation as the “do-all” cartridge, ...

The new .300 Winchester Magnum, or Win Mag round, sniper rifle is a big improvement over its predecessor the M40A6 and boasts the ability to hit targets with precision at more than 1,000 yards.

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -- An out-of-place rock...an olive drab rucksack not covered...the subdued black muzzle of a Win Mag 300. Just a few things that could get a Special Operations Soldier killed ...