All of these little touches were done in house at the shooters home team. Some would go with a Geissele trigger too, and some would put a tube rail back on.

The MK12 is ok as it comes, but, me and majority of the guys that were around me immediately the fixed stock. I don't really care what charts and scientists say, me and can hit just as good with 16' as 18'.

I've shot both together on the same range at the same time.

Weight (it's not pounds at this stage it's ounces) and remember that balance has a factor here too.

2' does make a difference, especially with a.

Most of us that have a lot of time on one (myself included) think that 16' is better for a number of reasons: It went to 18' quite frankly because the big Army got involved. įormer SEAL Sniper Kyle Defoor recounts: When further development was handed over to Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division, the US Army incorporated their own concepts and funding into the joint program, resulting in the Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle which many SEALs were disappointed with.

Development ĭeveloped in-house by SEAL team armorers, the rifle's existence was centered less around a rigid specification and more around the concept of an accurized rifle that could share the duties and ammunition of fielded M4 carbines, whilst also being able to engage targets beyond the carbines' range. The concept of a 5.56 NATO-based accurized rifle was first seen in 1993 when American troops were deployed in Somalia.

Bcm recce 14 vs 16