In 2007, when the Navy SEALs went looking for an alternative to the Barrett weapons system it already used � an ultra-high-caliber rifle capable of firing 0.50-inch cartridges at distances beyond 1,200 meters � it talked to the best weapons manufacturers across the globe.
Eventually it got in touch with a small company with 50 employees, who, it had heard, could make a weapon suitable for its tactical and operational demands.
Source:
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/08/ultimate-sniper-rifle/
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