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You know the C20, eh?

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The Colt Canada-produced C20 semi-automatic Intermediate Sniper Weapon is being acquired for the Canadian Army in small numbers.

Produced domestically by Colt Canada in Kitchener, Ontario, the semi-automatic C20 has an 18-inch barrel with a 1-in-10 twist and is reportedly pretty friggen accurate. Testing showed the rifle to fire 8,000 rounds with no stopping and deliver an average of .66 MOA over 144 five-round groups using 175-grain Federal Gold Medal Match.

The overall length on the C20 is 38-inches while weight is 9.1-pounds. It has a 46-slot continuous MIL-STD-1913 top rail and a handguard with M-LOK accessory slots in the 3-, 6-, and 9-o’clock positions. (Photo: Colt Canada)

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Meet the Timberwolf

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A Canadian Armed Forces sniper rifle sits ready to fire during Exercise IRON SWORD at General Silvestras Žukausas Training Area in Pabradė, Lithuania on November 10, 2015 during Operation REASSURANCE. Photo by: Corporal Nathan Moulton, Valcartier Imagery Section Canadian Armed Forces. [ note the old-school stock sock, which is made in this case, literally, from a Canuck army sock]

A Canadian Armed Forces sniper rifle sits ready to fire during Exercise IRON SWORD at General Silvestras Žukausas Training Area in Pabradė, Lithuania on November 10, 2015 during Operation REASSURANCE. Photo by: Corporal Nathan Moulton, Valcartier Imagery Section Canadian Armed Forces. [ note the old-school stock sock, which is made in this case, literally, from a Canuck army sock]

The gun shown above, offically the C14 Timberwolf MRSWS (Medium Range Sniper Weapon System), replaced the 1970s vintage 7.62x51mm Parker-Hale Model 82, known in CAF service as the C3A1, as well as “Big Mac,” the service’s M82 Barrett .50cal anti-material rifles.

The 14.5-pound C14, adopted in 2005, is built from Prairie Gun Works’ commercial .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6mm) platform chassis with a McMillian stock, fully adjustable trigger package and 26-inch heavy free-floating spiral fluted Kreiger barrel with a threaded muzzie for quiet time. Effective range is 1,500m and the gun’s USO SN-3 EREK 3.2-17x power optic is capable of pulling that off.

Canadian sniper teams also use an AR-10T (designated the C7CT) in .308 as a backup gun when downrange– which is always a good backup to have.