McMillan Tac-50

From Army.ca

McMillan Tac-50 photographed in July, 2006. This weapon, belonging to 3 PPCLI, is the actual weapon used to set the world's long distance sniper kill record. Calgary Highlanders photo.

Canadian snipers use specialized equipment such as the McMillan Tac-50, a bolt-operated .50 calibre sniper rifle specially designed for the purpose of long-distance sharpshooting (as opposed to sniper weapons of the 20th Century which were generally factory-adapted versions of the standard service rifles such as the Ross, SMLE, and Number 4 Mark I Lee Enfield.)

• Weight: 11.79 Kg / 26 lbs
• Length: 1.44M / 57 inches
• Single shot
• Five round magazine
• Heavy free floating fluted barrel
• Fitted with a 16x power Leupold scope