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m40a3 for elite, and m14ebr or m21ebr for tactical snipers. Please! ask more gun ?s!

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There's a a few. Designated marksmen use specialised variants of the M16 and M14. The 'standard' sniper system is the M24, and is complimented with the M110 SASS.

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