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Weapon Photos

XM-3 at 7000' in Idaho, owned by Phil Maher Sr.

The Marine Corps has long been famed for making it's own sniper rifles in Quantico, but even the best can get better as evidenced in the XM-3 .308 sniper system. Working with DARPA, Iron Brigade Armory came up with a weapon that the Marines of I-MEF have used in Iraq this year. The weapon Military Times photographed at AUSA was only days back from the desert and had a very effective (their words, not mine) tour in the hands of Marine Scout/Snipers. So whats so great about it? It's only 16.25 pounds with suppressor, day scope and a full magazine, for starters. It's also only 48.25" long with the suppressor and works seamlessly with the AN-PVS-22 Universal Night Sight. The unique suppressor, built by Surefire, uses a Fast-Attach system that maintains it's zero and causes no impact drift when in place or removed.

Army Times article on the XM-3

IBA's XM3 Featured in U.S. Tactical's 2009 Catalog

Chandler Sniper with "Take-Down" Stock

John Fasano's IBA Rifles

Love the weapon system, can shoot .25 MOA at 500 yards consistantly.

IBA EBR built to similar specs to the Navy Mark 14 mod 0, with a Sage EBR stock,
2.5-10x24 NXS and a UNS night sight.

AR-10 carbine with a 2.5-10x24 NXS and UNS mounted on a ARMS SIR system.

M249 Para SAW with TA01 NSN ACOG UNS night sight and a
GEM-TECH HALO suppressor.

Chandler sniper with Surefire suppressor, 3.5-15x50 NXS, and
UNS night sight mounted on UNS block.

Barrett 82A1 with 3.5-15x50 NXS, and UNS night sight.

AR-10(T) with 3.5-15x50 NXS, UNS night sight, SIR system and Vltor Stock.

IBA Meusoc Owned by Peter Jolles, received from IBA in 2006