POTD: Swedish SAKO TRG M10 Sniper Rifle (PSG 23), Ak5, M4 and M27 RWK
The Sako TRG M10, fielded by Swedish Amphibious Forces as the Prickskyttegevär 23 (PSG 23), rests on a bipod during a live-fire sniper demonstration. Regular readers should know the basics of this rifle well, except here it’s Cerakoted in HIR-601. This color is sometimes described as Swedish Flat Dark Earth, and HIR stands for High Infrared Reflectivity/Reduced IR, a line of coatings focused on both visible and near-infrared signature (how things look in night vision or IR scopes.
The selected optics for this sniper system is the Hensoldt 3.5-26×56, but as most may realize here, it’s using the Zero Compromise Optics and most likely the 5-27x model with the old 15 MIL turret, bought pre-24.
Prickskyttegevär 23 / SAKO TRG M10 specs:
- Length: 1,217 mm
- Weight: 6.3 kg (unloaded)
- Caliber: 8.6×70 mm (.338 Lapua Magnum) & 7.62×51 mm NATO
- Trigger: Two-stage match, 1.2–2.1 kg pull
- Magazines: 8-round (.338) & 10-round (7.62) capacity
But that’s not all. During the same event, a Swedish Marine with the 2nd Amphibious Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, fires an Automatkarbin 5 service rifle during a live fire range. This gives us an excellent possibility to compare the Ak5, the M4 and the M27 RWK.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Evan Anderson, a light armor vehicle repair technician with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, reloads an M4 carbine.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Thomas Vodak, an intelligence analyst with Force Reconnaissance Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fires an M27 Recon Weapons Kit Infantry Automatic Rifle.
Source: U.S. Marine Corps, photos taken by Lance Cpl. Frank Sepulveda Torres.
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