POTD: Swedish Snipers With Sako TRG M10 and Colt C20
Photo Of The Day and we have some interesting images from the Danish International Sniper Competition (DISC 24). These are from the Sniper Race Finale, which is the last event where the competitors have to cover 10 kilometers and 6 different shooting ranges. We’re looking at the Swedish Sniper Team in their M/90 camouflage pattern. What’s unusual is that they’re using the Colt Canada C20 which is not part of their normal arsenal. It could be a Danish rifle, on loan for the event? Another oddity is to use a normal mount on the C20, and Cantilever on the M10, when the other way around would make much more sense.
The colors on the Sako TRG M10 remind me of the jigsaw used by the Belgian Armed Forces. However, the TRG M10 is not used by Belgium or Denmark. It’s only recently that the Swedish Armed Forces mentioned that they would acquire the M10 sniper rifle in caliber 8.6 Lapua Magnum.
The color of their hearing protection looks a bit weird as well.
An example of one of the shooting positions.
For more information about the Danish C20: Danish Armed Forces Chose New Sniper Rifle – Colt Canada C20 DMR
Please feel free to comment and add to these mystery combinations.
Source: Danish Snipers - Official page and community for snipers of the Danish Armed Forces and affiliates
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Using the standard mount on the C20 and cantilever mount on the M10 as they have done makes perfect sense. The C20 has a monolithic upper, so a complete rail with no join in it for the mount to bridge. The M10 has a separate hand guard so the cantilever mount is needed to not sit across the join between that and the receiver rail.