The US Army has announced that the MARS Inc and Barrett team has been selected as the winner of the xTech Soldier Lethality competition for the Precision Grenadier System.
MARS Inc.’s Squad Support Rifle System (SSRS) uses the long recoil action developed by Michael Merino, which is also used by the Olympus Arms Vulcan rifles, it feeds from a 5 round box magazine and fires 30x42mm grenades. The SSRS also incorporates a patented pneumatic dampener to help mitigate the recoil from firing a high velocity 30mm round.
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MARS Inc.’s Squad Support Rifle System (SSRS) uses the long recoil action developed by Michael Merino, which is also used by the Olympus Arms Vulcan rifles, it feeds from a 5 round box magazine and fires 30x42mm grenades. The SSRS also incorporates a patented pneumatic dampener to help mitigate the recoil from firing a high velocity 30mm round.

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