Soldier Story DEVGRU-Gold Team Preview

Coming soon from Soldier Story, a 1/6 scale 12-inch DEVGRU-Gold Team operator. Some of the new stuff in 1/6 scale include chemlight sticks, cloth Asolo boots and a new carabiner. Not forgetting to mention the SI-A Goggles with very clean and shiny lens, just like the real thing. Also new are the Vel-Tye's Hugger vest and LOWVIS MOLLE Chest Rig. Plus the Crye Precisions Digi2 pattern (not USMC MarPat), also referred to as AOR1. AOR stands for Area Of Responsibility, with patterns meant to replace ranger green, coyote and khaki for socom.

The United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (NSWDG), commonly known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team Six (ST6), is the United States Navy's secretive tier-one Counter-Terrorism and Special Mission Unit (SMU). DEVGRU are the former SEAL Team Six. The vast majority of information surrounding DEVGRU is highly classified and details of its activities are not commented on by either the White House or the Department of Defense.
[ source: wiki ]

New from ZYTOYS － CheyTac M200 Sniper Rifle

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The CheyTac Intervention M-200 rifle is an American-made bolt action heavy sniper rifle designed by CheyTac LLC. for long range soft target interdiction (i.e. anti-personnel/sniper). The CheyTac Intervention rifle is fed using a detachable single stack magazine, which holds 7 rounds. It fires .408 CheyTac or .375 CheyTac ammunition. [ source: wiki ]

In the film "Shooter", released in 2007, Mark Wahlberg is Bob Lee Swagger, a retired Gunnery Sergeant Marine Scout Sniper who is framed for murder by a rogue secret private military company unit. This conspiracy thriller was directed by Antoine Fuqua based on the novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter. "Shooter" depicts a number of sniper tactics, thanks to the guidance of former US Marine scout sniper Patrick Garrity, who trained Mark Wahlberg in sniper tactics. Garrity taught Wahlberg to shoot both left and right-handed (the actor is left-handed), as he had to switch shooting posture throughout the movie, due to Swagger's sustained injuries. His training included extreme distance shooting (up to 1,100 yards), and the use of camouflage ghillie suits.

Throughout the film, Swagger uses an array of sniper weapons, among which are the USMC M40A3 rifle and Barrett M82 sniper rifles, and Donnie Fenn used an M4 Carbine with a M203 grenade launcher and M68 Close Combat Optic in the African opening sequences, the Cheyenne Tactical M-200 Intervention to shoot the Dinty Moore stew can and Remington 700P.

And from ZYTOYS come these 1/6 CheyTac M200 Sniper Rifles. The first comes in gun metal grey and has a silencer.





There's also the OD (Olive Drab) green version with a muzzle flash barrel

Desert camouflage version with a muzzle flash at the end of the barrel

And Arctic Snow (whitewashed winter camo), complete with silenced barrel

Previously posted: 1/6 scale 12" United States Marine Corps (USMC) Sniper code-named "Snake", released by BBI Elite Force in 2001.

A recent newspaper article on snipers in the waters off Somalia - "3 shots, 3 kills" HERE

G.I. Joe USMC Sniper Military Figure

This G.I. Joe Classic Collection USMC Sniper was released in 1997. The United States Marine Corps Sniper must be a superb marksman and a master at field craft and aggressive tactics. Outfitted in a Ghillie suit, this G.I. Joe soldier carries a Remington 7.62mm M40A1 sniping rifle, and a Colt arms assault rifle. He also comes with binoculars to spot his target.






Previously posted: 1/6 scale 12" United States Marine Corps (USMC) Sniper code-named "Snake", released by BBI Elite Force in 2001.

A recent newspaper article on snipers in the waters off Somalia - "3 shots, 3 kills" HERE

BBI Elite Force 1/6 USMC Sniper "Snake"

Another "Snake" but this one has got nothing to do with "Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater" Naked Snake which I'd posted earlier. This is a 1/6 scale 12" United States Marine Corps (USMC) Sniper code-named "Snake", released by BBI Elite Force in 2001. This USMC Sniper "Snake" came complete with a ghillie suit with "strips" (in this instance, fabric strings) which you had to attach yourself piece by piece to the netting on his suit to complete the look. But you must admit, the final outcome is quite satisfying. "Snake" also came with a sniper scarf and t-shirt, camouflaged M40A1 sniper rifle with working bolt, sling and 6 individual bullets, Beretta M9 pistol with removable magazine, web belt with OD holster, SDU-5/E strobe light (in front left pocket), AN/PCR 119 Radio with Handset, Die-cast M16A3 assault rifle with removable clip, MK III Navy knife with sheath, hydration pack, digital watch, and Sniper Spotting scope with stand.









A ghillie suit, or yowie suit, is a type of camouflage clothing designed to resemble heavy foliage. Typically, it is a net or cloth garment covered in loose strips of cloth or twine, sometimes even made to look like leaves and twigs. Snipers wear a ghillie suit to blend into their surroundings when they feel it is important for them to camouflage and hide themselves from enemies or their targets.

Snake's hydration pack hidden under his ghillie suit

MK III Navy knife in sheath

Die-cast M16A3 assault rifle with removable clip - back-up weapon for closer encounters


"Snake's" sidearm: Beretta M9 pistol with removable magazine, holstered until he needs to use it


The M40 is a bolt-action sniper rifle used by the United States Marine Corps. It has had four variants — the M40, the M40A1 the M40A3 and the M40A5. The M40 was introduced in 1966. The changeover to the A1 model was completed in the 1970s, the A3 in the 2000s and the A5 in 2009.

Each M40 is built from a Remington 700 bolt-action rifle, and is extensively modified by USMC 2112 (Armorers) at Marine Corps Base Quantico, using components from a number of suppliers. New M40A3s are being built, and A1s are upgraded to A3s as they rotate into the armory for service and repair. [ source: wiki ]

Accessories as mentioned: Sniper Spotting scope with stand, AN/PCR 119 Radio with Handset, digital watch and 6 "bullets" (these has since been improved to real "full metal jackets")

Close-up of the sniper spotting scope

And AN/PCR 119 Radio with Handset

In addition to marksmanship, military snipers are also trained in camouflage, field craft, infiltration, reconnaissance and observation techniques.

Tom Berenger played US Marine Sniper Thomas Beckett in the film "Sniper (1993)" whose job was to seek out rebels and remove them using his sniper skills. One of the scenes I remembered from the movie was when he crawled inch by inch to take up a shooting position in his ghillie suit whilst surrounded by Panamanian rebels. It really showed how the ghillie suit worked in that situation.

A recent newspaper article on snipers in the waters off Somalia - "3 shots, 3 kills" HERE