Standart caliber rifles
Austria
 Steyr SSG 69
 Steyr SSG 04
 Steyr SSG 08
 Steyr Scout Tactical
 Unique Alpine TPG-1
Belgium
 FN 30-11
 FN Police Rifle
 FN FNAR
Brazil
 IMBEL Fz.308
Canada
 Timberwolf C14
China (People Republic of)
 QBU-88
 JS 7.62
Czech Republic
 CZ 700
Finnland
 Saco TRG
France
 FR F2
 PGM Ultima Ratio
 PGM Mini-Hecate .338
Germany
 HK PSG-1
 HK MSG-90
 Walther WA2000
 Mauser SP66
 Mauser 86SR
 Mauser SR-93
 Blaser 93 Tactical
 DSR-1
 SSG-82
 Erma SR-100
 GOL-Sniper
Great Britain
 Enfield L42A1 & Enforcer
 Parker-Hale M82
 AI Arctic Warfare / L96
 AI AE
 RPA Rangemaster
Israel
 Galil sniper
 TEI M86-SR
Italy
 Beretta sniper
Poland
 "Alex" / "Bor" new
USA
 Barret 98B new
 Armalite AR10(t)
 M21
 Remington 700
 M24
 M40
 SR-25, Mk.11 mod.0, XM110
 Savage 10FP & 110FP
 RAI / RAP model 300
 FN SPR
 CheyTac Intervention
 Kel-tec RFB
 VR1 PSR
 FN FNAR
USSR / Russia
 Dragunov SVD
 SVU and SVU-A
 VSS
 SV-98
 SV-99
 VSK-94
 SVDK
 MTs-116M
Switzerland
 SIG SG550 Sniper
 Sig-Sauer SSG 2000
 Sig-Sauer SSG 3000
 SIG STR/SHR 970
 B+T APR 308
 B+T APR 338
Yugoslavia
 Zastava M76

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GALATZ - Galil Sniper Rifle (Israel)

Caliber(s): 7.62mm NATO (.308Win)
Operation: gas operated, rotating bolt, semi-auto
Barrel: 508 mm
Weight: 8 kg loaded (20 rounds), with scope, sling and bipod
Length: 1115 mm
Feed Mechanism: 20 rounds detachable box mag.

Galil sniper rifle (also known in IDF as GALATZ) is, basically, an improved Galil assault rifle, redesigned to fire 7.62mm NATO (.308win) cartridge. The changes made to original rifle made were:
- two stage trigger with semi-auto only mode of fire
- heavy target-style barrel with flash-hider and threads to accept optional silencer
- folding wooden buttstock, ajustable for lenght, with ajustable cheekpad
- fixed power 6X telescopic sights (quick-detachable mount is fixed on the left side of the receiver). Iron sights are kept in place for backup purposes.

GALATZ is manufactured in Israel by IMI, and is widely used by Israeli Defence Forces.
Tactically, GALATZ is much closer to "tactical support rifles" such as famous Russian SVD or German G3-SG1, rather than to true "sniper" rifles such as US M24/M40's, or Mauser 66 and 86's, also used by IDF (Israeli Defence Forces).

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