Viewpoint - British Army Contract for L96A1 Sniper Rifle (by Gil Boyd B.E.M)

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The M85 as configured for the Canadian Forces was still being used in a training role as recently as 2011, topped with the Unertl 10x "C3 Sniper" marked.

Attachment 49655

Canadian Forces Base Valcartier, Quebec 20 Sept 2011
Observation of enemy activity
Canadian Snipers survey enemy activity at an Observation Post before an assault during Exercise Tireur Accompli.

Exercise Tireur Accompli is the final exercise on the basic sniper course. It aims at enabling candidates to apply the variety of skills and techniques that were taught during the course, such as the setting of observation posts, stalking, materiel destruction and engaging targets. The exercise was held at CFB Valcartier from 19-23 September 2011.
Canadian Forces Image Number IS2011-5022-03
By Corporal Jax Kennedy with Canadian Forces Combat Camera

The picture and description were pulled from flickr:

Observation of enemy activity | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

couple more pics

https://www.flickr.com/photos/world_...9W4GzL-9W1TT8/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/world_...9W1BcZ-9W4rVh/