M1091 Sniper Rifle System

The M1091 SRS is a UNSC Sniper rifle system that is quickly becoming popular with Marine sniper teams. The weapon is a bullpup sniper rifle designed for long range sniping of enemy personnel. The Weapon is fitted with a carbonized metal barrel to decrease thermal distortion, and accuracy-hampering movement through shock-resistant, plastic steel barrel bedding ensuring maximum accuracy, although the high calibre generates significant recoil. It comes with a Augur 10x scope as standard.

Uses
The M1091 is primarily used in a anti infantry role, bbeing used to snipe enemy soldiers. To this end, it has quickly become favoured over the SRS99 in the role of engaging enemy infantry. Being both lighter, having a larger magazine and being easier to use, the rifle has been replacing the SRS99 in increasingly high number.



Operation
The rifle gas operated with a free floating, fluted barrel. The bolt features six lugs that locks directly into the barrel. The barrel is protected by ventilated aluminium handguard and is fitted with muzzle brake. The weapon features a reciever mounted Misriah Rail interchanging the scope and position for a forward bipod, though this is not standard.

UNSC Comments
"Its alot more useful than say, the SRS99 or the M99. It doesn't leave a massibe vapour trail when you shoot it, immediatly exposing your position and it doesn't have a magazine so shallow you can only plug on Brute in a pack, at best and it doesn't need to be recharged. Of course, it won't put holes in tanks but it will certainly put holes in Brutes."

"I had a bet on with my friend, who is also in a sniper team serving in the 301st during the defence of Jugen port. I was still using the SRS99 for anti infantry operations, he was using the M1091. By the end of the day he had thirty four confirmed kills from his position and i only had fourteen. It wasn't because I was fighting smarter or better Brutes or they had cover or my position was inferior. My gun was. The mag is shallow, the kick back is annoying, its heavy and weighty..."

"Nothing beats the suppressor you can get for it. Sure it increases its length proportionatly. Us and four other 'ghost teams' were launching guerilla attacks on Brute camps around the Blackblood Ridge. We were ghillied up, our guns where ghillied up. You check twice and you woulda thought we we're bushes. We terrorized the Brutes right off the ridge."