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HK417 / G28 vs M110 SASS: how to tell them apart

Two versions of the same family. Name the wrong one in Spotrep and you still get family points, but the exact model scores most.

HK417 / G28, sniper or marksman rifle from Germany

HK417 / G28

Sniper or marksman rifle, Germany. In service since 2006

What gives it away

7.62 mm rifle with HK's angular AR-style receiver, a free-float rail and an adjustable stock; the G28 carries a long rail and a big scope.

Used by

Germany, Norway, Netherlands, France and others

Photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Wald-Burger8, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
M110 SASS, sniper or marksman rifle from USA

M110 SASS

Sniper or marksman rifle, USA. In service since 2008

What gives it away

Knight's SR-25 based semi-automatic rifle with a long railed handguard, a bipod and often a large suppressor.

Used by

USA and others

Photo: Thomas Alvarez, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
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