Springfield Armory · Sniper Rifle
M25 Sniper Weapon System
Gas operated short stroke · 7.62x51mm NATO · introduced 1991
Also known as M25 SWS, XM25, M25 White Feather
About the M25 Sniper Weapon System
The M25 Sniper Weapon System is an accurized, M14-based semi-automatic sniper rifle developed by U.S. Army 10th Special Forces Group armorers in the late 1980s as a product-improved successor to the M21 SWS. Chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO, it pairs a National Match M14 barrel and tuned two-stage match trigger with a glass-bedded McMillan fiberglass stock, a Brookfield Precision Tool steel stock liner, and the BPT Advanced Scope Mounting System.
The M25 was born from 10th Special Forces Group's 1986-1988 development effort at Fort Devens, Massachusetts; its civilian commercial twin, the Springfield Armory M25 White Feather, is named after legendary Marine sniper Carlos 'White Feather' Hathcock.
M25 Sniper Weapon System specifications
General
- Type
- Sniper Rifle
- Action
- Gas operated short stroke
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer-fired
- Trigger
- Two stage
- Trigger pull
- 2.0 kg (4.5 lb)
- Calibres
- 7.62x51mm NATO
- Magazine capacity
- 20 rounds
- Magazine
- Detachable box magazine
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 560 mm (22.0 in)
- Overall length
- 1125 mm (44.3 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 4.90 kg (10.80 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling twist
- 1:11 in (279 mm)
- Rifling
- Right hand
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Carbon fiber
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 850 m/s (2789 fps)
- Effective range
- 900 m
History
- Introduced
- 1991
- Production status
- In service
- Country of origin
- US
Features
- Mcmillan fiberglass stock
- Brookfield precision tool steel stock liner
- National match barrel
- National match spring guide
- Special gas piston
- Tuned two stage match trigger
- Bpt advanced scope mounting system
Safety
- Rotary trigger guard safety
Designated M25 in 1991 (earlier XM25, 1988). Over the M21 it adds the McMillan fiberglass stock with BPT steel liner, an improved durable scope mount, a special gas piston, and a National Match spring guide for greater repeatability. Empty weight ~4.9 kg; loaded-with-scope figures (~5.4 kg) are unconfirmed. Optics were typically Bausch & Lomb 10x40 Tactical or Leupold Mark 4. A civilian version is sold by Springfield Armory as the M25 White Feather.
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