The Tango 51 is a

sniper rifle A sniper rifle is a high-precision, long-range rifle. Requirements include accuracy, reliability, mobility, concealment and optics for anti-personnel, anti-materiel and surveillance uses of the military sniper. The modern sniper rifle is a por ...

manufactured by Tactical Operations Incorporated. The rifle is based on a

Remington Model 700 The Remington Model 700 is a series of bolt-action centerfire rifles manufactured by Remington Arms since 1962. It is a development of the Remington 721 and 722 series of rifles, which were introduced in 1948. The M24 and M40 military sniper ...

action and chambered for

7.62×51mm NATO The 7.62×51mm NATO (official NATO nomenclature 7.62 NATO) is a rimless, bottlenecked rifle cartridge. It is a standard for small arms among NATO countries. First developed in the 1950s, the cartridge had first been introduced in U.S. service fo ...

.308 Winchester The .308 Winchester is a smokeless powder rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge widely used for hunting, target shooting, police, military, and personal protection applications globally. It is similar but not identical to the 7.62×51mm NATO ...

caliber. The rifle is extremely accurate, with an accuracy guarantee of 0.25

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(which gives 0.2617 inch spread at a distance of 100 yards, or 7.3 mm spread in a distance of 100 meters). The Tango 51 was adopted by 400 SWAT and law enforcement agencies worldwide, include the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB).

External links

Tactical Operations Inc. company website

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