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==Specifications== Initially, SEAL Recon Rifles were built in-house with the only requirements being a 16" [[gun barrel|barrel]] (406mm), and the ability to shoot any [[5.56Γ45mm]] [[cartridge (firearms)|cartridge]] in inventory, including the first iterations of the 77-grain (5 gram) [[Mk 262|Mk262]] Mod0 cartridge.<ref name="SC">{{cite web | url=https://snipercentral.com/mk12-spr/ | title=Mk 12 SPR | date=3 April 2020 }}</ref><ref name="Rottman2011">{{cite book|last=Rottman|first=Gordon L.|url=https://ospreypublishing.com/the-m16|title=The M16|publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]]|isbn=978-1-84908-691-2|editor-last=Pegler|editor-first=Martin|series=Military History, Weapon series (WPN14)|publication-place=Great Britain|publication-date=20 December 2011|pages=46β47|language=en|chapter=Development|date=20 December 2011|type=Also available in paperback and ePub|format=PDF}}</ref> Otherwise, the rifle was individualized to the tastes of the user by the armorer or the SEAL themselves. The stainless-steel barrels were sourced from Lilja Precision Rifle Barrels with a 1:8 (203mm) twist and a unique heavy profile, beginning at 0.980 inches (25mm) in diameter for the first 2.60 inches (66mm) of length, then narrowing down to 0.850 inches (22mm) in diameter, 0.750 inches (19mm) in diameter underneath the front sight block, and 0.725 inches (18mm) in diameter to the muzzle.<ref name="Neville2016"/> These barrels were mated to flat-top upper receivers featuring an M1913 rail, to which optics and back-up [[iron sights]] could be attached. Operators commonly chose to install back-up iron sights manufactured by [[Knight's Armament Company]], ARMS Inc, and Troy Industries with the rifles.<ref name="SOFREP" /> Recon rifles were reportedly fitted with free-float handguards, the most popular being the KAC M4 Match RAS and a longer-length LaRue free-float handguard, either of which provides plentiful rail space to mount accessories. KAC free-floated rails (P/N 20214) were part of the Mk12 Mod 1 package and were in common use during the [[war on terror]]. <ref name="Neville2016">{{cite book|last=Neville|first=Leigh|title=Guns of Special Forces 2001 β 2015|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v1yqCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA162|date=31 March 2016|publisher=Pen and Sword|isbn=978-1-4738-8102-0|page=162}}</ref> Barrels were sometimes fitted with Ops Inc. 12th model suppressors and their accompanying muzzle brakes.<ref name="SC"/>
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