Canada Sniper Rifle C-3A1 High accuracy Target

The C-3A1 Sniper Rifle is an improved model of the C-3.  Differences include a new McMillan A2 synthetic stock with stock spacers to allow the length of the stock to be altered, a strengthened receiver, an internal three-round magazine replaced with a box magazine feed with double the capacity of the C-3, a modified bolt handle to allow a surer grip with a gloved hand, and an attachment point for a detachable bipod.  The twist of the rifling was altered to allow more accuracy from both standard and modified 7.62mm NATO rounds.  The normal Kahles sight of the C-3 was replaced by a Unertl 10x scope similar to that used by the US Marines. 

Canada Sniper Rifle C-3A1

The C-3 sniper Rifle is an improved version of the British Parker-Hale Model 82.  Some of the changes were made to suit Canadian manufacturing practices, but  there were many true improvements made to produce the C-3 the stock was made adjustable for length of pull by the use of spacers, the rifle was given dovetail mounts on the receiver to allow the use of several different telescopic sights (though the Canadian Army’s standard scopes for the C-3 is an Austrian-made Kahles 6x) or iron sights, and all exposed metalwork was given a non-reflective finish.  The C-3 was accepted for Canadian service in the mid-1970s.