7.62×51mm NATO
The 7.62×51mm NATO (official NATO nomenclature 7.62 NATO) is a rimless, straight walled, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge. It is a standard for small arms among NATO countries.
First developed in the 1950s, the cartridge had first be ...
( .308 Winchester)
, length=124.5 cm (49 in)
, weight=6.3 kg (13.9 lb)
, velocity={{convert, 832, m/s, ft/s, abbr=on
The C12A1 cadet target
rifle
A rifle is a long gun, long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting and higher stopping power, with a gun barrel, barrel that has a helical or spiralling pattern of grooves (rifling) cut into the bore wall. In keeping with their focus o ...
is a competition firearm used by members of the
Royal Canadian Army Cadets
The Royal Canadian Army Cadets (RCAC; ) is a national Canadian youth program sponsored by the Canadian Armed Forces and the civilian Army Cadet League of Canada. Under the authority of the National Defence Act, the program is administered by th ...
for advanced training and
target shooting
Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such ...
competition.
The C12A1
cadet rifle
file:Springfield1922.jpg, Springfield Model 1922 cadet rifle
file:Cz452 tangent sight.jpg, A tangent sight on a CZ 452 rifle, with calibrated markings for ranges out to 300 meters
file:Australian Air Force Cadets using the Trainer variant of the CZ ...
is a single-shot,
bolt-action
Bolt action is a type of manual Action (firearms), firearm action that is operated by ''directly'' manipulating the bolt (firearms), turn-bolt via a cocking handle, bolt handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the firearm (a ...
rifle chambered in
7.62×51mm NATO
The 7.62×51mm NATO (official NATO nomenclature 7.62 NATO) is a rimless, straight walled, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge. It is a standard for small arms among NATO countries.
First developed in the 1950s, the cartridge had first be ...
. The C12A1 features the RPA Trakker rear sight, and an Anschütz front sight with level; it has no applied safety; it features a light palma profile free-floating barrel, and an
ejector
A vacuum ejector, or simply ejector, or aspirator, is a type of vacuum pump, which produces vacuum by means of the Venturi effect.
In an ejector, a working fluid (liquid or gaseous) flows through a jet nozzle into a tube that first narrows an ...
. The rifle was designed around the RPA Quadlock action. It is equipped with one of three versions of a synthetic Robertson pistol-grip stock with adjustable cheekpiece and buttplate. The first two stock versions are in black, with either a wider stock and one inch spacing between the cheek rest and butt plate (pictured), or with a thinner stock and no spacing; butt spacers may be inserted in both cases to adjust butt length as needed. The National Rifle Team ( NRT) version of the rifle shows patterns of red and white with maple leafs as well the butt-stock length is adjustable on a screw rather than with spacers and is also able to have the angle adjusted (in addition to standard height adjustment). The C12A1 fires a 7.62×51mm NATO or .308 Winchester round.
The National Rifle Team, the British Cadet Rifle Team (BCRT), cadets participating in the Fullbore Phase 2 summer training course (formerly Cadet Leader Instructor Marksman Course), previously trained staff cadets, and members of adult staff who are Rifle Coaches use this rifle.
Royal Canadian Army Cadets
The Royal Canadian Army Cadets (RCAC; ) is a national Canadian youth program sponsored by the Canadian Armed Forces and the civilian Army Cadet League of Canada. Under the authority of the National Defence Act, the program is administered by th ...
* RPA Rangemaster, another rifle also produced by RPA International