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During the 1990s, the Canadian Armed Forces began looking to replace the aging C3A1 bolt-action rifles which had been in service since the 1950s. A list of requirements was drafted, one of which being that the rifle must be capable of fulfilling an anti-personnel role up to 1,200 m (1,312 yd). During the 2001 rifle trials at CFB Gagetown, the C14 was entered into the competition by PGW Defense Technologies. The C14 started life as a civilian long range hunting and sporting rifle, designed to chamber super magnum cartridges. Civilian Timberwolf rifles are offered in several chamberings, up to the .408 Cheyenne Tactical cartridge and the .416 PGW cartridge, a wildcat cartridge based on the .408 Cheyenne Tactical. The version used by the Canadian Armed Forces is chambered for .338 Lapua Magnum cartridge, a far more powerful cartridge than the 7.62x51mm NATO rounds used in the older C3A1 rifles. The C14 would perform spectacularly during the 2001 rifle trials, handily meeting the stringent distance requirements, and was selected to fill the role of the Canadian Armed Forces' dedicated anti-personnel rifle.<ref name = "militaryfactory c14">[https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.asp?smallarms_id=1132 Military Factory page on the C14]</ref>
The C14 Timberwolf uses a steel rotary bolt with dual front locking lugs, plus one additional locking lug at the rear. The extra locking lug at the rear assists in preventing the bolt from becoming jammed when chambering another round. The bolt is partly helically fluted, which reduces weight and stops bolt debris jams. A double plunger ejector and hook type extractor are used to remove fired cartridge cases, which helps create a very smooth action which is very reliable. The barrel for the MRSWS is a modified, heavy , free -floating Krieger-made barrel. The barrels are cryogenically stress-relieved and partly helically fluted, which reduces weight whilst maintaining most of the structural strength.<ref name = "forgotten weapons timberwolf">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhkSB26LS64 Forgotten Weapons video on the C14]</ref>
Since the introduction of the C14 Timberwolf MRSWS in 2005, the C3A1 rifle has been slowly removed from active service. The C14 is now the main sniper rifle in the Canadian Armed Forces arsenal. It is highly rated by snipers, who like the rifle itself as well as the additional effective range and penetration the .338 Lapua Magnum offers over the C3A1's 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. Aside from the Canadian military, the C14 has also seen limited use with the British SAS as well as the Royal Saudi Land Forces.