Barrett M82
| Barrett M82 | |
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The M82A1
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| Type |
Sniper rifle Anti-materiel rifle |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1989–present |
| Used by | See Users |
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| Production history | |
| Designer | Ronnie Barrett |
| Designed | 1980 |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing |
| Unit cost | $12,050 (M82A1) $6,000 (M82A2) |
| Produced | 1982–present |
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| Specifications | |
| Weight |
M82A1:
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| Length |
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| Barrel length |
M82A1:
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| Cartridge | |
| Action |
Recoil-operated rotating bolt |
| Muzzle velocity | 853 m/s (2,799 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 1,800 m (1,969 yd) |
| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine |
| Sights | Fixed front, adjustable rear sight; MIL-STD-1913 rail provided for optics |
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The Barrett M82, standardized by the US Military as the M107, is a recoil-operated, semi-automatic sniper rifle developed by the American Barrett Firearms Manufacturing company. It is used by many units and armies around the world. Despite its designation as an anti-materiel rifle, it is used by some armed forces as an anti-personnel sniper rifle. It is also called the Light Fifty for its .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) chambering and significantly lighter weight compared to previous applications. The weapon is found in two variants, the original M82A1 (and A3) and the bullpup M82A2. The M82A2 is no longer manufactured, though the XM500 can be seen as its successor.
Barrett Firearms Manufacturing was founded by Ronnie Barrett for the sole purpose of building semi-automatic rifles chambered for the powerful 12.7×99mm NATO (.50 BMG) ammunition, originally developed for and used in M2 Browning machine guns. Barrett began his work in the early 1980s, and the first working rifles were available in 1982, hence the designation M82. Barrett designed every single part of the weapon personally and then went on to market the weapon and mass-produce it out of his own pocket. He continued to develop his rifle through the 1980s, and developed the improved M82A1 rifle by 1986.
The first conventional military success was the sale of about 100 M82A1 rifles to the Swedish Army in 1989. Major success followed in 1990, when the United States armed forces purchased significant numbers of the M82A1 during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Kuwait and Iraq. About 125 rifles were initially bought by the United States Marine Corps, and orders from the Army and Air Force soon followed. The M82A1 is known by the US military as the SASR—"Special Applications Scoped Rifle", and it was and still is used as an anti-materiel rifle and explosive ordnance disposal tool. The long effective range, over 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) (1.1 miles), along with high energy and availability of highly effective ammunition such as API and Raufoss Mk 211, allow for effective operations against targets such as radar cabins, trucks, parked aircraft, and the like. The M82 can also be used to defeat human targets from standoff range or against targets behind cover.
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