The Provisional IRA smuggled a number of M82s into Ireland from the United States in the 1980s, apparently made and sold by a gunsmith and former Barrett Firearms employee in Texas. Main article: South Armagh Sniper (1990–1997)
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. About 125 rifles were initially bought by the United States Marine Corps, and orders from the Army and Air Force soon followed. In 1990, the United States armed forces purchased the M82A1 during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Kuwait and Iraq. The weapon was first sold to the Swedish Army in 1989. Overview īarrett 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. The M82A2 is no longer manufactured, though the XM500 can be seen as its successor.ĭespite being designated as an anti-materiel rifle, the M82 can also be deployed as an anti-personnel system. 50 BMG 12.7×99mm NATO cartridge), the weapon is classified in three variants: the original M82A1 (and M82A3) models, the bullpup M82A2 model, and the Barrett M107A1, with an attached muzzle brake (designed to accept a suppressor, and made out of titanium instead of steel). military as the M107) is a recoil-operated, semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle developed by the American company Barrett Firearms Manufacturing.Īlso called the Light Fifty (due to its chambering of the. The Barrett M82 (standardized by the U.S. Designed, engineered, assembled and tested in the USAIron sights or various optics on MIL-STD-1913 rail.Ability to easily degas (remove all air).1:24 twist rifled German-made barrel made by Walther.29.5-inch barrel length with full-length composite shroud.8.5 pound overall weight unloaded without scope.Quick Disconnect Foster fitting for easy air-fill connection.3 slots in forearm grip to accept M-LOK attachments.Straight pull speed-bolt with 8 lbs cocking effort.Removable magazine means Hammer can be unloaded.24 cubic inch non-removable carbon fiber tank.
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