A community portal about Accuracy International Arctic Warfare with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The Accuracy International Arctic Warfare rifle is a family of bolt-action sniper rifle designed and manufactured...
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A community portal about Accuracy International Arctic Warfare with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The Accuracy International Arctic Warfare rifle is a family of bolt-action sniper rifle designed and manufactured by the British company Accuracy International. It has proved popular as a civilian, police and military rifle since its introduction in the 1980s.
The Barrett Model 99 "Big Shot" or M99 rifle was produced and manufactured by the Barrett Firearms Company of the United States and first introduced in 1999. Background Barrett is better known worldwide for its previous .50 caliber rifles, the bolt action M95 and the semi-automatic M82A1. The M99 is well positioned on the weapons marketplace as a .50 caliber sniper / special applications rifle that is inexpensive yet extremely accurate long range. The M99 comes available in two basically...
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The M82 was developed by the American Barrett Firearms Company as a high powered heavy sniper rifle. The rifle is currently used by many armies and units around the world, including the American Special Forces. The M82 is also called the "Light Fifty" for its powerful .50 caliber BMG (12.7 mm) load. The weapon is made in two variants — the original M82A1 (and A3) and the improved bullpup M82A2. The M82A2 is no longer manufactured, however the XM500 can be seen as its successor, in that the...
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The FN A1A Special Police Rifle (FN SPR) is marketed by FHN USA, a subsidiary of Fabrique Nationale Herstal of Beligan as an bolt-action sniper rifle. Design The rifle was produced and manufactured in the U.S. Repeating Arms Company (owned by FN de Herstal) to specific FN specifications using official Winchester Model 70 actions. All current models of the FN SPR come in one of a variety of custom McMillan synthetic stocks. The earliest rifles were first shipped in the H-S Precision standard...
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The CZ 700 is a bolt-action sniper rifle often used for hunting rifle manufactured and designed in the Czech Republic by the Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod (CZ) company. The CZ 700 seems to have been replaced by the CZ 750 model. Variants The CZ 700M1 model is slightly lighter and shorter than the standard model. Manufactured by: CZ Type: Sniper Rifles Country of Origin: Czech Republic Cartridge: 7.62 x 39 mm
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