Barret M82


   The M82 is a high-powered SASR (special application rifle with telescopic sight) developed by the firm Barrett Firearms Manufacturing. He is currently part of the team of many special units and armies in the world, including US Special Forces. It is also called "Fifty Light" for its caliber .50 (12.7 mm). The weapon has two variants, the original M82A1 (and A3) and the M82A2 bullpup, the M82A2 no longer occurs, although the XM500 can be seen as its spiritual successor, using the bullpup configuration. The Barrett Firearms Company was founded by Ronnie Barrett for the sole purpose of building high-powered semi-automatic rifles with .50 caliber ammunition, originally developed and used by the Browning M2 machine gun. Barrett began his work in the early 1980s, and the first rifles were available in 1982, with the designation M82. Barrett continues to develop his rifle during the 1980s, producing the upgraded M82A1 in 1986.

   The first success in the military market was the purchase of about 100 M82A1 rifles by the Swedish Army in 1989. A major success continues in 1990, when the United States Army acquired a significant number of M82A1 during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Kuwait and Iraq. About 125 rifles were initially purchased by the United States Marine Corps, which was followed by Army and Air Force orders. The M82A1 is known in the United States Army as SASR (Special Applications Scoped Rifle), and was and continues to be used as an anti-material rifle and for actions of EOD ("Explosive Devices Deactivation"). Its long effective range (more than 1.5 km, with a record shot at 2.5 km), along with its high energy and availability of highly effective ammunition such as incendiary anti-armor bullets, and Raufoss Mk 211, ensure firing effective against targets such as radars, trucks, parked aircraft and others. The M82 can also be used against human targets at a great distance or when put under cover. However, the anti-personnel action is not the main application of the M82 (or any other rifle 12.7 mm). There are widely held beliefs that several treaties have banned the use of .50 BMG cartridges against human targets, as well as that generations of conscripts have been advised by the sergeants of instruction in firing a .50-caliber weapon at the harnesses and other transported equipment by an enemy soldier. Despite this, the Attorney General of the United States Military Court has issued a legal opinion that .50 BMG and even Mk 211 are legal for use against enemies.

   A later development produced the M82A2 bullpup rifle in 1987, which was a reduced recoil design to be able to shoot standing. It did not make a big impression on the firearms market and its production was quickly canceled. Although in 2006, Barrett developed the XM500, with a bullpup configuration similar to the M82A2. The latest derivative of the M82 family is the M82A1M rifle, adopted by the Marines as the M82A3 SASR and purchased in large quantities. This rifle differs from the M82A1 in that it has a complete Picatinny rail, which allows it to install a wide variety of telescopic sights and aiming devices. Other changes are the addition of a back support, lightened mechanism, removable bipod and mouth brake. Another variant of the original rifle is the M82A1A SASR, an almost identical model but specifically designed to fire Raufoss Mk 211 Mod 0 cartridges with perforator-incendiary bullet.

PRECISION RIFLE BARRET M82



Barret M82


   The M82 is a high-powered SASR (special application rifle with telescopic sight) developed by the firm Barrett Firearms Manufacturing. He is currently part of the team of many special units and armies in the world, including US Special Forces. It is also called "Fifty Light" for its caliber .50 (12.7 mm). The weapon has two variants, the original M82A1 (and A3) and the M82A2 bullpup, the M82A2 no longer occurs, although the XM500 can be seen as its spiritual successor, using the bullpup configuration. The Barrett Firearms Company was founded by Ronnie Barrett for the sole purpose of building high-powered semi-automatic rifles with .50 caliber ammunition, originally developed and used by the Browning M2 machine gun. Barrett began his work in the early 1980s, and the first rifles were available in 1982, with the designation M82. Barrett continues to develop his rifle during the 1980s, producing the upgraded M82A1 in 1986.

   The first success in the military market was the purchase of about 100 M82A1 rifles by the Swedish Army in 1989. A major success continues in 1990, when the United States Army acquired a significant number of M82A1 during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Kuwait and Iraq. About 125 rifles were initially purchased by the United States Marine Corps, which was followed by Army and Air Force orders. The M82A1 is known in the United States Army as SASR (Special Applications Scoped Rifle), and was and continues to be used as an anti-material rifle and for actions of EOD ("Explosive Devices Deactivation"). Its long effective range (more than 1.5 km, with a record shot at 2.5 km), along with its high energy and availability of highly effective ammunition such as incendiary anti-armor bullets, and Raufoss Mk 211, ensure firing effective against targets such as radars, trucks, parked aircraft and others. The M82 can also be used against human targets at a great distance or when put under cover. However, the anti-personnel action is not the main application of the M82 (or any other rifle 12.7 mm). There are widely held beliefs that several treaties have banned the use of .50 BMG cartridges against human targets, as well as that generations of conscripts have been advised by the sergeants of instruction in firing a .50-caliber weapon at the harnesses and other transported equipment by an enemy soldier. Despite this, the Attorney General of the United States Military Court has issued a legal opinion that .50 BMG and even Mk 211 are legal for use against enemies.

   A later development produced the M82A2 bullpup rifle in 1987, which was a reduced recoil design to be able to shoot standing. It did not make a big impression on the firearms market and its production was quickly canceled. Although in 2006, Barrett developed the XM500, with a bullpup configuration similar to the M82A2. The latest derivative of the M82 family is the M82A1M rifle, adopted by the Marines as the M82A3 SASR and purchased in large quantities. This rifle differs from the M82A1 in that it has a complete Picatinny rail, which allows it to install a wide variety of telescopic sights and aiming devices. Other changes are the addition of a back support, lightened mechanism, removable bipod and mouth brake. Another variant of the original rifle is the M82A1A SASR, an almost identical model but specifically designed to fire Raufoss Mk 211 Mod 0 cartridges with perforator-incendiary bullet.

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