The Barrett M82 was fifty-seven inches long, had a twenty-nine-inch barrel, and weighed 28.44 pounds. The M82 delivered previously unheard levels of energy and distance in a sniper rifle.

The Barrett M82 was fifty-seven inches long, had a twenty-nine-inch barrel, and weighed 28.44 pounds. The M82 delivered previously unheard levels of energy and distance in a sniper rifle.

A US Marine fires a Barrett .50 caliber M82-series semi-automatic rifle in training. USMC SOCOM quietly announced it was shelving the ELR-SR project back on September 26.

The Barrett M82, in the form of the M107 as standardized by the U.S. military forces, is a semi-automatic, recoil-operated, anti-materiel rifle that is also popular as an anti-personnel weapon.

The Barrett M82A1, also known as the “Light Fifty,” is arguably the most powerful military rifle in the world, chambered in the devastating .50 BMG round originally designed for anti-aircraft machine ...

Within five minutes, his grandson had pulled up two A1 Barrett M82 sniper rifles wrapped in shrink wrap, said Smith, a former U.S. Army infantry officer.