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A Dutch ISAF sniper team with an Accuracy International AWM .338 Lapua Magnum rifle. A British sniper (centre) carrying his L115A3 Long Range Rifle with attached suppressor, on a joint training mission with French snipers. The AWM in the .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6×70mm) calibre was designed as a dedicated long range sniper rifle.
The Accuracy International rifle was selected over the Parker Hale M85. The British Army adopted the Accuracy International PM in 1982 into service as the L96A1 and outfitted the rifle with Schmidt & Bender 6×42 telescopic sights designated the L13A1. In this configuration the rifle is capable of first shot hits with a cold, warm or fouled barrel.
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare (L96A1) Accuracy International: 7.62×51mm NATO.308 Winchester: Bolt-action United Kingdom: 1982 Accuracy International AWM: Accuracy International.300 Winchester Magnum.338 Lapua Magnum: Bolt-action United Kingdom: 1996 Accuracy International AW50: Accuracy International.50 BMG: Bolt-action United Kingdom ...
Accuracy International AWM ... has a maximum allowed extreme spread of 1.8 MOA (0.5 mrad) for a 5-shot group on 300 feet, using M118LR ammunition or equivalent. ...
Accuracy International is a British firearms manufacturer based in Portsmouth, England. The company specializes in sniper rifles , anti-materiel rifles and civilian competition rifles. The company was founded in 1978 by a group of individuals including British Olympic shooting gold medalist Malcolm Cooper , Sarah Cooper , and Martin Kay, along ...
Poland: GROM – Accuracy International AWM, [49] 1 Pułk Specjalny Komandosów [50] Portugal — Accuracy International AWM – Accuracy International AXMC [51] Russia: Alpha Group and SOBR – Accuracy International AWM [52] Serbia: Special Brigade – Sako TRG-42. [53] Singapore: PGM 338 [54] Slovenia: Military of Slovenia – PGM 338 [55]
Accuracy International AW50. G24 United Kingdom: Anti materiel sniper rifle: 12.7×99mm NATO [35] Accuracy International Ltd. sniper rifle procured for the special forces before the introduction of the G82 (AW50). Used by the combat swimmers and the KSK. [9] Machine guns Heckler & Koch 123. MG4 Germany: Light machine gun: 5.56×45mm NATO [36]
The Accuracy International AWM (known in British service as the L115A3/4) is the primary precision rifle for British Armed Forces snipers. It is equipped with a 25x scope, a suppressor , a folding stock, a five-round .338 Lapua Magnum magazine and has an effective range of over 1,100m. [ 52 ]