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The Barrett M90 is a BMG .50 caliber bolt-action rifle. The rifle was produced by Barrett Firearms Company in 1990 until 1995. The Barrett M90 is the alternative bolt-action version to the Barrett M82A1, which is the semi-automatic counterpart. The Barrett M90 has a bullpup design, making the rifle a more compact version of a BMG .50 caliber.
FN CAL: 5.56×45mm NATO: Assault rifle Belgium: Used by the South Armagh Brigade from at least 1983. [41] FN CAL rifle used in killing of IPLO member in Newry in 1991 linked to 1985 attacks on British Army helicopters in South Armagh. [42] [43] The IRA reported using "Cal semi-automatic rifles" in an attack in north Antrim in 1985 [44] and in ...
Barrett M82 M107 "Light Fifty" Barrett Firearms Company.50 BMG.416 Barrett: Short-recoil (semi-auto) United States: 1980 Barrett M90: Barrett Firearms Company.50 BMG: Bolt-action United States: 1990 Barrett M95: Barrett Firearms Company.50 BMG: Bolt-action United States: 1995 Barrett M98B: Barrett Firearms Company.338 Lapua Magnum: Bolt-action ...
Among the weapons seized were Barrett .50-caliber rifles; the entire cache was sold for $169,900, which the federal agency said was "a markup from the retail price of the guns so (one of the ...
The South Armagh Sniper is the generic name [5] given to the members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army's (IRA) South Armagh Brigade who conducted a sniping campaign against the British Army from 1990 to 1997. The campaign is notable for the snipers' use of .50 BMG calibre Barrett M82 and M90 long-range rifles in some of the shootings.
The Mk 211 is a very popular .50 caliber sniper round used in the Barrett M82 rifle and other .50 BMG rifles. [5] It is also often used in heavy machine guns such as the M2 Browning, but not the M85. Due to its popularity, several U.S. arms manufacturers produce the round under license from NAMMO Raufoss AS. [6]
The rifle, fully assembled, is six feet, six inches long (longer than the average sniper is tall) and weighs 50 pounds. Each 14.5mm round weighs 2.2 ounces, compared to a 1.5 ounces for the .50 ...
The leak backs that up, showing the recovery of 121 of the .50 caliber Barrett rifles – among the most powerful weapons civilians can purchase, which can penetrate armor plates more than a mile ...