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The Barrett Model 98B (also known as the Barrett Model 98 Bravo) is a bolt-action sniper rifle chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6×70mm or 8.58×70mm) and manufactured by Barrett Firearms Manufacturing. The Model 98B was officially announced in October 2008, and became available for sale in early 2009, with an MSRP of $4,495.00. [1]
Barrel/caliber change can occur in less than two minutes. In addition to the typical military requested calibers of .338 Lapua Magnum, .300 Winchester Magnum, and .308 Winchester calibers, Barrett also offers caliber conversion kits in .338 and .300 Norma Magnum, 7mm Remington Magnum, .260 Remington, and 6.5mm Creedmoor.
The M98B was a bolt-action rifle chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum, which went on sale in 2009. [6] On February 26, 2016, Tennessee named the Barrett M82 the official rifle of the State of Tennessee. [7] In 2021, Barrett secured a $50 million contract for the United States Army Precision Sniper Rifle initiative. [8]
Barrett Firearms Company.338 Lapua Magnum: Bolt-action United States: 1997 Barrett M99: Barrett Firearms Company.50 BMG.416 Barrett: Bolt-action (single-shot) United States: 1999 Barrett MRAD: Barrett Firearms Company: 6.5mm Creedmoor 7mm Remington Magnum.308 Winchester.300 Winchester Magnum.338 Lapua Magnum.338 Norma Magnum: Bolt-action United ...
The .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6×70mm or 8.58×70mm) is a Finnish rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge.It was developed during the 1980s as a high-powered, long-range cartridge for military snipers.
To address .338 Lapua Magnum ammunition length limitations of the AWM, Accuracy International has since developed the AX338 long range rifle as the AWM successor model. The bolt action of the AX338 is longer and wider than the AWM, and the internal magazine is lengthened, allowing the unimpaired use of .338 Lapua Magnum cartridges loaded to the ...
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The Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR) was a program by United States Special Operations Command to replace all bolt-action sniper rifles in use by United States special operations snipers with a single bolt-action rifle chambered for a large caliber Magnum round such as .300 Win Mag and .338 Lapua Magnum. The solicitation was placed on January 15, 2009.