Barrett M98

Barrett M98

The Barrett M98 is an extended-range, semi-automatic sniper rifle, introduced at the 1998 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, NV. This rifle chambers a .338 Lapua Magnum cartridge and has a gas-operated semi-automatic action. The stock is made of fiberglass reinforced polyamide plastic to reduce weight.

Overview

Barrett M98 is a lightweight, gas operated, semi-automatic super accurate sniper rifle designed for use by both the military, and police sniper teams. It excels in medium range situations, with its ammunition being between those of the traditional 7.62 × 51mm and the 12.7 × 99mm cartridges. The M98 is very similar to a traditional manually operated bolt-action rifle. The receiver is relatively heavy compared with the rest of the rifle, but is still lighter than that of a similarly sized rifle. The barrel a receiver are both mounted on a light weight aluminium base for maximum rigidity.

The gas system is mounted separately to the barrel in order to isolate the barrel's vibrating mass, and is instead located in the butt-stock. The gas is delivered to the operating mechanism via a lightweight tube that runs from the gas port in the barrel to a tappet in the butt-stock behind the firing mechanism. Rigidly mounting the receiver and isolating the barrel from the operating system enhance accuracy. Recoil is attenuated not only by the gas system itself, but by a high-efficiency proprietary muzzle brake. The rifle is equipped with a military standard rail interface system mounted on the steel receiver. A suppressor will be an option on production rifles. A manually operated, bolt-action version of the M98 called the 98 Bravo is under development and is expected to become available sometime in 2009.cite web|url=http://www.98bravo.com/|title=Barrett's 98Bravo release page]

References

External Links

* [http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jiw/jiw_0472.html Janes]
* [http://www.gunslot.com/guns/barrett-m98 GUNSLOT]

See also

* List of sniper rifles
* Barrett Firearms Company


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