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The Barrett M82 (also known as M82 or M107) is an anti-materiel rifle US , designed to be able to take advantage of the powerful cartridge .50 caliber ( 12.7 x 99 mm ), originally designed for heavy machine gun Browning M2 . Born in 1982 from the imagination of the American Ronnie Barrett (hence the name of the weapon), the Barrett M82 is developed by the American Barrett Firearms Company. It is also called "Light Fifty" from its .50 caliber BMG. There are several variants of the M82, including the M82A1 (and A3) and the bullpup M82A2. It is no longer manufactured, though the XM500 Barrett (in) can be seen as his potential successor, as it uses a bullpup configuration. Sold more than thirty countries, including Belgium , the UK , the France , the Italy , Israel , the Turkey , the Spanish , the Denmark , the Finland , the Swiss , the Greek , the Sweden , The Mexico in addition to the United States , the M-82 is by far the most commercially successful of this class of precision weapons . In 1990 , during Operation Desert Storm , Barrett demonstrates its tremendous efficiency: Used in many units against Iraq , it destroys trucks, radar, aircraft cabins, and even immobilizes armor . It was after this show of force that Barrett managed to carve out a special place on the export market, but also on the civilian market in the United States. It seems now have a bright future ahead of him, in the armies that have adopted and through its new, improved variants. The effectiveness of the M-82 is mainly based on its powerful ammunition .50 caliber . Its unusual dimensions ( 12.7 x 99 mm ) giving it exceptional penetrating power: it can traverse vehicles, destroy obstacles concrete, drill some shields , all with a muzzle velocity of 964 meters per second and a maximum range of nearly ten kilometers. Large caliber rifles are also a serious threat to the helicopters . The appearance of the M-82 is fairly typical: the gun is made ​​entirely of steel , it is long, heavy and hand guard surrounding the canon is well-ventilated. Note also the unusual size of the charger , the ejection window cases and muzzle brake at the end of the barrel. A bipod is installed in series, shooting while standing or squatting is unthinkable given the decline at the time of the shooting and the bezel has a range of up to ten times magnification. It can be replaced by many other types of sighting systems. M-82, which is semi-automatic , using a charging system based on the recoil. When shooting, the gun barrel back about 25 mm as a result of the explosion of the powder in the cartridge fired. The power of the latter gives a large force to the decline of this gun. This pushes back the bolt moving, causing the ejection of the spent casing and the extraction of a new round of the charger. Once transferred back to the bolt, the barrel returns to its initial position. Then, the cylinder head is also returned to its initial position with an impressive spring placed in the butt (see photo of the sheet), while pushing the new ammunition in the gun chamber and stretching the spring striker . The weapon is ready to shoot again. Note that the M-82 is powered by detachable magazines of 10 cartridges. Don't forget to subscribe us on Facebook or Twitter. https://www.facebook.com/DailyExplosiveVideos https://twitter.com/ExplosiveVideos You have a question or you would like to send us footage. Send us a message.