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The EFFECTIVE range (distance at which a skilled marksman can hit a target the size of a human) is about 1800 meters- or a bit over 5900 feet.

The normal range is 2700 m or 7 km

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Q: What is the range of a barrett 50 caliber sniper rifle?
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Can you name one 50 caliber rifle?

Yes, I can. A Barrett M107 is a .50 caliber sniper rifle.


What bullet does the Barrett sniper rifle use?

The Barrett sniper rifle typically uses .50 caliber bullets.


What's the cost of a barrett 50 caliber sniper rifle?

5-10K or more


What does a sniper rifle need to be called a sniper rifle and not a rifle?

3 things.. accuracy,range,and persistence. a sniper can be any rifle or pistol of any caliber just some are alot better like the barrett but a sniper rifle needs to be accurate when you fire upon the target, it needs to continually hit that spot and it needs to do so from a good distance ill say 300 yards and more. also as it goes a sniper rifle is only as good as the handler.


Can a Barrett 50 caliber sniper rifle split a armored truck in half?

No. Wouldn't even come remotely close to it.


What is a good sniper rifle that chambers the 950 JDJ cartridge?

The 950 JDJ is not intended as an ultra-long range cartridge. There is no sniper rifle in that caliber.


How do you spell the sniper rifle baret?

The manufacturer is spelled Barrett (Barrett Firearms Manufacturing), builder of the M82 and XM500 .50 caliber sniper rifles that fire the 12.7x99mm NATO round (Browning machine gun round).


What modern sniper rifle has the greatest range?

The longest range of a single-shot rifle, meaning that one round is loaded directly into the ejection port and is pushed into the chamber by the bolt is 2600m. This is achieved by the Barrett M99 . The Barrett XM109 has the longest range of all Semi Automatic Sniper Rifles with an effective range of 2000m and a maximum range of 3600m The range of a sniper rifle is also affected by the ammunition used (normally .50 BMG)and obviously the skill of the marksman operating the actual equipment, the longest recorded sniper kill was 2,430 accomplished by a rifle with an effective range of only 2000m


What is the muzzle velocity of a .45 caliber bullet from an top class sniper rifle?

The .45 caliber bullet is not used in a sniper rifle.


Who made the .50 cal sniper rifle?

You are probably thinking of the .50 caliber Barrett, first made in 1982 by Barrett Firearms Manufacturing.


What is the range of a 50 caliber rifle?

If you mean a rifle chambered for the .50 BMG cartridge, such as the Barrett M82, the EFFECTIVE range is about 5,900 feet. The rifle weighs about 30 pounds, and sells for about $9,000.


What caliber is the intervention sniper rifle?

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