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{{Infobox weapon
| name               = Barrett M82
| image              = File:Barrett-M82A1-Independence-Day-2017-IZE-048-white.jpg
| image_size         = 330
| alt                = 
| caption            = A Barrett M82A1
| origin             = United States
| type               = [[Anti-materiel rifle]]
<!-- Type selection -->| is_ranged          = Yes
| is_explosive       = 
| is_artillery       = 
| is_vehicle         = 
| is_missile         = 
| is_UK              = <!-- Service history -->
| service            = 1989–present
| used_by            = See ''[[#Users|Users]]''
| wars               = {{Plain list|
* [[The Troubles]]
* [[Soviet–Afghan War]]
* [[Gulf War]]
* [[Kosovo War]]
* [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]]
* [[Iraq War]]
* [[Mexican Drug War]]
* [[War in Iraq (2013–2017)]]
* [[Libyan civil war (2014–2020)|Second Libyan Civil War]]
* [[Russo-Ukrainian War]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Barrett M82: The Gold Standard of Sniper Rifles and One of the Weaponry Countering Russian Forces in Ukraine |url=https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/barrett_m82_the_gold_standard_of_sniper_rifles-2101.html |website=Defense Express}}</ref>
}}
<!-- Production history -->| designer           = [[Ronnie Barrett]]
| design_date        = 1980
| manufacturer       = [[Barrett Firearms Manufacturing]]
| production_date    = 1982–present
| number             = 
| variants           = <!-- General specifications -->
| spec_label         = 
| weight             = {{convert|29.7|lbs|kg|abbr = on}} to {{convert|32.7|lbs|kg|abbr = on}}
| length             = {{convert|48|in|cm|abbr = on}} to {{convert|57|in|cm|abbr = on}}
| part_length        = {{convert|20|in|cm|abbr = on}} to {{convert|29|in|cm|abbr = on}}
| width              = 
| height             = 
| diameter           = 16 mm
| crew               = 
| passengers         = <!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
| cartridge          = *[[.50 BMG]]
*[[.416 Barrett]]
| cartridge_weight   =
| barrels            = 
| action             = [[Recoil operation|Recoil-operated]]<br />[[rotating bolt]]
| rate               = 
| velocity           = {{convert|853|m/s|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}
| range              = {{convert|1800|m|yd|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}
| max_range          = 
| feed               = 5- or 10-round detachable [[Magazine (firearms)|box magazine]]
| sights             = [[Iron sights]] or various optics on [[Picatinny rail|MIL-STD-1913 rail]]
}}

The '''Barrett M82''' (standardized by the U.S. military as the '''M107''') is a [[Recoil operation|recoil-operated]], [[semi-automatic rifle|semi-automatic]] [[anti-materiel rifle]] developed by [[Barrett Firearms Manufacturing]] and produced in the [[United States]].

Also called the '''Light Fifty''' (due to its [[Chamber (firearms)|chambering]] of the [[.50 BMG|.50 BMG 12.7×99mm NATO]] cartridge),<ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=https://barrett.net/firearms/model82a1#specfications |title=Model 82A1® specifications |website=Barrett.net |access-date=2018-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018003026/https://barrett.net/firearms/model82a1#specfications |archive-date=2018-10-18 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://barrett.net/firearms/m107a1/#specifications |title=M107A1® specifications |website=Barrett.net |access-date=2018-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920022433/https://barrett.net/firearms/m107a1/#specifications |archive-date=2018-09-20 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the weapon is classified in three variants: the original M82A1 (and M82A3) models, the [[bullpup]] M82A2 model, and the Barrett M107A1, with an attached [[muzzle brake]] (designed to accept a [[suppressor]], and made out of [[titanium]] instead of steel). The M82A2 is no longer manufactured, though the [[Barrett XM500|XM500]] can be seen as its successor.

Despite being designated as an anti-materiel <!-- not material -->rifle, the M82 can also be deployed as an anti-personnel system.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suciu |first=Peter |date=2021-04-19 |title=MK22: The Army's New Sniper Rifle Looks Really Impressive |url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/mk22-armys-new-sniper-rifle-looks-really-impressive-183149 |access-date=2021-07-22 |website=[[The National Interest]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Overview==
[[Barrett Firearms Manufacturing]] was founded by [[Ronnie Barrett]] for the sole purpose of building semi-automatic rifles chambered for the powerful [[.50 BMG|12.7×99mm NATO (.50 BMG)]] ammunition, originally developed for and used in [[M2 Browning]] machine guns. The weapon was first sold to the [[Swedish Army]] in 1989. In 1990, the [[United States armed forces]] purchased the M82A1 during operations [[Gulf War#Operation Desert Shield|Desert Shield]] and [[Gulf War#Main air campaign starts|Desert Storm]] in [[Kuwait]] and [[Iraq]]. About 125 rifles were initially bought by the [[United States Marine Corps]], and orders from the [[United States Army|Army]] and [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] soon followed. The M82A1 is known by the U.S. military as the SASR—"'''Special Applications Scoped Rifle'''",<ref name=":1">{{cite book |last1=McNab |first1=Chris |title=The Barrett Rifle: Sniping and anti-materiel rifles in the War on Terror |date=24 March 2016 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-4728-1102-8 |page=18 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=orygCwAAQBAJ |access-date=27 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref> and it was and still is used as an [[anti-materiel rifle]] and [[Bomb disposal|explosive ordnance disposal]] tool.<ref name=":1" />

[[File:DM-ST-86-07441.JPEG|thumb|upright|An early model M82]]

In 2006, Barrett completed development of the [[Barrett XM500|XM500]], which has a bullpup configuration similar to the M82A2.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barret XM500 |url=https://modernfirearms.net/en/sniper-rifles/large-caliber-rifles/u-s-a-large-caliber-rifles/barret-xm500-eng/ |website=Modern Firearms |date=27 October 2010 |access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref> Barrett M82 rifles were bought by various military and police forces from at least 30 countries, such as Belgium, Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, the Netherlands,<ref>The weapon is in use by Dutch marines, as part of [[International Security Assistance Force|ISAF]]. See {{cite news |last=van Bemmel |first=Noël |title=Met aangepaste Vikings en een reuzengeweer de Chora-vallei in |trans-title=With modified Vikings and a giant rifle into the Chora Valley |language=nl |work=[[de Volkskrant]] |date=2009-08-11 |url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/article1274815.ece/Met_aangepaste_Vikings_en_een_reuzengeweer_de_Chora-vallei_in |access-date=2009-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815175504/http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/article1274815.ece/Met_aangepaste_Vikings_en_een_reuzengeweer_de_Chora-vallei_in |archive-date=2009-08-15 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and others.

The Barrett M82A1 rifle was used in 2002 as a platform for the experimental [[Barrett XM109|OSW]] (Objective Sniper Weapon) prototype. This weapon was fitted with a shorter barrel, and fired 25&nbsp;mm high-explosive shells developed for the 25×59&nbsp;mm [[OCSW]] (Objective Crew Served Weapon) automatic [[grenade launcher]]. The experimental OSW showed an increased effectiveness against various targets, but the recoil was beyond human limitations. This weapon, also known as the Barrett "Payload Rifle", has now been designated the [[Barrett XM109|XM109]].

=== Use by the Provisional IRA ===
{{Main|South Armagh Sniper (1990–1997)}}

The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]] smuggled a number of M82s into [[Ireland]] from the United States in the 1980s, apparently made and sold by a [[gunsmith]] and former Barrett Firearms employee in [[Texas]]. One of the M82s was shipped from [[Chicago]] to [[Dublin]] in pieces, where it was re-assembled.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Bandit Country: The IRA and South Armagh |last=Harnden |first=Toby |publisher=Coronet Books |year=2000 |isbn=0-340-71737-8 |location=London, UK |pages=[https://archive.org/details/banditcountry00toby/page/372 372] & 392 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/banditcountry00toby/page/372}}</ref> The IRA equipped two sniper teams with the Light Fifties,<ref>Harnden (2000), p. 400</ref> later reinforced with a couple of [[Barrett M90|M90s]] bought in the United States from an arms dealer in 1995.<ref>Harnden (2000), p. 392</ref> The IRA snipers killed five soldiers and a [[Royal Ulster Constabulary|constable]] with .50 rifles from 1992 to 1997.<ref>Harnden (2000), pp. 502-505</ref> The snipers usually fired on their targets from a distance of less than {{convert|300|m}}, despite the {{convert|1800|m|abbr=on}} effective range of the weapons.<ref>Harnden (2000), p. 403</ref>

===Use by Mexican drug cartels===
In 2021, Barrett and nine other U.S. gun manufacturers were named in a lawsuit brought by the Mexican government in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, seeking $10 billion in damages.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Graham |first1=Dave |last2=Gottesdiener |first2=Laura |date=August 4, 2021 |title=Mexico sues U.S. gun makers, eyes $10 billion in damages |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-sues-several-weapons-manufacturers-us-court-2021-08-04/ |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=August 6, 2021}}</ref> The Mexican government claimed that the Barrett M82 is one of the weapons of choice for drug cartels. According to Romain Le Cour Grandmaison, an expert interviewed by [[Reuters]], the M82 has disrupted the balance of power between criminals and poorly-equipped police forces.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oré |first1=Diego |last2=Jorgic |first2=Drazen |date=August 6, 2021 |title='Weapon of war': the U.S. rifle loved by drug cartels and feared by Mexican police |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/weapon-war-us-rifle-loved-by-drug-cartels-feared-by-mexican-police-2021-08-06/ |work=Reuters |access-date=August 6, 2021 |quote='If you have a Barrett, it means that any non-special forces such as the local police and the municipal police cannot fight you,' Grandmaison said.}}</ref>

==Variants==
*'''M82''': 12.7×99mm Barrett M82 semi-automatic rifle.
*'''M82A1''': 12.7×99mm Barrett M82A1 semi-automatic rifle. Improved variant including redesigned muzzle brake.
*'''M82A1A''': 12.7×99mm Barrett M82A1 semi-automatic rifle variant. Optimized for use with the [[Raufoss Mk 211]] .50 caliber round.
*'''M82A1M''': 12.7×99mm Barrett M82A1 semi-automatic rifle variant. Improved variant including lengthened accessory rail. Includes rear grip and monopod socket.
*'''M82A2''': 12.7×99mm Barrett M82A2 semi-automatic bullpup rifle. Bullpup configured variant made to compensate for recoil by being shoulder-mounted.
*'''M82A3''': 12.7×99mm Barrett M82A3 semi-automatic rifle. New production rifles built to M82A1M specifications, featuring lengthened accessory rail which is usually, but not always, raised higher up than the M82A1M/M107. Unlike the M82A1M/M107, it does not include a rear grip and monopod socket.
*'''XM107/M107''': Initially used to designate 12.7×99mm [[Barrett M95]] bolt-action rifle. Designation changed to apply to a product improved M82A1M variant. Includes lengthened accessory rail, rear grip, and monopod socket.

==M82 to M107==
<!---[[File:M107 1.gif|thumb|upright|M107, almost identical to the M82A1M/A3.]]--->
[[File:M107A1 Sniper Rifle Display in Armor School Museum 20130302a.jpg|thumb|upright|Barrett M107A1]]
[[File:Firering M82A1 in Afghanistan.jpg|upright|thumb|A [[United States Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal|U.S. Navy EOD Commander]] fires an M82A1 in [[Afghanistan]]]]
[[File:USMC Barrett M82A3.jpg|thumb|[[United States Marine Corps|USMC]] scout sniper firing downrange with an M82A3]]

The '''XM107''' was originally intended to be a [[Bolt action|bolt-action]] [[sniper rifle]], and the [[Barrett M95]] was originally selected by the U.S. Army in a competition between such weapons. However, under the trials, the decision was made that the U.S. Army did not, in fact, require such a weapon. In summer 2002, the M82 finally emerged from its Army trial phase and was officially adopted as the Long Range Sniper Rifle, Caliber .50, M107. The M107 uses a [[Leupold]] 4.5–14×50 Mark 4 scope.<ref name=":1" />

The Barrett M107 is a .50 caliber, shoulder-fired, semi-automatic sniper rifle. Like its predecessors, the rifle is said to have manageable recoil for a weapon of its size owing to the barrel assembly that itself absorbs force, moving inward toward the receiver against large springs with every shot.<ref name=":1" /> Additionally, the weapon's weight and large [[muzzle brake]] also assist in recoil reduction. Various changes were made to the original M82A1 to create the M107, with new features such as a lengthened accessory rail, rear grip, and monopod socket.<ref name=":3" />

The Barrett M107, like previous members of the M82 line, is also referred to as the Barrett "Light Fifty". The designation has in many instances supplanted earlier ones, with the M107 being voted one of 2005's top 10 military inventions by the U.S. Army.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |url=http://www.policeone.com/police-products/firearms/precision-rifles/press-releases/116526/ |title=U.S. Army Selects Barrett's M107 Rifle As One of the '2005 Top 10 Inventions' |date=July 28, 2005 |website=PoliceOne.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014045606/http://www.policeone.com/police-products/firearms/precision-rifles/press-releases/116526/ |archive-date=October 14, 2007}}</ref>

The U.S. Army and Marine Corps plan to field another Barrett rifle, the [[Barrett MRAD|Mk22 MRAD]], in 2021 to replace the M107. The Mk22 is a bolt-action multi-caliber rifle that is powerful enough to replace the M107 when chambered in [[.338 Norma Magnum]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/03/03/army-and-marines-arm-snipers-special-operations-multi-caliber-sniper-rifle.html |title=Army and Marines to Arm Snipers with Special Operations Multi-Caliber Sniper Rifle |first=Matthew |last=Cox |date=3 March 2020 |website=Military.com}}</ref>

==Technical description==
[[File:Barrett M82A1.jpg|thumb|right|A U.S. Army sniper using an M107]][[File:USCG TACLET Airborne Use of Force.jpg|thumb|A U.S. Coast Guard [[Law Enforcement Detachments|TACLET]] marksman with a Barrett M107]]
[[File:M82A2-nobg.png|thumb|226x226px|Barrett model M82A2]]

The M82 is a [[Recoil operation#Short recoil operation|short-recoil]] semi-automatic firearm. When the gun is fired, the barrel initially recoils for a short distance (about {{convert|1|in|mm|sp=us}}), while being securely locked by the rotating bolt. After the short travel, the lower part of the accelerator arm, held by the receiver upper part, is already hinged in the bolt carrier and the middle portion strikes it back to the barrel by a rod placed in the bolt carrier, transferring part of the recoil energy of the barrel to the bolt to achieve reliable cycling and unlock it from the barrel. The bolt is unlocked by turning in the curved cam track in the bolt carrier. Then the barrel is stopped by the combined effect of the accelerator, buffer spring, and the muzzle brake and the bolt continues back, to extract and eject a spent case. On its return stroke, the bolt strips the fresh cartridge from the box magazine and feeds it into the chamber and finally locks itself to the barrel. The striker is also cocked on the return stroke of the bolt. The gun is fed from a large, detachable box magazine holding up to ten rounds, although a rare twelve-round magazine was developed for use during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

The receiver is made from two parts (upper and lower), stamped from sheet steel and connected by cross-pins. The heavy barrel is [[Fluting (firearms)|fluted]] to improve heat dissipation and save weight, and fitted with a large and effective reactive muzzle brake. The muzzle brakes on the earlier models had a round cross-section; later M82 rifles are equipped with two-chamber brakes of rectangular cross-section.

M82A1 rifles are fitted with [[scope mount]] and folding backup iron sights, should the glass scope break. The [[Military of the United States|U.S. military]] M82 rifles are often equipped with Leupold Mark 4 telescopic sights.<ref name=":1" /> The M82A1M (USMC M82A3) rifles have long Picatinny accessory rails mounted and [[US Optics]] [[telescopic sight]]s.<ref name=":2" /> Every M82 rifle is equipped with a folding carrying handle and a [[folding bipod]]<ref name=":1" /> (both are detachable on the M82A3). The M82A3 is also fitted with a detachable rear monopod under the butt. The buttpad is fitted with a soft [[recoil pad]] to further decrease the felt recoil. M82A1 and M82A3 rifles could be mounted on the M3 or M122 infantry tripods (originally intended for [[machine guns]]) or on vehicles using the special Barrett soft-mount.<ref name=":2" /> The M82A1 can be fitted with a carry sling, but according to those who carried it in the field, the M82 is too uncomfortable to be carried on a sling due to its excessive length and weight. It is usually carried in a special carry soft or hard case.

The M82A2 differed from M82A1 mostly in its configuration; the pistol grip along with trigger was placed ahead of the magazine, and the buttpad placed below the receiver, just after the magazine. An additional forward grip was added below the receiver, and the scope mount was moved forward.<ref name=":1" />

The M107's maximum effective range is {{convert|1830|m|yd|abbr=on}}, while can hit targets past {{convert|2,000|m|yd|abbr=on}}.  The maximum range of this weapon (specifically the M107 variant) is {{convert|4000|m|yard|sp=us|abbr=on}}, as quoted in the owner's manual. 

==Users==
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[[File:Barrett M82 Users.png|thumb|A map with Barrett M82 users in blue]]

* {{flag|Australia}}: Used by [[Australian Army]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/op/afghanistan/gallery/2010/20101105 |title=Uruzgan Provincial Response Company and Australian Special Forces hit insurgents hard |date=5 November 2010 |website=[[Department of Defence (Australia)|Department of Defence]] |access-date=2011-04-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720020454/http://www.defence.gov.au/op/afghanistan/gallery/2010/20101105/ |archive-date=2013-07-20}}</ref>
* {{flag|Austria}}: Used by [[Austrian Armed Forces|Austrian Army]] SF [[Jagdkommando]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doppeladler.com/da/oebh/50-jahre-jagdkommando/ |title=50 Jahre Jagdkommando |trans-title=50 Years of the 'Jagdkommando' |language=de |date=10 May 2013 |website=DoppelAdler.com |access-date=2013-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907033219/http://www.doppeladler.com/da/oebh/50-jahre-jagdkommando/ |archive-date=2015-09-07 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flag|Bahrain}}<ref name="Gander">{{cite book |editor-last=Gander |editor-first=Terry |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2006–2007 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=London, UK |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-7106-2755-1 |page=22}}</ref>
* {{flag|Belgium}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Bhutan}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Botswana}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Brazil}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Canada}}: Used by [[JTF2]] operatives in small numbers<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Chile}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Croatia}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Czech Republic}}<ref name="Gander"/><ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.army.cz/assets/files/9334/zbrane_definit.pdf |date=2007 |title=Ruční Zbraně AČR |trans-title=ACR Small Arms |language=cs |publisher=[[Ministerstvo obrany České republiky]] |pages=70–73 |isbn=978-80-7278-388-5 |access-date=April 5, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229001255/http://www.army.cz/assets/files/9334/zbrane_definit.pdf |archive-date=2012-02-29}}</ref>
* {{flag|Denmark}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Egypt}}: Used by Thunderbolt Forces, Unit 1999, Egyptian navy special forces brigades and Black Cobra Unit<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|El Salvador}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Finland}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|France}}: Used by [[Groupe d'intervention de la gendarmerie nationale|GIGN]] (before [[PGM Hécate II]])<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Georgia}}: Used by the [[Georgian Armed Forces|army]] including [[Georgian Special Operations Forces|special forces]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://disarmament.un.org/UN_REGISTER.nsf/5cb8afbbb6536a298525647d00612b14/437bc746a4891bbb8525749d0058bdcc?OpenDocument |title=UN Register |website=[[U.N. Office for Disarmament Affairs]]}}{{dead link |date=October 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://geo-army.ge/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=9&lang=en |title=Armament of the Georgian Army |website=Geo-Army.Ge |access-date=2007-06-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309192408/http://geo-army.ge/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=9&lang=en |archive-date=2012-03-09}}</ref>
* {{flag|Germany}}: Used by the [[German Army]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/heer?yw_contentURL=%2FC1256F870054206E%2FW26LMHZ5362INFODE%2Fcontent.jsp |title=Scharfschützengewehr G82 |trans-title=G82 Sniper rifle |date=30 July 2007 |website=[[German Army|Deutsches Heer]] |language=de |access-date=April 5, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217023211/http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/a/heer/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLNzSLN3Y1NQVJgjkWBs76kQjhoJRUfV-P_NxUfW_9AP2C3IhyR0dFRQAq7bPb/delta/base64xml/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS80SVVFLzZfMTZfM0U1TQ!!?yw_contentURL=%2FC1256F870054206E%2FW26LMHZ5362INFODE%2Fcontent.jsp |archive-date=February 17, 2010}}</ref>
* {{flag|Greece}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|India}}: Used by Mumbai Police [[Force One (Mumbai Police)|Force One Commandos]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/08/stories/2009040850440100.htm |title=Mumbai Police modernisation generates controversy |last=Swami |first=Praveen |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=April 8, 2009 |page=1 |access-date=April 5, 2010  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108045151/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/08/stories/2009040850440100.htm |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Special forces of India|Indian special forces]]<ref name="new tools 2020">{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/new-tools-for-india-s-special-forces-1702604-2020-07-20 |title=New tools for India's special forces |first=Sandeep |last=Unnithan |date=July 20, 2020 |website=India Today |access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref>
* {{flag|Indonesia}}: Used by [[Kopassus|Army Special Forces Command (Kopassus)]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indomiliter.com/barret-m82a1-kenyang-pengalaman-tempur-dipercaya-kopassus-sebagai-senapan-anti-material/ |title=Barret M82A1: Kenyang Pengalaman Tempur, Dipercaya Kopassus Sebagai Senapan Anti Material |trans-title=Barret M82A1: Full of Combat Experience, Trusted by Kopassus as an Anti-Materiel Rifle |date=15 June 2015 |website=Indomiliter.com |language=id |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130024541/http://www.indomiliter.com/barret-m82a1-kenyang-pengalaman-tempur-dipercaya-kopassus-sebagai-senapan-anti-material/ |archive-date=2016-01-30}}</ref> and [[Taifib|Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion (Taifib)]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agency |first=ANTARA News |date=2021-06-07 |title=Penembak runduk Marinir Indonesia dan AS latihan bersama di Situbondo |url=https://jatim.antaranews.com/berita/491698/penembak-runduk-marinir-indonesia-dan-as-latihan-bersama-di-situbondo |access-date= |website=ANTARA News Jawa Timur |language=Indonesian}}</ref>
* {{flag|Israel}}: Used by the [[Combat Engineering Corps|IDF Combat Engineering Corps]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/News/today/2011/01/2502.htm |title=The Engineering Corps Prepares for 2011 |first=Daniella |last=Bokor |date=25 January 2011 |website=IDF Spokesperson |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128011323/http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/News/today/2011/01/2502.htm |archive-date=January 28, 2011}}</ref>
* {{flag|Italy}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Jordan}}<ref name="Gander"/><ref>{{cite journal |title=SOFEX 2008 |last=Shea |first=Dan |date=2009 |journal=Small Arms Defense Journal |page=29}}</ref>
* {{flag|Kuwait}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Kosovo}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Lithuania}}: Used by [[Lithuanian Armed Forces]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kariuomene.kam.lt/lt/ginkluote_ir_karine_technika/snaiperiniai_sautuvai/stambaus_kalibro_snaiperio_sautuvas_barrett_82_a-1.html |title=Stambaus kalibro snaiperio šautuvas BARRETT 82 A-1 |trans-title=Large caliber sniper rifle BARRETT 82 A-1 |language=lt |website=Lithuanian Armed Forces |access-date=August 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728132250/http://kariuomene.kam.lt/lt/ginkluote_ir_karine_technika/snaiperiniai_sautuvai/stambaus_kalibro_snaiperio_sautuvas_barrett_82_a-1.html |archive-date=28 July 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flag|Malaysia}}: Used by [[Malaysian Special Operations Force]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/malaysian-special-forces |title=Malaysian Special Forces |last=Thompson |first=Leroy |date=December 2008 |website=Tactical Life |access-date=2010-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402013858/http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/malaysian-special-forces/ |archive-date=2012-04-02 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flag|Mexico}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Moldova}}: M107A1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvrmoldova.md/article/ffbfad4a25b1889d/sua-au-donat-armatei-nationale-a-r-moldova-un-nou-lot-de-echipamente-militare-in-valoare-de-trei-milioane-de-dolari-in-urma-unui-acord-intre-cele-doua-tari-semnat-in-anul-2019.html|title=SUA au donat Armatei Naționale a R. Moldova un nou lot de echipamente militare, în valoare de trei milioane de dolari, în urma unui acord între cele două țări, semnat în anul 2019|author=Cristina Mirca|language=ro|publisher=[[TVR Moldova]]|date=4 August 2023}}</ref>
* {{flag|Netherlands}}<ref name="Gander"/>
[[File:Taskunit engage enemy.jpg|thumb|right|Norwegian M82 (foreground) in a long-range fire fight in Afghanistan]]
* {{flag|New Zealand}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/defence-force-buying-two-new-weapons-db9599cf34d5 |title=Defence Force buying two new weapons |date=18 October 2017 |website=New Zealand Defence Force |access-date=18 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018191926/https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/defence-force-buying-two-new-weapons-db9599cf34d5 |archive-date=18 October 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flag|Norway}}: M82 and M107A1<ref name="Gander"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nå skal Forsvaret få nye "MØR" |url=https://www.fma.no/aktuelt-og-media/2024/na-skal-forsvaret-fa-nye-mor |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Norsk |language=no}}</ref>
* {{flag|Oman}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Pakistan}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Philippines}}: Used by [[Armed Forces of the Philippines]], delivered in 2019,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/Article/1913977/us-delivers-military-equipment-to-the-armed-forces-of-the-philippines/ | title=U.S. Delivers Military Equipment to the Armed Forces of the Philippines }}</ref> and [[Philippine National Police]]<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Portugal}}: Used by [[Portuguese Army]]<ref name="Gander"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.operacional.pt/em-lamego-com-as-operacoes-especiais-do-exercito-i/ |title=Em Lamego com as Operações Especiais do Exército (I) |trans-title=In Lamego with Special Army Operations (I) |first=Miguel |last=Machado |date=29 April 2018 |website=Operacional.pt |access-date=2021-03-27 |language=pt-PT}}</ref>
* {{flag|Qatar}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Romania}}: Used by Special Forces<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tehnomil.net/2017/06/24/competitia-dintre-50-bmg-si-lapua-magnum-continua/ |title=Competitia dintre .50 BMG si Lapua Magnum continua |trans-title=The competition between .50 BMG and Lapua Magnum continues |language=ro |work=TehnoMil |date=24 June 2017}}</ref>
* {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Serbia}}: Used by Special Forces<ref>{{cite web |url=http://specijalne-jedinice.com/Oprema/Puske-za-precizno-gadjanje/Antimaterijalne-puske-Barrett.html#sthash.Gx4zVRwJ.dpbs |title=Antimaterijalne puške "Barrett" |trans-title="Barrett" Anti-materiel rifles |language=sr |website=Specijalne-jedinice.com |access-date=2017-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202075345/http://specijalne-jedinice.com/Oprema/Puske-za-precizno-gadjanje/Antimaterijalne-puske-Barrett.html#sthash.Gx4zVRwJ.dpbs |archive-date=2017-02-02 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flag|Singapore}}: Used by Special Forces<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Slovakia}}: Used by [[5th Special Operations Regiment (Slovakia)|5th Special Operations Regiment]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.special-ops.pl/artykul/id326,5-psu-gabcikowcy |title=5. PSU Gabčikowcy |first=Ireneusz |last=Chloupek |date=13 May 2013 |website=Special-ops.pl |language=pl}}</ref>
* {{flag|Slovenia}}: Used by [[Specialna Enota Policije|Special Police Unit]]<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Spain}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Sweden}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|South Korea}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bemil.chosun.com/nbrd/bbs/view.html?b_bbs_id=10067&pn=1&num=745 |title=특수부대의 특수한 무기들 |trans-title=Special Forces Special Weapons |language=ko |author=Yu-Won Yoo |date=2014-07-14 |website=[[The Chosun Ilbo]] |access-date=2014-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720113304/http://bemil.chosun.com/nbrd/bbs/view.html?b_bbs_id=10067&pn=1&num=745 |archive-date=2014-07-20 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flag|Turkey}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Thailand}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|Ukraine}}: Used by [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/21/donald-trump-approves-deal-us-sell-sniper-rifles-ukraine-angering/ |title=Donald Trump approves deal for US to sell sniper rifles to Ukraine, angering Russia |first=Alec |last=Luhn |date=21 December 2017 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420010407/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/21/donald-trump-approves-deal-us-sell-sniper-rifles-ukraine-angering/ |archive-date=2018-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Nilsson |first=Maja |date=2022-06-02 |title=Sverige skickar Robot 17 till Ukraina – regeringen håller pressträff |trans-title=Sweden sends Rb 17 to Ukraine - government holds press conference |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/tredje-stodpaket-till-ukraina-vantas-0150-regeringen-haller-presskonferens |language= |work= |location= |access-date=2022-06-02}}</ref> 
* {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|United Kingdom}}<ref name="Gander"/>
* {{flag|United States}}<ref name="Gander"/>
** [[US Armed Forces]]
** [[Texas Highway Patrol]]: Two Barrett rifles are in each [[Davis-class patrol boat]]<ref>{{cite web
	| url = https://jalopnik.com/the-texas-state-police-now-has-a-crazy-gunboat-fleet-5889692
	| title = The Texas State Police now has a crazy gunboat fleet
	| last = Hardigree
	| first = Matt
	| date = 1 March 2012
	| website = Japolnik.com
	| publisher = 
	| access-date = 26 June 2024
	| quote = 
}}
</ref>
* {{flag|Yemen}}<ref>{{cite web |title=North American anti-materiel rifles with Houthi forces in Yemen |url=http://armamentresearch.com/north-american-anti-materiel-rifles-with-houthi-forces-in-yemen/ |first=Michael |last=Smallwood |date=November 19, 2015 |work=The Hoplite |access-date=September 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912122823/http://armamentresearch.com/north-american-anti-materiel-rifles-with-houthi-forces-in-yemen/ |archive-date=September 12, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Non-state users===
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Taliban.svg|size=25px}} [[Afghan mujahideen|Afghan Mujahideen]]: A number were supplied by the CIA<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=EVIDENCE DEBUNKING THE GUN INDUSTRY'S CLAIM THAT OSAMA BIN LADEN GOT HIS 50 CALIBER SNIPER RIFLES FROM THE U.S. AFGHAN-AID PROGRAM |url=https://vpc.org/graphics/snipercia.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224230954/https://vpc.org/graphics/snipercia.pdf|archive-date=February 24, 2023}}</ref>
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg|size=25px}} [[Al-Qaeda|Al Qaeda]]: Obtained around 25 rifles in 1988<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dao |first=James |date=2001-10-07 |title=A NATION CHALLENGED: THE WEAPONS; In 80's, Afghan Militias Used U.S. Rifles |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/07/us/a-nation-challenged-the-weapons-in-80-s-afghan-militias-used-us-rifles.html |access-date=2023-02-24 |issn=0362-4331|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224230954/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/07/us/a-nation-challenged-the-weapons-in-80-s-afghan-militias-used-us-rifles.html|archive-date=February 24, 2023}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.svg|size=25px}} [[Moro Islamic Liberation Front]]: Clones made from captured Barrett M82s<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.philstar.com/other-sections/news-feature/2017/07/09/1717943/shooting-holes-myth-homemade-barrett-sniper-rifle |title=Shooting holes in the myth of the homemade 'Barrett' sniper rifle |first=John |last=Unson |date=July 9, 2017 |website=[[The Philippine Star]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505004023/https://www.philstar.com/news-commentary/2017/07/09/1717943/shooting-holes-myth-homemade-barrett-sniper-rifle|archive-date=May 5, 2023}}</ref>
* [[File:Emblema e UÇK-së.svg|25px]] [[Kosovo Liberation Army]]: Smuggled out of the US<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Last Gun: How Changes in the Gun Industry Are Killing Americans and What It Will Take to Stop It |pages=99–100}}</ref>
* [[File:Provisional Irish Republican Army Badge.svg|20px]] [[Provisional IRA]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://asiatimes.com/2021/02/the-us-sniper-rifle-that-started-a-revolution/ |title=The US sniper rifle that started a revolution |first=Dave |last=Makichuk |date=21 February 2021 |website=[[Asia Times]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429231746/https://asiatimes.com/2021/02/the-us-sniper-rifle-that-started-a-revolution/|archive-date=April 29, 2023}}{{Circular inline|date=February 2025}}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
On February 26, 2016, the [[U.S. state]] of [[Tennessee]] named the Barrett Model M82 as its [[List of U.S. state firearms|official state rifle]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/HJR0231.pdf |title=House Joint Resolution 231: A Resolution to designate the Barrett Model M82/M107 as the official rifle of the State of Tennessee |last=Van Huss |first=James (Micah)|author-link=James Van Huss |date=February 26, 2016 |website=Tennessee General Assembly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112085906/http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/HJR0231.pdf |archive-date=January 12, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Stockard |first1=Sam |title=Rutherford County home to official state firearm |url=http://www.murfreesboropost.com/rutherford-county-home-to-official-state-firearm-cms-43828 |access-date=12 March 2016 |work=The Murfreesboro Post |date=24 February 2016 |location=[[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]] |quote=The Barrett .50 resolution passed the House in 2015 sponsored by Rep. Micah Van Huss, R-Johnson City, a former Marine who carried it while serving in Iraq from 2006 to 2010. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313041744/http://www.murfreesboropost.com/rutherford-county-home-to-official-state-firearm-cms-43828 |archive-date=13 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sher |first1=Andy |title=Tennessee names the Barrett .50 caliber as the state's official rifle |url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/politics/state/story/2016/feb/24/tennessee-names-barrett-50-cal-states-official-rifle/351788/ |access-date=12 March 2016 |work=[[Chattanooga Times Free Press]] |date=24 February 2016 |quote=Senate Democratic Caucus Chairman Jeff Yarbro of Nashville cast the lone dissenting vote against making the Barrett rifle the state's official gun. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309091247/http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/politics/state/story/2016/feb/24/tennessee-names-barrett-50-cal-states-official-rifle/351788/ |archive-date=9 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Aaron |title=Tennessee names .50 caliber Barrett as the state rifle |url=https://money.cnn.com/2016/02/26/news/companies/barrett-rifle-tennessee/index.html |website=[[CNNMoney]] |access-date=12 March 2016 |date=26 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313053218/https://money.cnn.com/2016/02/26/news/companies/barrett-rifle-tennessee/index.html |archive-date=13 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
* {{Annotated link|Accuracy International AS50}}
* {{Annotated link|Arash anti-materiel rifle}}
* {{Annotated link|CheyTac Intervention}}
* {{Annotated link|DSR-Precision DSR-50}}
* [[Istiglal anti-materiel rifle|Istiglal]]
* [[List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces]]
* [[List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces]]
* {{Annotated link|Mambi AMR}}
* {{Annotated link|McMillan TAC-50}}
* {{Annotated link|OSV-96}}, a Russian counterpart
* [[QBU-10]]/[[Zijiang M99]] anti-materiel rifle, a Chinese counterpart
* {{Annotated link|Steyr HS .50}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons and category|M82 (rifle)|Barrett M82}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110401151651/http://barrett.net/firearms/model82a1 Barrett's page on the M82A1]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100910232629/http://www.barrett.net/pdfs/Manual-82A1.pdf M82A1 Operators Manual]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071129094747/http://peosoldier.army.mil/factsheets/SW_CSW_M107.pdf PEO Soldier M107 fact sheet]
* [http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/infantry/rifle/M107.html Detailed M107 page including gallery]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141224185827/http://www.snipercentral.com/m82.htm The Barrett M82 from Mel's SniperCentral]
* [http://modernfirearms.net/en/sniper-rifles/large-caliber-rifles/u-s-a-large-caliber-rifles/barrett-m82-eng/ Modern Firearms]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090511010652/http://www.armedforces-int.com/projects/firearms/m82-barrett-sniper-rifle.asp M82 Info from Armedforces-int.com]

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