The National Interest

39 Years Later and The Barrett M82 Rifle Is Still Going Strong

Here’s What You Need to Know: The Barrett’s ability to destroy enemy war material such as communications equipment, vehicles, weapons and other items with the heavy .50 BMG round created a new ...
The National Interest

Instant Death: Why You Never Want to Cross a Barrett M82 Sniper

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Today the Barrett M82A1 is used by more than sixty countries, mostly NATO countries and U.S. allies in Asia and the Middle East. All the major military powers field ...
Tennessean

Designating M82 as official state rifle is bad idea

The Tennessee House voted in April 2015 to designate the Barrett M82 as the state’s official rifle. Tennessee could make history if the Senate joins the House in voting for the designation.
WTVF

A Look At The New State Rifle: The Barrett M82

The Barrett Model 82 sniper rifle has been made the official state rifle of Tennessee. "The rifle has evolved a lot over the last 30 years," said Barrett Rifles President Chris Barrett. The rifle was ...
New York Post

The US rifle loved by drug cartels and feared by Mexican police

MEXICO CITY, Aug 6 – The flow of high-caliber arms smuggled across the porous US border has alarmed Mexican officials and few weapons are as powerful as the US-made M82 semi-automatic rifle ...