Its Model 82 has become the ultimate in “sniper rifle” platforms ... including the M95, ... the .50 BMG-caliber rifles. As a result, Barrett announced it would no longer sell to ...

Even then it wasn’t seeking to be the maker of a range of firearms but rather as the producer of a very specific weapon—the Barrett M82 sniper rifle, chambered in the .50 BMG round.

Like other anti-materiel rifles, these were meant to penetrate light armor vehicles or fortified targets. The Barrett M95 is another anti-materiel rifle that rose to prominence in this time as well.

The new rifles, namely Barrett M95.50 BMG and Beretta Scorpio TGT Victoria .338 Lapua Magnum, were recently inducted into some units on the LoC to negate the advantage enjoyed by Pakistan there.

Indian troops getting new deadly sniper rifles along LoC. ... The guns being given to the troops are the 0.338 Lapua Magnum Scorpio TGT by Beretta, and the 0.50 Calibre M95 by Barrett.

In comparison to the M107, for example, the M95 fields a 29 inch barrel with an overall length of 45 inches, whereas the M107 uses a 20 inch barrel with an overall length of 48 inches.

The troops have been provided two new advanced sniper rifles including the Barrett M95 .50 BMG and Beretta Scorpio TGT ''Victrix'' .338 Lapua Magnum. "About a week ago, ...