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The AWM (Arctic Warfare Magnum) is a sniper rifle manufactured by Accuracy International. It is also known as the Arctic Warfare Super Magnum, or AWSM (usually meaning the .338 Lapua chambered version). The M40, United States Marine Corps standard-issue sniper rifle Sniper rifle is a term most frequently applied to rifles used by military or law enforcement to ensure accurate placement of shots at greater ranges than other small arms. ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
The German Army (German: Heer, [IPA: heÉ] ) is the land component of the Bundeswehr (Federal Defence Forces) of the Federal Republic of Germany. ...
Accuracy International is a specialist British firearms manufacturer based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom, and best known for producing the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare series of precision sniper rifles. ...
View through a 4x rifle scope A telescopic sight, commonly referred to as a scope, is a device used to give an accurate point of aim for a firearm. ...
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The M40, United States Marine Corps standard-issue sniper rifle Sniper rifle is a term most frequently applied to rifles used by military or law enforcement to ensure accurate placement of shots at greater ranges than other small arms. ...
Accuracy International is a specialist British firearms manufacturer based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom, and best known for producing the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare series of precision sniper rifles. ...
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Overview The AWM is a variant of the British Accuracy International Arctic Warfare (AW). It has a longer barrel and larger chamber to accommodate the larger caliber ammunition such as .338 Lapua magnum and .300 Winchester Magnum. The Accuracy International Arctic Warfare rifle is a family of bolt-action sniper rifle designed and manufactured by the British company Accuracy International. ...
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This rifle is based on the AW with minimal changes to accommodate magnum-length cartridges. It features a detachable box magazine which holds five rounds. The normal cartridges for this rifle, and the ones which have been accepted by NATO for use in AWM rifles, are .300 Winchester Magnums and .338 Lapua Magnums. A 30-round STANAG magazine. ...
Muzzle brakes are fitted to reduce recoil, jump and flash and act as a base for optional iron sights and suppressors. Normally, the AWMs are outfitted with a Schmidt & Bender PM II telescopic sight with 10x fixed power of magnification. However, a Schmidt & Bender PM II with variable magnification of either 3–12x or 4–16x can be used if the operator wants more flexibility to shoot at varying ranges, or when a wide field of view is required. With regard to firearms, the term iron sights refers to the open unmagnified sighting system which comes as standard with most weapons. ...
View through a 4x rifle scope A telescopic sight, commonly referred to as a scope, is a device used to give an accurate point of aim for a firearm. ...
The AWM rifle is normally supplied in a metal transit case together with scope, mount, butt spacers, bipod, spare magazines, sling, cleaning and tool kits. It is used by the American, British, Dutch and German Army.
Magnum calibers
.338 Lapua Magnum The AWM in .338 Lapua Magnum caliber was designed as a dedicated long range sniper rifle combining the maneuverability of rifles chambered in 7.62 × 51 mm NATO (.308 Win) with the greater power and range of the .50 caliber cartridge. A . ...
Compared to most .50 caliber rifles, the AWM offers considerably less rifle weight, recoil, muzzle flash, smoke and report. Although the .338 Lapua delivers less energy to the target compared with the .50 BMG, both cartridges have similar trajectories, resistance to wind drift and penetration, while the .338 Lapua unquestionably outperforms the 7.62 × 51 mm NATO (.308 Win), especially at ranges beyond 800 m.
The .338 Lapua Magnum is fitted with a stainless steel, fluted, 686mm (27") barrel, which research has found to be the best compromise between velocity and precision on the one hand, and weight and length on the other.
Ammunition types currently available for the .338 are FMJ, hollow point, Armour Piercing (AP) and Armour Piercing Incendiary (API). An example of FMJ bullets in their usual shapes: pointed (spitzer) for the rifle and round for the pistol. ...
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Armour piercing shell of the APBC 1 Light weight ballistic cap 2 Steel alloy piercing shell 3 Desensitized bursting charge (TNT, Trinitrophenol, RDX...) 4 Fuse (set with delay to explode inside the target) 5 Bourrelet (front) and driving band (rear) An armour piercing shell is a type of ammunition designed...
The AWM in .338 Lapua is currently (2007) in service with the British Army and Royal Marines in Afghanistan. The Royal Marines (RM), are the Royal Navys elite fighting forces. ...
.300 Winchester Magnum The .300 Winchester Magnum offers similar advantages as the .338 Lapua Magnum. It too offers a significant increase in wind resistance, trajectory (flatter) and supersonic range over the normal 7.62 × 51 mm NATO (.308 Winchester) cartridge. Despite the cartridge's greatly increased muzzle velocity, it delivers greater precision than ordinary 7.62 × 51 mm NATO ammunition and is only slightly eclipsed by the best match-grade 7.62 × 51 mm NATO ammunition. This significantly enhanced range and precision ensures high first-shot-hit probability to well beyond 1,100m using standard .300 Win Mag Match grade ammunition. For precision shooting Federal Gold Medal Match is the most commonly used ammunition. .300 Winchester Magnum (known as . ...
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The AWM chambered for the .300 Winchester Magnum is fitted with a fluted, stainless steel barrel that is 660 mm (26") long for optimum velocity and nominal weight.
Service The AW rifle on which the AWM is based is in service with many countries. The AWM specifically is in service with many police and military units throughout the world, most notably the British and German armies:
German Army The Bundeswehr fields an AWM chambered in .300 Winchester Magnum, but with optics made by the German company Zeiss, under the designation of G22 (for Gewehr 22) or Scharfschützengewehr 22 (sharpshooting rifle 22). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 1212 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Accuracy International Arctic Warfare Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner...
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Carl Zeiss The Carl Zeiss company is a German manufacturer of optical systems, industrial measurements and medical devices originally founded in Jena in 1846 by Carl Zeiss, Ernst Abbe and Otto Schott. ...
British Army The British Army adopted the AWM rifle chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum as the L115A1. They also employ sniper rifles chambered in the standard 7.62 × 51 mm NATO round like the early PM rifle designated as the L96A1. The L96A1's replacement, the AW version (designated as the L118A1), has seen service in recent conflicts such as Operation Granby and Operation Telic. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
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The L96A1 is the name given by the British Army to the Accuracy Arctic Warfare (AW). ...
The British named their particaption in the 1991 defense of Saudi Arabia (know to the Americans as Operation Desert Shield) Operation Granby. ...
Operation Telic is the codename under which all British operations of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and after are being conducted. ...
Norwegian Special Forces The snipers in Marinejegerkommandoen and Forsvarets Spesialkommando are currently using the L115A1 as their primary weapon, chambered in .300 Winchester Magnum, and probably also in .338 Lapua Magnum , with Schmidt & Bender scopes on the top. MJK specialises in maritime and coastal operations. ...
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Accuracy International AWP, with AWP standing for Arctic Warfare Police. ...
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