The Rangemaster is a series of
bolt-action
Bolt action is a type of manual Action (firearms), firearm action that is operated by ''directly'' manipulating the bolt (firearms), turn-bolt via a cocking handle, bolt handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the firearm (a ...
rifles produced by the British company RPA International, formerly known as RPA Precision Ltd. Before the Rangemaster, the company had focused on
target rifles, and entered the tactical rifle market in 2001 when they introduced their Rangemaster 7.62 rifle in
7.62×51mm NATO
The 7.62×51mm NATO (official NATO nomenclature 7.62 NATO) is a rimless, straight walled, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge. It is a standard for small arms among NATO countries.
First developed in the 1950s, the cartridge had first be ...
. Rangemaster soon subsequently developed other versions, with both the Rangemaster 338 in
.338 Lapua Magnum and the subsonic short range Rangemaster 7.62 Standby in 7.62 NATO introduced in 2004,
RPA Rangemaster - Modern Firearms
/ref> and the long range Rangemaster .50 anti-materiel
An anti-materiel rifle (AMR) is a rifle designed for use against military equipment, structures, and other hardware (materiel) targets. Anti-materiel rifles are chambered in significantly larger calibers than conventional rifles and are employed ...
rifle in 12.7 × 99mm NATO released the following year in 2005.
Overview
According to the company Rangemaster rifles are in active use with a substantial number of law enforcement personnel across the world and with appropriate ammunition are capable of performing constant sub- MOA accuracy (0.3 mrad).
See also
* Accuracy International Arctic Warfare
The Accuracy International Arctic Warfare rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle designed and manufactured by the British company Accuracy International. It has proved popular as a civilian, police, and military rifle since its introduction in the ...
* SIG Sauer SSG 3000
The SIG Sauer SSG 3000 (''Scharfschützengewehr 3000'', literally ''Sharpshooter Rifle 3000'') is a bolt-action, magazine (firearm), magazine fed rifle chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO. It was derived in Germany from the Sauer 200/Sauer 202 rifle fam ...
* C12A1 {{Infobox weapon, is_ranged=yes,
, name=C12A1
, image= File:C12 Canadian Cadet Target Rifle.jpg
, origin=United Kingdom
, type= Target rifle
, manufacturer=Rangemaster Precision Arms
, used_by=Canada, United Kingdom
, feed=Single shot, hand ...
, rifle based on the RPA Quadlock also produced by RPA International
References
External links
RPA Rangemaster .50 - Modern Firearms
Hands-on Review: RPA Rangemaster A big European .50 BMG sniper rifle, and a nice one at that! By Melvin Ewing October 24, 2014
Bolt-action rifles of the United Kingdom
Sniper rifles of the United Kingdom
.50 BMG sniper rifles
7.62×51mm NATO rifles
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