The Probert Encyclopaedia of Warfare

PARKER-HALE M82

The Parker-Hale M82 is a British bolt-action sniping rifle. It was produced between 1982 and 1984 and takes a 7.62 mm NATO cartridge from a 4-round magazine. It employs a commercial Mauser 98 bolt action allied to a heavy cold-forged barrel. It was adopted as the military sniping rifle of the Australian, New Zealand and Canadian armies.
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