M107 Barrett Rifle
In Military Weapons
Ammunition: .50 BMG
Capacity: 5 rounds
Cost: $15,000
The Barrett XM107 is a .50 caliber, shoulder fired, semi-automatic, sniper rifle. Like its predecessors the rifle is said to have manageable recoil for a weapon of its size owing to the barrel assembly that itself absorbs force, moving inward toward the receiver against large springs with every shot. Additionally the weapon’s weight and large muzzle brake also assist in recoil reduction. Barrett has recently been tasked with developing a lightweight version of the M107 under the “Anti-Material Sniper Rifle Congressional Program,” and has already come up with a scheme to build important component parts such as the receiver frame and muzzle brake out of lighter weight materials.