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. The company was established in 1978 by British Olympic shooting Gold medallist Malcolm Cooper (1947-2001), and its high-accuracy sniper rifles are in use with many military units and police departments around the world. AI unveiled their new AS50 .50BMG calibre semi-automatic rifle at the 2005 Las Vegas Shot Show.
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| - 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. The company was established in 1978 by British Olympic shooting Gold medallist Malcolm Cooper (1947-2001), and its high-accuracy sniper rifles are in use with many military units and police departments around the world. AI unveiled their new AS50 .50BMG calibre semi-automatic rifle at the 2005 Las Vegas Shot Show.
- Accuracy International is a specialist British firearms manufacturer based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England and best known for producing the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare series of precision sniper rifles. The company was established in 1978 by British Olympic shooting gold medallist Malcolm Cooper, MBE (1947–2001), Sarah Cooper, Martin Kay, and the designers of the weapons, Dave Walls and Dave Caig. All were highly skilled international or national target shooters. Accuracy International's high-accuracy sniper rifles are in use with many military units and police departments around the world.
- Accuracy International is a specialist British firearms manufacturer, best known for producing the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare series of precision sniper rifles. It was formed in 1978 to design and build tactical rifles the were suitably not only for target shooting but also have the ruggedness that a military rifle requires. Thirty years on, their rifles are still being continuously improved and are used by highly trained military and police units in over 50 countries world-wide. Such units are exposed to 'live' tactical situations on a daily basis and in the most demanding environments where first shot accuracy is critical.
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| - Dave Walls, Tom Irwin, Dave Caig
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- Malcolm Cooper, Sarah Cooper, Martin Kay, Dave Walls, Dave Caig
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| - 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. The company was established in 1978 by British Olympic shooting Gold medallist Malcolm Cooper (1947-2001), and its high-accuracy sniper rifles are in use with many military units and police departments around the world. The Accuracy International rifle has gained success due, in part, to the design considerations put into the overall rifle. First, the rifle stock design is done with ergonomics at the top of the design-list. The comfort in holding the rifle combined with the reduction in recoil has aided in the accuracy of those using the rifle. Second, the barrel is interchangeable with other calibers and can be done in the field in about 15 minutes. With a clamping of the barrel in a barrel vice, the removal of the barrel from the action, the new barrel just screws into the action and a torque wrench tightens it in place. This interchangability allows for a mission-specific deployment of calibers. Finally, the inherant accuracy of the rifle is due to the action being welded in place to the aluminum frame. As it keeps the action from moving away from zero, the accuracy of the rifle is very high. Adding a folding stock handle, this sniper rifle can be used for both HALO insertions as well as walking deployments of sniper forces. Accuracy International went into liquidation in 2005, and was bought by a British consortium which has resulted in the original design team now being back in control of the company. AI unveiled their new AS50 .50BMG calibre semi-automatic rifle at the 2005 Las Vegas Shot Show.
- Accuracy International is a specialist British firearms manufacturer, best known for producing the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare series of precision sniper rifles. It was formed in 1978 to design and build tactical rifles the were suitably not only for target shooting but also have the ruggedness that a military rifle requires. Thirty years on, their rifles are still being continuously improved and are used by highly trained military and police units in over 50 countries world-wide. Such units are exposed to 'live' tactical situations on a daily basis and in the most demanding environments where first shot accuracy is critical. In 2005, Accuracy International unveiled their new AS-50 .50 BMG caliber semi-automatic rifle, designed specifically at the request of US Special Forces who required a new 12.7mm sniper rifle; the AS50 is accurate to 1.5MoA, extremely impressive for a semi-automatic rifle of that caliber.
- Accuracy International is a specialist British firearms manufacturer based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England and best known for producing the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare series of precision sniper rifles. The company was established in 1978 by British Olympic shooting gold medallist Malcolm Cooper, MBE (1947–2001), Sarah Cooper, Martin Kay, and the designers of the weapons, Dave Walls and Dave Caig. All were highly skilled international or national target shooters. Accuracy International's high-accuracy sniper rifles are in use with many military units and police departments around the world. Accuracy International went into liquidation in 2005, and was bought by a British consortium including the original design team of Dave Walls and Dave Caig. The company is currently (2012) equally owned by two directors, Dave Walls and Tom Irwin along with Paul Bagshaw. Dave Caig remains in the business as a consultant. The Accuracy International rifle system has gained success, due in part to the design considerations put into the overall rifle. The rifles are hand-built. The AWSM (Arctic Warfare Super Magnum) set the world record for the longest confirmed combat kill. The rifle stock design is designed for good ergonomics. The comfort in holding the rifle and the reduced recoil aids accuracy. The barrel is interchangeable with other calibres; this can be done in the field in about 15 minutes. With the barrel clamped in a barrel vise, the barrel is removed from the action, and another one screwed into the action and tightened in place with a torque wrench. The inherent accuracy of the rifle is due to the action being bolted with four screws and permanently bonded with epoxy material to an aluminium receiver, to which all major rifle components are in turn attached. As it keeps the action from moving away from zero, the accuracy of the rifle is very high. Adding a folding stock handle, this sniper rifle can be used for both HALO insertions and walking deployments of sniper forces. Accuracy International introduced their new AS50 .50 BMG calibre semi-automatic rifle at the 2005 SHOT Show in Las Vegas and their new AX Series at the 2010 Shot Show in Las Vegas. The UK government announced in March 2008 the award of an £11 million contract to produce rifles for the British Army.
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