The Barrett M82 is a semi-automatic anti-material rifle, designed and developed by Barrett Firearms Manufacturing company. The development of this powerful anti-material rifle began in the early 1980s. Working versions were ready by 1982, hence the designation M82. It is worth noting that the M82 is a company designation, rather than a US military designation. The company successfully sold 100 rifles to Swedish Armed Forces in 1989. In 1990-1991 US Marine Corps obtained around 125 of these rifles. Soon followed orders from the US Army and Air Force. Today this anti-material rifle is in service with nearly 60 countries and used by military and law enforcement forces. In a number of countries, this anti-material rifle is used as a long-range anti-personnel sniper weapon.
This rifle was designed to destroy sensitive enemy equipment, like parked aircraft, radar units, trucks, and various other important assets at long range. It is used for the remote destruction of explosive ordnance. Even though it was originally designed as an anti-material rifle, the Barrett M82 is also used as a long-range sniper rifle. It can neutralize enemy snipers at standoff range. This rifle can be also used to hit enemy soldiers, that are hiding behind cover and walls, as its powerful ammunition can penetrate through bricks and concrete. However, the Barrett M82 is primarily used as an anti-material weapon.
The Barrett M82 is chambered for powerful 12.7x99 mm (.50 BMG) ammunition. This ammunition was originally developed for and used in Browning M2 heavy machine guns. Sometimes the Barrett M82 is referred to as "Light Fifty" for its cartridge.
This weapon has a unique recoil reduction mechanism. The muzzle brake is said to absorb 70% of the recoil. It reduces the forces acting on internal mechanisms and the shooter.
This weapon is fed from 10-round detachable magazines.
The Barrett M82 was often fitted with 10x magnification scope. This weapon can be also used with night vision scopes. There is a flip-up iron sight for emergency use in case of scope damage. Modern variants have a Picatinny-type scope rail on top of the receiver.
The original Barrett M82 has a built-in carrying handle, while the modern versions come with a quick-detachable one. This rifle also has a detachable bipod. This weapon can be fitted with a carrying sling. However, due to its size, the Barrett M82 is usually carried in special cases. There are all kinds of cases and range bags available for various weapons. Such as the best ar 15 soft case for your rifle.
The unit cost of the M82 rifle is around 500 gold.
It’s up to you to decide whether a character has proficiency with a firearm. Characters in most D&D worlds wouldn’t have such proficiency. During their downtime, characters can use the training rules in the Player’s Handbook to acquire proficiency, assuming that they have enough ammunition to keep the weapons working while mastering their use.
This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it.
Sap. If you hit a creature with this weapon, that creature has Disadvantage on its next attack roll before the start of your next turn.
Notes: Damage: Piercing, Range, Two-Handed, Ammunition (Firearms), Reload, Sap
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