Accuracy International AWM

Accuracy International AWM
Accuracy International AWM sniper rifle with several mounting interface kits
TypeBolt action sniper rifle
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
In service1996–present
Used bySee Users
WarsWar in Afghanistan
Iraq War
Operation Inherent Resolve
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Production history
ManufacturerAccuracy International
Produced1996–2013
VariantsAWM-F, L115A2, and L115A3 (British Army)
Specifications
Mass6.9 kg (15 lb 3 oz)
Length1,270 mm (4 ft 2 in)
Barrel length686 mm (27.0 in)

Cartridge.300 Winchester Magnum
.338 Lapua Magnum
Muzzle velocity936 m/s (3,070 ft/s)
Effective firing range1,100 m (1,200 yd) (.300 Winchester Magnum)
1,500 m (1,600 yd) (.338 Lapua Magnum)
Feed system5-round detachable box magazine
SightsDetachable aperture type iron sights
Day or night optics

The Accuracy International AWM (Arctic Warfare Magnum or AI-Arctic Warfare Magnum) is a bolt-action sniper rifle manufactured by Accuracy International designed for magnum rifle cartridges. The Accuracy International AWM is also unofficially known as the AWSM (Arctic Warfare Super Magnum), which typically denotes AWM rifles chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum.

On 9 September 2012, Accuracy International announced that the .338 Lapua Magnum AWM rifle was phased out and replaced by the Accuracy International AXMC sniper rifle.[1] The bolt action of the AXMC was designed to be significantly stronger and more capable of handling higher chamber pressures and temperatures and thus higher bolt thrust safely compared to the AWM and hence is longer and wider. The AXMC magazine was also appropriately enlarged to function with .338 Lapua Magnum cartridges loaded to the Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes à Feu Portatives (C.I.P.) maximum allowed overall length of 93.50 mm (3.681 in).

  1. ^ "News". Accuracy International. 5 March 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.