PGM Ultima Ratio

PGM Ultima Ratio
PGM Ultima Ratio Commando of the Slovenian Army
TypeSniper rifle
Place of origin France
Service history
In service2000–present[1]
Used bySee Users
Production history
ManufacturerPGM Précision
Variants
  • Intervention
  • Commando I
  • Commando II
  • Integral Silencieux
Specifications
Mass
  • 7.39 kg (16.29 lb) (Intervention)
  • 6.26 kg (13.8 lb) (Commando I)
  • 6.12 kg (13.5 lb) (Commando II)
  • 7.08 kg (15.6 lb) (Integral Silencieux)
Length
  • 1,158 mm (45.6 in) (Intervention, extended stock)
  • 873 mm (34.4 in) (Intervention, stock folded)
Barrel length
  • 600 mm (23.6 in) (Intervention)
  • 550 mm (21.7 in) (Commando I)
  • 470 mm (18.5 in) (Commando II)
  • 400 mm (15.7 in) (Integral Silencieux)
Cartridge
ActionBolt-action
Effective firing range800 m (875 yd) (7.62×51mm NATO)
Feed system5 or 10-round detachable box magazine
SightsOptical sights
Backup iron sights (accessory)

The PGM Ultima Ratio is a French-designed and manufactured sniper rifle. It uses the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge but depending on the barrel variant can also be chambered for several other cartridges. The PGM Ultima Ratio is intended to fulfill an anti-personnel role and is produced by PGM Précision of France. Its main commercial competitors/equivalents on the high-end factory sniper rifle market are the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare and Sako TRG product lines. All of these rifles are similar in performance.

The name "Ultima Ratio" derives from the Latin expression ultima ratio regum ("the final argument of kings"), which Louis XIV had engraved on his cannons.[2][3]

  1. ^ "PGM Ultima Ratio". Military Factory. MilitaryFactory.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Definition of ULTIMA RATIO". www.merriam-webster.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  3. ^ "Definition of ULTIMA RATIO REGUM". www.merriam-webster.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-19. Retrieved 2018-04-09.