Barrett .50cal



The Barrett M82A1 SASR ("Special Application Scoped Rifle") and identified in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare as the Barrett .50cal, is a semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle chambered in .50 BMG. It has manageable recoil due to its weight and recoil-reducing design. The Barret .50cal is an extremely long-range weapon, with successful engagements at over a mile possible.

In-Game
In single-player, the M82 can be seen on the first mission, F.N.G, inside the armory but you can't use it. The M82 is used in the mission One Shot, One Kill to attempt to assassinate Imran Zakhaev. The M82 has full zoom and unlimited ammo. The zoom feature is rather early for it's time. No scope during the time of the flashback is possible of a full zoom. Especially when the zoom is close enough to see Imran's face from one mile. This zoom feature isn't meant to be realistic, but to help the player. Since the bullet trail is extremely bright, the effects of the wind and bullet lag time is shown.

In multiplayer, the Barrett .50cal is unlocked at level 49. Like all sniper rifles, the Barrett .50cal can use an ACOG Scope attachment and cannot accept a suppressor in-game. The Barrett .50cal is tied with the Dragunov and R700 when compared without Stopping Power, and the M40A3 and R700 with Stopping Power. If Stopping Power is used, the M82 can take out a player using Juggernaut in one hit if shot in the chest or head. Not only that, it is also very effective at penetrating walls. However, the sound made upon firing is loud and distinctive and gives away the fact that this gun is being used. Also, the M82 has very high recoil, but thankfully it doesn't last too long, it always travels in the same direction, and the reticule always resets right back on target afterwards. A good way to compensate its high recoil is to treat it as a bolt-action rifle, and only fire when it has returned to its original position. Because of its very high damage, going semi-automatic with this gun isn't neccesary anyway.

Trivia

 * The Barrett .50cal in Call of Duty 4 uses the Leupold 4.5x14 Vari-X scope, which is one of the only two scopes depicted correctly in the game, the other being the R700.
 * Although contrary to popular belief, the weapon can accept a suppressor in real life, though the suppressor is used mainly to decrease the muzzle flash rather than the sound.
 * The PTRS-41 is the Call of Duty: World at War equivalent of this weapon.

Gameplay montage
Video:Call of Duty 4 Barrett .50 Cal. gameplay montage