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Brügger & Thomet APR



Overview


B&T APR 308

Right side view of B&T APR 308 sniper rifle.
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Origin
Switzerland
Type
Sniper rifle
Entered service
Mid 2000's
Status
In service
Development
2003 (APR 308)
2007 (APR 338)
Developer
Switzerland - Brügger & Thomet
Production
2005 - present (APR 308)
2008 - present (APR 338)
Producer
Switzerland - Brügger & Thomet
Designations
APR / Advanced Precision Rifle

Description


Introduction

The APR is a sniper rifle of Swiss origin. It is a further development of the Ultima Ratio series of sniper rifles originally developed by PGM. APR stands for Advanced Precision Rifle. At first Brügger + Thomet was a distributor for PGM, but decided to produce an improved version by themselves.

Design

The APR is a product improved Ultima Ratio rifle. The APR differs in many minor details and mostly disinguishes itself from the PGM models by their fluted barrels and accessories. These include the Schmidt & Bender TRS 3-12x scope, the optional mirage band, clip on silencer, optional tripple accessory rail over the barrel. The APR 308 is a bolt action sniper rifle with a free floating barrel and highly adjustable shoulder stock. The APR 338 is a Mini-Hecate improved in a similar way.

Firepower

The APR 308 fires the 7.62x51mm round from a 10 round magazine. The PGM 338 fires the .338 Lapua round from a 5 round magazine. The accuracy of the 7.62x51mm and .338 models is sub MOA with proper ammunition. The maximum effective range is 1.000 meters for the APR 308 and 1.500 meters for the APR 338. A 99% first round hit probability against a head-sized target at 400 meters and a torso-sized target at 800 meters is claimed. The PGM 338 has the same performance at 600 and 1.300 meters respectively.

Users

The APR is used by various law enforcement agencies and military units, mainly in Europe.

Variants


APR 308

The APR 308 is the standard model of the APR family. The APR 308 is meant for law enforcement and military use. The APR 308P is a police model that is meant for law enforcement use only. The APR 308P features a shorter barrel with a faster rifling twist rate and lacks a drop safety.

APR 308S

The APR 308S is an APR 308 with an integral silencer. The barrel extends about halfway of the silencer and features a very fast rifling twist rate. The APR 308S is only meant to be used with subsonic ammunition and has an effective range of about 150 meters. The sound reduction is about 120 dB. The integrated silencer makes the APR 308S much more silent than the APR 308 fitted with a silencer on the barrel.

APR 338

The APR 338 is similar to the APR 308 but is chambered in the .338 Lapua caliber. It features a longer and heavier barrel, but is otherwise similar. Due to its caliber it has a longer effective range.

Details


Facts APR 308 APR 308P APR 308S APR 338
General
Origin
Switzerland
Type
Sniper rifle
Caliber
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO
Feed system
10 round detachable box
Barrel length
610 mm
Rifling
4 grooves, 279 mm twist rate
Operation
Action
Bolt action, 60° angle
Locking
3 lug bolt
Fire selector
0 - 1
Rate of fire
Bolt action
Dimensions
Stock type
Side folding, adjustable
Length
1.139 mm stock extended
906 mm stock folded
Width
50 mm
86 mm with stock folded
Weight
7.01 kg empty without scope
Sights
Optics
Picatinny top rail for mounting riflescope
Standard issue: Schmidt & Bender TRS 3-12x50 LP
Mechanical
Optional back-up iron sights
Accessories
Bipod
Adjustable bipod and rear monopod
Suppressor
Optional

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