Is this a precision rifle?

[General Ripper]

M-93 Black Arrow rifle, right side; front sight folded.

same rifle, left side; front sight raised.

M-93 Black Arrow / Crna Strela .50 caliber sniper rifle (Yugoslavia)

Caliber: .50BMG (12.7x99mm); also available in 12.7x108mm
Operation: manual bolt action, rotating bolt
Barrel: 1000 mm
Weight: 16 kg
Length: 1670 mm
Feed Mechanism: 5 rounds detachable box magazine

The M-93 Crna Strela ("Black Arrow") .50 caliber sniper rifle had been developed by the Zastava Arms factory in Kragujevc during 1990s. Since late 1990s it is used by Yugoslavian armed forces. It is also exported in various countries, including the USA.

The M-93 is a bolt action rifle, with action strongly resembling the famous Mauser rifle, stretched out accordingly for much bigger cartridge. The receiver features a scope rail and a back-up rear open sight; the folding front sight is mounted on the barrel. heavy free-floated fluted barrel is fitted with large and effective muzzle brake, which decreases the felt recoil down to acceptable level. Rifle is fitted with buttstock, which is adjustable for length of pull, and with the integral folding bipods at the front of the receiver. The folding carrying handle is mounted above the bipods. Standard scope is 8X32 fixed power. M-93 feeds ammunition from 5-round detachable box magazines. The safety is located within the trigger guard, behind the trigger, an blocks trigger when engaged.

Just wondered as there is one for sale down the road.

John

 

[Skullboy]

It is more of a Long Range Sniper Weapon System (LRSWS).

Myself, I think of benchrest type rifles Precision Rifles.

The Rem700P/LTRs and such I call Sniper Rifles.

But in todays PC world they both kinda get lumped into the "Precision" Rifle catagory......

SKBY.

 

[Rohann]

I agree with Skullboy. "Precision" rifle is kind of a silly term, unless it's specifically talking about rifles made specifically to shoot accurately from a set position (benchrest rifles). In today's definition, I'd say anything that shoots under 1MOA is a "precision" rifle.
That's a hell of a .50 though!

-Rohann

 

[Reaper]

It will most likely shoot decently, the Yugos made some nice toys in their day

 

[knockknock]

These are production antimaterial rifles, so precision is likely not an appropriate definition. Like most production 50s, 1 to 1.5 moa accuracy is considered normal. Is this a matchgrade rifle?? No. But then again neither are most rifles that are issued as military use anti material rifles.
These need to be able to digest any ammo, and need to have loose enough tolerances to work under most unfavorable conditions.
The examples I have seen and shot seemed fairly well made, but without thinking too hard can come up with many others that I would favor, unfortunately most are not avaialbe to the Canadian market.
There are a couple of really good 50 cal builders in Canada that make true precision 50 cal rifles that would qualify as match grade as opposed to civilian approved military intended rifles such as this , the Steyrs, etc.
Ammo ofcourse plays a huge role in how accurate any rifle is, the difference between surplus machine gun ammo and matchgrade handloads is unbelieveable.
KK