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Iver Johnson AMAC 1500

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Place of origin
  
United States

Manufacturer
  
Iver Johnson Arms

Barrel length
  
29 in (73.7 cm)

Designed
  
1981-2

Length
  
51.5 in (131 cm)

Type
  
Anti-materiel rifle Sniper rifle

The Iver Johnson AMAC-1500 is a manually-operated sniper rifle/anti-materiel rifle developed by Research Armaments Prototypes (RAP) and manufactured by Iver Johnson Arms in the 1980s, and used by the US Armed Forces.

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Design

The Iver Johnson AMAC-1500 is a derivative of the RAP Model 500, which was originally designed by a team led by D. Haskins in 1981-82 at a request from the US Armed Forces. Both weapons are similar; the main differences are the barrel shape, the muzzle brake, and the bipod.

Users

United states of America

References

Iver Johnson AMAC-1500 Wikipedia