Place of origin United States Designed 1985 Variants RC-50F | Used by See Users Manufacturer Robar Companies, Inc | |
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Type Anti-material sniper rifle | ||
The Robar RC-50 counter-sniper rifle is developed by the United States Robar Companies, Inc in Phoenix, Arizona. It is chambered in .50 BMG. The RC-50 is found in two variants—the original RC-50 (RC-50 Standard) and the side-folding buttstock RC-50F.
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Overview
The RC-50 is based on it with the factory's SR-60D development, it is a specifically for the special forces set up manual sniper rifle. Like many anti-sniper rifles, the RC-50 can be used to perform anti-sniper missions, destroy enemy light vehicles, radar, aircraft, and even annihilate enemy personnel. The sniper rifle is available in two versions, the standard and RC-50F with foldable buttstock, which is folded left and made of fiberglass. In order to reduce the recoil, RC-50 muzzle in front of a muzzle brakes, the gun is attached to a plastic cushion. And based on it as a sniper rifle, so also with a pair of bipod. The load capacity of five rounds, and by a detachable magazine for bombs. In addition, RC-50 has a similar mechanism with the Remington 700 rifle is more similar to the board machine, the board pressure is adjustable, weight from 226 grams to 4kg. Users can also choose their own preferences to rifle color or coating, the current optional black, gray and camouflage. The RC-50 and its special accessories are housed in a fiberglass case for easy carrying. The dedicated sight is a 16x optical sight, mounted through a bracket at the top of the rifle casing. And taking into account the different operational needs, this gun can also use other sight.
The RC-50 is currently being used by special forces in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom and United States. And has been deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq.