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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Parker Hale
M85 is a British .308 sniper rifle, with an effective range around 900
meters. It fires from a 10-round detachable magazine, and weighs 12
pounds, telescope included. The rifle was created after the Falklands
War in response to shortcomings in the contemporary Lee Enfield L42A1.
Although the Parker Hale M85 manufacturing license was sold to Gibbs
Rifle Co., it has not yet resumed production.
