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The R-93 Tactical is a sniper rifle of German origin. It was developed in the early 1990's by Blaser Jagdwaffen for law enforcement use. The R-93 Tactical is derived from their line of hunting and sporting rifles. It is the first and up to this moment only tactical rifle by Blaser. Nowadays the weapon is marketed by SIG Sauer.
The R-93 Tactical is a bolt action sniper rifle but differs in several key areas from the conventional bolt action design. The R-93 uses a straight pull bolt design which is much faster than the conventional bolt design that must both be rotated and pulled. The polymer furniture is ergonomically shaped and results in a limited weight. The optical sight is attached to the barrel and the whole barrel and sight group can be removed without losing zero.
The R-93 Tactical fires the 7.62x51mm round from a 10 round magazine. The updated Tactical 2 model is also available in 5.56x45mm, .300 Winchester and .338 Lapua and uses smaller magazines. The straight pull bolt design allows for faster follow up shots than a conventional bolt action rifle. The maximum effective range with 7.62x51mm NATO is over 1.000 meters while the .338 Lapua version can be used out to 1.5 km. With quality ammunition sub MOA
accuracy can be achieved.