PGM Hécate II
«FR-12.7»
Sniper rifleFrance1993In service
French anti-materiel rifle in .50 BMG, adopted by the Armée de Terre as the FR-12.7 for long-range engagements against vehicles and hardened targets.
Sniper rifle//France
ID — HECATE-II
Designation
PGM Hécate II
PGM Précision
Caliber
.50 BMG (12.7×99 mm NATO)
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- PGM Hécate II
- Alias
- FR-12.7
- Manufacturer
- PGM Précision
- Country
- France
- Year
- 1993
- Category
- Sniper rifle
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- .50 BMG (12.7×99 mm NATO)
- Muzzle velocity
- 825 m/s
- Effective range
- 1800 m
- Maximum range
- 2400 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 700 mm
- Overall length
- 1380 mm
- Empty weight
- 13.8 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Bolt-action manuale
- Bolt / action
- Otturatore a tre tenoni
Feed
- System
- Caricatore amovibile
- Standard capacity
- 7 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-auto
Historical profile
Developed by PGM Précision by scaling up the Ultima Ratio architecture to .50 BMG. Adopted by the French Army in 1993 as the FR-12.7.
Deployed in Afghanistan, Mali and the Balkans to defeat light vehicles, fortifications and UAVs. Effective range exceeds 1,800 m with match ammunition.
Fitted with a dual-chamber muzzle brake that reduces recoil by 50% and a distinctive machine-gun-style forward grip.
Variants
FR-12.7 (designazione militare francese)
Main users
France · Grecia · Indonesia · Malesia
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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