Parker Hale M82 The Parker - Hale Model 82 ( M82 ) is the military version of the Parker - Hale 1200TX target rifle ; it was accepted for service by several nations for both military and police use . In appearance and design terms the Model 82 is an entirely conventional sniping weapon . It uses a manual bolt action the same as the classic Mauser 98 rifle , allied to a heavy free - floating barrel chambered for the 7 . 62x51mm NATO round . The barrel weighs 1 . 98 kg and is manufactured from chrome molybdenum steel . The Model 82 has an integral four round magazine and an entirely self - contained trigger unit which can be adjusted as required . Design and features . The M82 was available in a number of forms to suit any customer requirements . Thus an adjustable cheek pad may have been provided if wanted , and the butt lengths can be altered by adding or taking away butt spacers of various thicknesses . The rifle was basically a standard target 7 . 62x51Nato heavy barrel Mauser 98 with a wide beaver tail target walnut stock ( with inset handstop rail ) and a Parker Hale trigger with its side safety mechanism . The sights were subject to several variations , but the standard Model 82 was normally supplied with removable ‘ iron ’ match - type sight blocks . If an optical sight is fitted the rear - sight was removed , and the front sight slid off , but the front block / post remained . Two mounting blocks were fitted to the receiver for the purpose of the fitting of optical sight mounts , supplied with the Parker Hale are the parkerized aluminium scope rings ; rifles that were in service in the Australian and New Zealand armies used the Austrian Kahles Wien ZF - 69 6X42 ( 26mm tube ) drop compensation telescopic sight set in 100m increments out to 800m , with fine crosshair . Some attempts at refurbishing and rebarrelling the rifles resulted in usage of one piece scope mounts but this proved unsatisfactory . The action and barrel were originally finished by parkerizing then completed with a black rubberised style non reflecting coating . The barrel for the Canadian C3A1 is a heavy , fully free floating barrel chambered for the 7 . 62x51 NATO round . It has a weight of 2 . 04 kg / 4 . 5 lbs and a length of 60 cm . Rifling follows a 1 : 12 turn ratio with 4 right hand twists . The action is a Mauser - style rotating bolt type . It has 3 stainless steel locking lugs at the front and rear of the bolt . The C3 safety is a thumb activated lever above the magazine which locks the trigger , bolt and sear giving ultimate protection against an accidental discharge . The standard sight on the revamped model C3A1 is an Unertl 10x zoom scope which can only be used for daytime engagements as its lacks any night vision capabilities . It has a duplex crosshair with a mil dot style scale in increments of 200m up to 1000m . It can also be used with the default iron sights . The stock for the C3A1 is one piece walnut or fibreglass stock with an internal bedding of either Devlon , Aluminum or Steel putty . The fibreglass version is called the Mcmillan A2 stock and can be painted in any camouflage scheme depending on environment . Variants . L81A1 . The Parker Hale L81A1 is a shorter version of the Parker Hale M82 rifle 7 . 62x51 mm ( . 308 ) rifle , adopted a cadet training rifle by the British Army and some other Commonwealth countries . It is accurate up to ranges of in the field and on a range with windage flags . L81A2 . The Parker Hale L81A2 is a shorter version of the Parker Hale M82 rifle 7 . 62x51 mm ( . 308 ) rifle , adopted as cadet training rifle . It can trace its lineage back through both the M82 sniper rifle and the Parker - Hale 1200TX target rifle . It is used by the ATC , ACF , SCC and CCF as well as in competitions such as The Schools Meeting , The Ashburton staged annually in July by the NRA , and the Inter Service Cadet Rifle Meeting ( I . S . C . R . M ) held at Bisley Ranges . This rifle is accurate to 1000 yards but more commonly used at 300 , 500 , and 600 yards . The L81A2 replaced the L81A1 in cadet use after the L81A1 was withdrawn by the cadet organisations following reports of technical safety issues , including bulges in the barrel . Nicknamed the " Elephant Gun " by some units upon re - issue , it uses the same 7 . 62mm ammunition but with the magazine replaced by a non - removable loading tray . The rifle is issued with a variable Diopter sight . C3 . The C3 was adopted by the Canadians in 1972 and was based on the Parker Hale M82 . Its stock was made of wood with a font beavertail and an accessories rail . It had a Kahles Helios ZF69 6x42 scope . After a couple of years , it was upgraded to the C3A1 with a few modifications . C3A1 . The C3 was updated to the C3A1 and a number of modifications were made including the addition of an 10x Unertl scope currently in use by the United States Marine Corps . A fiberglass McMillan A2 stock was fitted along with a Parker and Hale made bipod for more stability and support while aiming in the prone position . During Operation APOLLO Canadian sniper Master Corporal Graham Ragsdale recorded 20 confirmed kills with the C3A1 . It has also been used as a competition rifle . The C3A1 has been withdrawn from the Canadian Army and has been replaced by the C14 Timberwolf rifle Medium Range Sniper Weapon System . Instead it is used for the training of snipers due to its similarities with the C14 Timberwolf rifle . Its decline was due to a lack of parts due to the ending of production of firearms by Parker Hale in 2000 and the cesstion of C3A1 production in 1984 . Parker Hale offered the C3A1 as a complete kit known as the M85 on the civilian market . Common confusion occurs but no M82 was fitted with detachable magazines or enlarged bolt knob . Other Canadian snipers recorded high hit ratios and some extremely difficult shots . These marksmen remain anonymous .