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The Barrett Firearms Company was founded in 1980 by Ronald Barrett. The company's only product is the Barrett M82A1 sniper rifle and a few variations of the same weapon. Barrett introduced the M82 in 1982 but did not make any significant sales until 1989 to Sweden. Soon after, the enormously powerful rifle attracted the attention of the US military, and it was deployed in the Gulf War. Today the company has contracts with dozens of countries to supply sniper rifles.