2/13/2023 0 Comments Walther p1 californiaWithout scope the rifle has an unloaded weight of 6.95 kg (15.3 lb) and a loaded weight of 7.35 kg (16.2 lb). The most commonly used optical sight was a Schmidt & Bender 2.5–10× telescopic sight. ![]() The WA 2000 had a quick-detachable scope mount with a weight of 0.96 kg (2.1 lb). The bullpup design was chosen because it would allow a standard length barrel to be used whilst the overall length would be shorter than a conventional rifle. The WA 2000 was designed in the late 1970s and early 1980s, in response to the 1972 Summer Olympics Munich massacre. Only 176 were built due to its high cost, making it one of the rarest and most sought production firearms ever made. ![]() Production of the rifle was limited and it was shortly stopped because it was too expensive to achieve widespread sales and not robust enough for military use as a sniper rifle. It was produced in three different calibers. The Walther WA 2000 is a semi-automatic bullpup sniper rifle produced by the Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen company from 1982 until 1988. Schmidt & Bender 2.5–10× telescopic sight ![]() A 10-round magazine was also made but never used nor exported.
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