Talk:Accuracy International AWM

Banned?

This thing is actually banned by the Geneva Convention? I kind of doubt that. Maybe I'm mistaken, but this weapon's caliber doesn't seem all that out of proportion in comparison to what's currently in use in the field. Anyone ever fired this thing? Gibson Cowboy 02:56, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

Yes it's the dogs b****cks.

Nowhere in the first para (or anywhere) does it actually state that this is a rifle, sniper rifle or even a gun. It may seem obvious, but shouldn't that be there, rather than just jumping straight into "it's a varient of xxx"?--Gavinio 23:07, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

--172.136.103.24 13:24, 4 February 2006 (UTC) I think the rifle operators should be Great Britain, and Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT), as there is proof of some SWAT sharpshooters armed with the Accuracy Internation AW .308 Magnum, with and without custom paint jobs.

Re: popular culture. The weapon in Counter-Strike actually has a 10-round magazine. Doesn't that make it the AWP, not the AWM? RSammy 01:26, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

–The weapon modelled in Counter-Strike is shown to fire the .338 lapua round of the AWM, not the 7.62mm round used by the AWP, although in the game itself it is incorrectly referred to as the AWP. Presumably there was just some confusion about the different models of the weapon when they were first implemented. Carcer 23:48, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

AHEM!!! AWP = Arctic Warfare Police AWM = Arctic Warfare Magnum —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.232.189.245 (talk) 01:31, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Popular culture

I have removed this section, because lists of trivia do not belong in wikipedia (See What Wikipedia is not— WP:NOT). Please feel free to add such information on the two pages List of firearms in video games and List of firearms in films. Deon Steyn 12:56, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

I disagree with this, as although its relationship with popular media (such as CS) may be viewed as obnoxious or petty (especially by gun enthusiasts who look down on these sorts of things), it has undeniabley still worked its way into mainstream (and definately internet) culture and definately deserves a "in popular culture" section, or at the very least a link in "See Also" to one or both of the lists you provided above. 74.12.81.178 06:20, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Erm, it doesn't say anything in WP:NOT about not listing trivia. OSm people may actually find it interesting to see it is listed in CS:S. Tom (N wales)

It is named the AWP to avoid copyright infringment, much like every other gun's actual name in the game. M4A1 is called a Maverick M4A1 and the AK-47 is called a CV-47

The one in Counter-Strike is not named AWM, it's named AWP. ClanCC _{(T / ^C)} 07:37, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

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Hey, you've got it all wrong. You jsut have no knowledge of any firearm whatsoever!!!
The "AWP" is a version of the Arctic Warfare Magnum called the Arctic Warfare POLICE. Valve put this in-game, because since Counter Terrorists are similar to police, they would use the police version. The main difference in the police version is the caliber, it fires standard .308 instead of .338 LM. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.232.189.245 (talk) 01:35, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

G24

German Special Forces like KSK and Fernspäher do use a version called G 24 with .50 BMG (12,7 mm x 99). Therefore I don't see any problem adding this information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wombat0815 (talk • contribs) 19:46, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Accuracy international AW(S)M rifles are not produced in .50 BMG/12.7x99mm NATO. The action of this particular variant is simply not large enough to handle longer cartridges than the .338 Lapua Magnum. In fact the AWSM magazines can not handle the .338 Lapua Magnum at its maximum permissible overall length. The German G22 - AI AWM (.300 Winchester Magnum) and G24 - AI AW50 (.50 BMG) are however rifles that share the Arctic Warfare system. If you look at the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare and Accuracy International AW50 articles you can find more information on the many rifle variants Accuracy International offers and the .50 BMG chambered variant Germany uses. The variants are separately described in Wikipedia articles and you just happened to find the article on the AW(S)M variant, that is intended for cartridges up to .338 Lapua Magnum.

Francis Flinch (talk) 09:18, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

L115A3 used in record-distance kill

Worth adding? 86.7.211.128 (talk) 00:16, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

• http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7113916.ece