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Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, Inc.

Barrett Firearms is the world leader in large-caliber rifle design and manufacturing. The products are used by civilian sport shooters, law enforcement agencies, the United States military and more than 73 State Department approved countries across the world. Barrett is still privately held by its founder and CEO Ronnie Barrett and he has been joined by his son, Chris, and daughter Angela. A lifetime of accolades paves the way for Barrett's 30th year in 2012, such as the US Army adopting the Barrett Model 82A1 as the M107, being named as one of the Fastest Growing Privately-Owned Companies in America by Inc. Magazine, being recognized as “Exporter of the Year” by the Nashville Business Journal and having two different rifles named as “Rifle of the Year” by the NRA Publications American Rifleman and Shooting Illustrated. Barrett rifles have been featured in countless movies, television programs, novels; most recently on the National Geographic Television documentary, Snipers, Inc. Barrett Firearms participates in numerous civic and community programs raising thousands of dollars to support firearms appreciation and safety. As a member of the Board of Directors for the National Rifle Association, Ronnie Barrett was influential in getting the NRA to choose Nashville for the 2015 Annual Meeting and Exhibit, which will attract up to 100,000 members and account for millions in tourism dollars for Tennessee. A personal note: Ronnie was first elected to the NRA Board of Directors in 2009, and was recently re-elected with 84% of all the votes cast by the organization’s approximately 4.3 million members.

Benefits of Doing Business in Tennessee

Barrett Firearms has been able to attract and sustain a quality workforce of trainable employees, particularly using the Tennessee Career Centers for students who graduated with machining and drafting experience. Our geographic location (the center of Tennessee) makes it convenient and economically practical for shipping products to our customers in the United States.

Company Statistics

Year Started:	1982
Number of Employees:	130 direct jobs with an additional 230 ancillary Tennessee jobs
Top Products:	1. Model 82A1®/M107 .50 BMG caliber series rifle: Adopted by the U.S. Army in 2002 as the M107, this rifle is currently used by all branches of the U.S. military and over 50 friendly State Department approved governments worldwide. In 2004 it was chosen to receive the Top 10 Greatest Inventions Award from the US Army, in which the war fighters choose the recipient. http://www.barrett.net/firearms/model82a1 http://www.barrett.net/firearms/m107a1 2. MRAD® multi caliber series rifle: This rifle has defined a whole new class of long-range precision rifles. Originally designed to answer the call from Special Operations Command (SOCOM) for a system that could engage targets out to 1500 yards yet be adaptable enough to meet the needs of a wide range of missions, this newcomer is quickly gaining the global attention of multiple friendly militaries. MRAD is currently available in .338 Lapua Magnum, .308 Win and .300 Win Mag calibers. http://www.barrett.net/firearms/mrad 3. Training: Currently Barrett provides training for our products to our customers, which consist of over 73 friendly governments, US military, law enforcements and civilian shooters. Many of these clients come to the Barrett Headquarters for this training but frequently mobile training units travel globally to provide this service as well. https://barrett.net/training/course/long-range-2 https://barrett.net/training/course/82a1-m107-armorer https://barrett.net/training

Contact Information

Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, Inc.
5926 Miller Lane
Christiana, 37037
615-896-2938
http://www.barrett.net
http://www.facebook.com/barrett.net
http://www.twitter.com/barrettrifles
http://www.youtube.com/user/BarrettFirearmsUSA

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