Our friends at Barrett Firearms have rolled out a new Precision Grenadier System line built around a 30×42 mm, semi-automatic, magazine-fed “grenade rifle” that can crack defilade cover and knock down low-flying drones. It’s the same disruptive idea that just won the U.S. Army’s xTech Soldier Lethality competition alongside partner MARS, Inc., and Barrett recently took it to the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) exhibition floor in Washington. The AUSA Annual Meeting took place from October 13 to 15, 2025, and the SSRS — Squad Support Rifle System — was on display, generating buzz. Advertisement
Barrett’s pedigree with the U.S. military
Barrett’s imprint on modern U.S. arms is long and well known. The M82 that became the M107 anti-materiel rifle is still a st