Accuracy International#AICS style

{{short description|Specialist British firearms manufacturer}}

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| foundation = 1978

| founder = Malcolm Cooper, Sarah Cooper, Martin Kay, Dave Walls, David Caig

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| location = Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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| products = Anti-materiel rifles, sniper rifles

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| owner = Dave Walls, Tom Irwin, Paul Bagshaw

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Accuracy International is a British firearms manufacturer based in Portsmouth, England. The company specializes in sniper rifles, anti-materiel rifles and civilian competition rifles.

The company was founded in 1978 by a group of individuals including British Olympic shooting gold medalist Malcolm Cooper, Sarah Cooper, and Martin Kay, along with the technical and production specialists and firearms designers Dave Walls and David Caig.

The selection of the Accuracy International PM (Precision Marksman) rifle and British Army adoption into service in 1984 as the L96A1 marked their first major sniper rifle sale.{{cite book| last = Pegler| first = Martin| pages= [https://archive.org/details/outnowherehistor00pegl/page/n315 314]–316| title = Out of Nowhere: A History of the military sniper| url = https://archive.org/details/outnowherehistor00pegl| url-access = registration| publisher = Osprey Publishing| location = Oxford, UK| isbn = 978-1-84176-854-0| date = 2004-10-13}} The British military selection process was the impetus for outsourcing and professionalizing (test) arms production, enabling a recently founded small company to successfully participate. Since then Accuracy International's sniper rifles have been used by a multitude of military units and police departments across the world.{{Cite web |last=D'Costa |first=Ian |date=2019-02-06 |title=This multi-caliber rifle from Accuracy International could be a game-changer for snipers worldwide |url=https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/gearscout/irons/2019/02/06/this-multi-caliber-rifle-from-accuracy-international-could-be-a-game-changer-for-snipers-worldwide/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Military Times |language=en}}

Following a period of financial hardship, Accuracy International faced liquidation in 2005.{{Cite web |date=2015-02-02 |title=The company behind the rifle used by the world's deadliest sniper |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/defence/10762782/Accuracy-International-the-gun-maker-of-choice-for-Britains-elite-marksmen.html |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}} Nevertheless, a British consortium, led by Tom Irwin and the initial design duo of Dave Walls and David Caig, intervened to ensure the company's continuity.