THE PGM HÉCATE II IS THE STANDARD HEAVY SNIPER RIFLE OF THE FRENCH ARMY, SOMETIMES KNOWN AS THE FR-12.7 (FRENCH: FUSIL À RÉPÉTIT

THE PGM HÉCATE II IS THE STANDARD HEAVY SNIPER RIFLE OF THE FRENCH ARMY, SOMETIMES KNOWN AS THE FR-12.7 (FRENCH: FUSIL À RÉPÉTITION DE CALIBRE 12.7 MM OR LITERALLY TRANSLATED TO "12.7 MM CALIBER REPEATER RIFLE".) THE HECATE II IS CHAMBERED IN .50 BMG (12.7×99MM NATO). IT IS PRODUCED BY PGM PRECISION. ROOTS OF THE RIFLE REACH TO THE FR F2, WHICH IS OLDER THAN ITS BIG SIBLING AND USES THE WEAKER 7.62×51MM NATO AMMUNITION. SIMILAR HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS WITH ITS SMALLER ASCENDANT GIVE IT A VERY HIGH DEGREE OF ACCURACY, COMPARABLE TO OTHER .50 CALIBER RIFLES, SUCH AS THE AS-50, BARRETT M82 VARIANTS AND M107, AND THE MCMILLAN TAC-50.