The M82A1 is known by the US military as the SASR—"Special Applications Scoped Rifle", and it was and still is used as an anti-materiel rifle and explosive ordnance disposal tool.
M82A1 se u SAD-u naziva SASR—"Special Applications Scoped Rifle" ("Puška s optičkim teleskopskim ciljnikom za specijalne primjene"), koristi se kao protumaterijalna puška i kao alat za odstranjivanje eksploziva.