Accuracy International (AI) was founded by British international target shooters in Portsmouth, England in 1980, by a group of individuals that include British Olympic shooting gold medalist Malcolm Cooper, Sarah Cooper, and Martin Kay, along with the firearms designers Dave Walls and David Caig

In 1985 AI won the UK MoD's L96A1 rifle contract. The product of AI engineers working in close collaboration with UK special forces and government users, the L96 was a watershed in the design of tactical weapons.

Accuracy International's sniper rifles have been used by a multitude of military units and police departments across the world, as well as advanced sporting achievements