The Parker Hale M85 is a British bolt-action .308 sniper rifle, with an effective range around 900 metres.

The rifle was created after the Falklands War by Parker Hale Ltd in response to shortcomings in the contemporary Lee–Enfield L42A1.

The M85 took part in a British Army trial to see if it could be used as a potential sniper rifle, along with the Accuracy International PM, Heckler & Koch PSG1, SIG Sauer SSG 2000, and Remington 700.

[1] The rifle lost by a slight margin to the Accuracy International (adopted by the British Army as the L96).

[1] The weapon also has a silent safety catch, a threaded muzzle for a flash suppressor, and an integral dovetail rail that accepts a variety of sights.