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While some soldiers like the comfort of being able to quickly lay down a hail of gunfire, a special breed prides themselves on their efficiency---following the mantra of "one shot, one kill." These high-powered, long distance rifles are perfect for that lone soldier who prefers to be feared from afar by enemies, yet loved by fellow soldiers for their watchful oversight.
  — Weapon Class Description 

The Sniper Rifle is a unique Primary Weapon branch.

Overview

While most primary weapons aim to take down several targets at once, the sniper rifle focuses on a single target at a time.

Therefore, the first (and only shot) is expected to take down an enemy. In order to fulfill this end, most sniper rifles are powerful and perform well over long distances. A loud firing noise, tracer bullets, and a slow firing and reload rate often compensate for a rifle's power.

If an enemy is not taken down quickly, a sniper's position may either be compromised by noise, or the tracer that was fired. As its slow fire/reload rate is not suited for close-quarters combat, it may leave the sniper vulnerable and unable to defend themselves, while their target gets away.

Furthermore, Sniper rifles do not have a set of crosshairs (without using the scope). Instead players must solely rely on the scope, or their innate sense of direction.

Fire Modes

Sniper Rifles currently come in four firearm actions: Semi-Auto, Bolt Action, Automatic, and Lever-Action.

Automatic sniper rifles are few in number and are have overall stats similar to the semi-autos. One of the few noticeable differences between them is that by holding down the trigger, it enables the rifle to fire at a constant, repeating rate. Although they have the slowest fire rate of all automatic weapons, they are incredibly reliable in a close quarters battle scene as opposed to their semi-auto and bolt action cousins. There are many rumors going on that the fully automatic snipers do not exist, despite the fact that Combat Arms has clearly listed a few, such as the M39 EMR , as fully automatic sniper rifles.

Semi-Auto rifles are extremely reliable variants of sniper rifles. They are easy to use, and have good overall stats. Semi-auto rifles has the ability to fire several shots without having to reload. They are quick and reasonably accurate; but they lack in damage (with the exception of the M99-II and WA2000 ). Compared to other variants of sniper rifles; semi-auto rifles often take 2-3 shots to kill someone outside of the head and sometimes back (again, with the exception of the M99-II and WA2000 ). Notable Semi-Auto rifles include: Dragunov SVD , PSG-1 , and MSG-90 .

Bolt-Action rifles are equally useful. After every shot, the player automatically zooms out and pulls the bolt to load in another bullet into the chamber from the magazine. After the 9-09-09 Patch Nexon incorporated a code into the engine which automatically rechambers the gun without zooming out if an enemy player is in the field of view of the scope. These bolt-action rifles are slow, but the majority of them are far more accurate and powerful then their semi-auto cousins, but what they lack in speed they make up in power. Bolt-action rifles are by far the most powerful weapons in the game (notable exceptions are M24 series and SPR although these rifles boast perfect accuracy). Additionally, Bolt-Action rifles are the most numerous type of sniper rifle in the game as far as variants go, and the most used- it's hard to go a all-weapons match without seeing at least one L96A1 or TPG-1 in operation. Notable and controversial bolt-action rifles include: DSR-1 Tactical , TPG-1 series, M24 , and the Accuracy International family of sniper rifles.

Lever-Action: There is currently only one lever-action sniper rifle, the M1866 . Lever action is a mix between Bolt-action and Semi-Auto, with it zooming out to rechamber another bullet, but at very fast speeds.

Use

Sniper rifles are almost exclusively used with the scope zoomed; however, a style of shooting known as no-scoping (firing without using the scope) is sometimes used in close-quarters combat. The disadvantage to no-scoping is that it is incredibly inaccurate and is completely useless at range. Some players have learned to bridge these difficulties and have learned to zoom in and kill very quickly (quick scoping). Another method to overcome this issue is to align a small 'sight' on your monitor such as an extremely small square of tape. This is aligned while aiming down the scope and placed in the center of the crosshairs so the gun can be fired without aiming down the scope. However, the marker must be very small (as to not cover objects or make it hard to aim while looking down the scope) and well positioned. Sniper rifles still suffer from a large bullet spread when fired without sights so this method is often still inaccurate.

Collateral

Collateral (also known as a piercing shot) is the term used to describe the occurrence of killing two or more people, with one sniper bullet. This primarily occurs with One Hit Kill Sniper Rifles, however, may occur with high damage Two Hit Kill Sniper Rifles as well. A good example of this is the SR25, where a video was once posted on it's page showing a person getting a collateral headshot on Snow Valley.

List of Sniper Rifles

Note: Click on the icon (found on the top right of the table) to expand the table.

GP Weapon (SR) Damage Portability Rate of Fire Accuracy Recoil Ammo Firing Mode 1 Day Price 7 Days Price 30 Days Price 90 Days Price Rank
M24 90 45 15 100 60 7/21 Bolt-Action 1,100 GP 5,390 GP 21,450 GP 59,400 GP Ico rank01
SR25 75 43 25 95 60 10/30 Automatic 1,100 GP 5,390 GP 21,450 GP 59,400 GP Private
MSG-90 83 41 20 90 55 10/30 Automatic 1,200 GP 5,880 GP 23,400 GP 64,800 GP Ico rank04 01
L96A1 100 40 10 90 65 5/15 Bolt-Action 1,400 GP 6,860 GP 27,300 GP 75,600 GP Ico rank06 01
Dragunov SVD 89 45 20 93 70 10/30 Semi-Auto 1,400 GP 6,860 GP 27,300 GP 75,600 GP Ico rank07 01
PSG-1 95 32 20 90 55 7/28 Automatic 1,600 GP 7,840 GP 31,200 GP 86,400 GP Ico rank09 04
TPG-1 100 41 16 98 65 5/15 Bolt-Action 1,800 GP 8,820 GP 35,100 GP 97,200 GP Ico rank10 03
M-200 100 35 10 92 70 5/15 Bolt-Action 1,800 GP 8,820 GP 35,100 GP 97,200 GP Ico rank10 05
M99 Bigshot 100 31 16 100 66 1/19 Bolt-Action - 5,880 GP 23,400 GP 64,400 GP Ico rank11 01
M99-II 100 32 16 99 66 5/15 Automatic 1,400 GP 6,860 GP 27,300 GP 75,600 GP Ico rank11 03
Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle 95 45 18 98 70 10/20 Bolt-Action 2,100 GP 10,290 GP 40,950 GP 113,400 GP Ico rank11 05
DSR-1 99 45 11 97 63 5/20 Bolt-Action 1,600 GP 7,840 GP 31,200 GP 86,400 GP First Lieutenant/I
VSS 83 43 20 99 70 10/30 Semi-Auto 2,100 GP 10,290 GP 40,950 GP 113,400 GP Ico rank12 02
L115A2 100 45 10 91 65 5/15 Bolt-Action 1,400 GP 6,860 GP 27,300 GP 75,600 GP Ico rank12 03
M39 EMR 85 51 30 98 45 20/20 Automatic 1,400 GP 6,860 GP 27,300 GP 75,600 GP Ico rank12 04
M24 Woodland 90 51 15 100 60 7/21 Bolt-Action 1,200 GP 5,880 GP 23,400 GP 64,800 GP Ico rank12 05
M107CQ 100 30 10 91 66 5/15 Automatic 1,400 GP 6,860 GP 27,300 GP 75,600 GP Ico rank13 01
TRG-21 100 43 18 98 65 5/15 Bolt-Action 1,400 GP 6,860 GP 27,300 GP 75,600 GP Ico rank13 02
Tango 51 98 44 10 98 63 5/25 Bolt-Action 1,400 GP 6,860 GP 27,300 GP 75,600 GP Ico rank13 03
ZVI Falcon 100 32 16 98 65 2/18 Bolt-Action 2,400 GP 11,760 GP 46,800 GP 129,600 GP Ico rank13 04
L115A2 Arctic Wolf 100 46 10 91 65 5/15 Bolt-Action - 8,820 GP 35,110 GP 97,200 GP Ico rank13 05
SR25 Sandfire 75 46 28 95 60 10/20 Automatic 1,650 GP 8,085 GP 32,175 GP 89,100 GP Ico rank14 02
Dragunov SVDS 95 45 20 93 70 10/30 Semi-Automatic 2,100 GP 10,290 GP 40,950 GP 113,400 GP Ico rank14 05
PSG-1 CAMO 95 32 20 90 55 7/28 Automatic 2,400 GP 11,760 GP 46,800 GP 129,600 GP Ico rank15 03
L96A1 Ghillie 100 40 10 90 65 5/15 Bolt-Action 2,100 GP 10,290 GP 40,950 GP 113,400 GP Ico rank16 02
M107CQ Air Force 100 32 10 92 66 5/15 Automatic 2,100 GP 10,290 GP 40,950 GP 113,400 GP Ico rank17


NX Weapon (SR) Damage Portability Rate of Fire Accuracy Recoil Ammo 1 Day Price 7 Days Price 30 Days Price 90 Days Price Permanent Price Requirements
Dragunov Black 89 45 20 93 70 10/30 900 NX 3200 NX 5900 NX 9900 NX 29900 NX

None

Dragunov SVDS Ghillie 95 45 20 93 70 10/30 MYST-N
DSR-1 Subsonic 100+ 45 11 97 58 5/20 900 NX 3500 NX 6900 NX 11900 NX 29900 NX
DSR-1 Tactical 100+ 47 13 100 58 5/20 MYST-N
E 57 Musket 89 45 40 99 64 10/30 Gun Emporium Forging
L115A3 100+ 45 10 91 65 5/15 900 NX 3200 NX 5900 NX 9900 NX 29900 NX None
L115A3 Ghillie 100+ 50 16 99 63 5/15

MYST-N

Supply Crate MYST-Zulu

L96A1 Arctic Wolf 100+ 40 10 90 65 5/15 900 NX 3400 NX 6500 NX 11900 NX 29900 NX None
L96A1 Super-Magnum 100+ 45 14 90 65 6/18 MYST-N
L96A1 Black-Magnum 100+ 45 14 90 65 6/18 MYST-N
M107CQ SE 100+ 32 10 92 66 5/20 900 NX 3200 NX 5900 NX 9900 NX 29900 NX None
M107CQ SE Ghillie 100+ 32 10 93 66 5/20 MYST-N
M110 SASS 87 50 30 95 55 10/30 - - 6500 NX 11900 NX 29900 NX None
M14EBR 70 45 50 90 72 20/20 MYST-N
M1866 95 45 35 100 66 8/32 - - 6500 NX 11900 NX 29900 NX None
M200 Ghillie 100+ 40 10 94 70 6/18 900  NX 3200 NX 6500 NX 11900 NX 29900 NX None
M24A3 97 45 13 100 60 7/21 900 NX 3200 NX 5900 NX 9900 NX 29900 NX None
M24A3 Woodland 97 51 13 100 60 10/30 MYST-N
M39 EMR Desert 87 51 30 98 45 20/20 900 NX 3400 NX 6500 NX 11900 NX 29900 NX None
M6A3 DMR 72 51 47 90 70 30/30 Supply crate MYST-Uniform
MSR 100+ 50 16 98 55 5/35 MYST-N
PSG-1 MOD 95 32 20 95 55 10/30 900 NX 3200 NX 5900 NX 9900 NX 29900 NX None
PSG-1 MOD CAMO 95 32 20 95 55 10/30 MYST-N
S 58 Musket 100+ 43 16 99 65 5/20 Gun Emporium Forging
TPG-1 Master 100+ 43 16 99 65 5/25 MYST-N
TPG-1 Pro 100+ 43 16 98 65 5/20 900  NX 3400 NX 6500 NX 11900 NX 29900 NX None
TRG-41 100+ 43 16 98 65 5/20 900 NX 3400 NX 6500 NX 11900 NX 29900 NX None
TRG SE 100+ 45 18 99 65 10/20 MYST-N
WA2000 100+ 43 16 98 64 5/20 900 NX 3400 NX 6500  NX 11900  NX 29900 NX None
WA2000-1 Tactical 100+ 45 16 99 64 5/25 Gun Emporium Forging
WA2000 Classic 100+ 49 16 98 64 5/25

MYST-N

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The L96A1 is one of the most used Sniper Rifle in the game. It has an excellent range and decent accuracy, plus it can take down targets within one shot on most parts of the body.

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