Sniper Rifle



The Sniper Rifle is a class of Primary Weapon. Sniper rifles are primarily used for long-range kills and are notable for their very high damage rating. Sniper rifles do not have a set of crosshairs (without using the scope); instead players must rely on the scope or their sense of direction. All Sniper Rifles are equipped with a Scope boasting the highest level of magnification of all weapon classes.

Fire Modes
The SR-25, Dragunov SVD, PSG-1, and MSG-90 are semi-auto snipers, meaning the user has the ability to fire again without having to manually chamber another round (bolt-action) if the enemy is not killed (the SR-25 and MSG-90 have an automatic setting, but the SVD requires fast, single trigger pulls). Bolt-action snipers are somewhat harder to use. After every shot, the player automatically zooms out and pulls the bolt to load in another bullet into the chamber from the clip. After the 9-09-09 Patch Nexon incorporated a code into the engine which automatically reloads the gun without zooming out if an enemy player is in the field of view of the scope. These bolt-action rifles are usually the most accurate and the most powerful (the L96A1 has a 1 hit kill but is the most inaccurate sniper rifle, although it is still very accurate relative to other weapon classes. The M24 is the most accurate sniper but needs 2 shots to kill); however, if the enemy is not killed, then it is hard to take down the enemy, as snipers are very loud and often fire Tracer Bullets. This alerts the enemy to the sniper's presence and gives them time to return fire or escape.

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.

Common Rifles (no Rank needed)

 * M24

Rank-Restricted Sniper Rifles

 * SR-25 - Private
 * MSG-90 - Private First Class
 * M24 Woodland - First Lieutenant V
 * Dragunov SVD - Staff Sergeant I
 * L96A1 - Sergeant
 * PSG-1 - Master Sergeant IV

Supply Case Only

 * L96A1 Ghillie - Obtained from Supply Case SR
 * SR-25 Sandfire - Obtained from Supply Case SR
 * L96A1 Super-Magnum - Obtained from Supply Crate MYST-N
 * L96A1 Black Magnum - Obtained from Supply Crate MYST-N
 * PSG-1 CAMO - Obtained from Supply Case SR, Supply Case PSG-N
 * PSG-1 MOD CAMO - Obtained from Supply Case PSG-N

Black Market Rifles

 * Dragunov Black
 * L96A1 Arctic Wolf
 * PSG-1 MOD

Trivia

 * Most sniper rifles in the game have bipods, but the bipods are kept in the folded position. (The bipod is the small protrusion from under the forestock or under the barrel)