Best Sniper Rifle

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In your honest opinions: What is the best sniper rifle in the world, considering caliber, availability, accuracy, noise, reliability, sight/scope setup, and durability. My goal is to be hitting the spade in the center of the ace card at over 100 yrds by the end of summer.....you know.... to get ready for the civil war. Just kidding, but I would like to make myself a very highly tuned shooter over time. Currently I own a Marlin 60 and a remmington .308. The 22 is more like a BB gun then a sniper rifle and the 308 feels like im alerting the entire county every time I shoot it.

I also have a winchester 12ga defender, a coast to coast 12ga turkey gun, and a Colt 1911 pistol. But those really have nothing to do with rifles.... or sniping.

Thanks for your opinions,
-Colin
 
That Marlin 60 can do what you want, actually. Once you get to that level of skill with a .22, THEN move up.
 
Ya know, that Remington .308 is pretty dang close to the USMC M40A1 (that is, if your rifle's a bolt-action). But personally, I wouldn't be nearly afraid of a guy my age with a H&K PSG-1 with a ton of tactical accessories stuck on it as I would an old feller with a Winchester .30-30 :uhoh:

To hone skills, I personally would practice every day with the .22 until I was completely confident with it. Then, I'd shoot the Remington and the Marlin every day (at least 100 rounds each) until confidence was established with those. Then, I'd invest in some organized training at Front Sight or somesuch. There's a term floating around here--BA/UU/R. Buy Ammo/Use Up/Repeat. Seems to be the best accuracy-enhancing tool one can find... ;)

Why the end of summer? :confused:
 
I've entertained the idea of being a military and/or police sniper. Is there such thing as a freelance sniper? Perhaps someone that the police will call if they don't have a good enough marksman. OR!! A freelance sniper for the military, maybe I could provide cover fire for truck drivers and such in Iraq. For some reason I really dont like the idea of giving all my time and effort into a single established government. I may change my mind after I hear this isn't possible.



I dunno why I said the end of summer... being modest?




Notice to all Islamic extremists: You now have yet another enemy sniper ;)
 
I may change my mind after I hear this isn't possible.
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That isn't really possible. :(

Most of the private contract outfits draw exclusively from the proven talent pool of military snipers and the liability concerns alone would keep any police agency from calling on a freelance shooter.

If you're looking for trigger time, sign up with somebody or wait for TEOTWAWKI. :D
 
Hmmm....best sniper rifle? Opinions vary but mine is the most important, right?

That'd be the Accuracy International ASM338.

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$5018.00 plus optics and it can be yours. I'd venture to guess it'll be quite an upgrade from your Marlin. ;)
 
Pc

Dont mean to be a pessimist......but in the light of our everchanging political climate.....perhaps you should be looking for the ultimate......"Varmit/Pest control....sporting rifle"
Like so many here I have an appreciation for the uber/tactical...ebr....but....to stay one step a head of those who dont....I chose a heavy/barreled....laminated/wood stocked....nicely scoped...."Varmit" rifle. Mine happens to be the classic Winchester M70......you know the classic harmless hunting rifle our grandfathers used for years..you know...without threating the social well being of those who are sensitive to "sniping rifles".

And as far as hitting the ace of clubs at a hundred yards......with my "sporting" .308......how about hitting the playing card at 600 yards?
NO PROBLEM!
 
police or military sniping?
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I asked because I wanted to know how you wanted it configured. Police sniping is usually at shorter ranges (<200m) and generally requires greater precision. Military snipers usually engage targets at greater distance and generally need only to make kills (hostage rescue is less part of their job) - alas, this is usually a matter of turret choice on your optics and not your rifle...but anyways...I wanted to ask so you got "tailored" info. Rifle choices between the two, all things being equal sich as caliber, is not as much of an issue. IMHO, your best bet is to start and perhaps stay with a Rem 700 based platform. Then again, what do I know.
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Is there such thing as a freelance sniper? Perhaps someone that the police will call if they don't have a good enough marksman.
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The ONLY time I recall ANYTHING similar to this happening was back in the 60's when Charles Whitman started shooting people from his perch in the tower at the University of Texas in Austin. A lot of regular citizens returned fire with their deer rifles and kept him occupied while an LEO snuck up the stairs and ultimately took him out at close range . . .

Also, note that in the newsmedia, outside of the military, the term "sniper" is invariably used to denote a bad guy. Police snipers are NEVER referred to as such except by accident; the media insists on using the more politically correct term "police marksman."
 
If you are willing to learn how to load your own bullets carefully, there are probably at least 10 factory rifles that are capable of the accuracy you desire. None of them will be quiet, however.
 
I would recommend you do some reading in a forum dedicated to this type of shooting. Along with several other members here, I'm also a member of http://www.snipershide.com. There are several good long range/ tactical forums. BTW, I shoot a Remington PSS .308 w/ a Super Sniper scope.
 
Colin: Join the military or become a LEO.

Many off the shelf "varmint" rifles with very little tweaking can be as accurate as your standard military "sniper" rifles... which are not as accurate as you may have been led to believe... the standard is 1MOA which is plenty good enough for hitting a human sized target at distance.

Most of these rifles do much better than MOA but that's still the acceptable standard.

the term "freelance sniper" is about the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of... Makes me wonder about the mental acuity of anyone who even contemplates such things....
 
the term "freelance sniper" is about the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of... Makes me wonder about the mental acuity of anyone who even contemplates such things....
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I agree!

If your goal is to shoot people, please don't join any police agency. Join the Marines.
 
I'm partial to my Knight's Armament SR-25 match. Not too many of us out there that own them but not many of us that do own them that are unhappy with them. I'm even more satisfied with mine because I paid 1/3 of the price it is worth. Shoots, on any day, at least .75" at 100 yds with Federal 168 gr. match ammo. Semi-automatic to boot!!! DAMMMMMMMNNNNNNN!!!!!

If a bolt is what gets you going, you can get a Remington 700 Sendero. Great gun with a nice stock. Doesn't have the cool PSS acronymn but its just as good. Top it off with some Mark IV rings and base or a Smith Enterprises one piece and you have a great platform. All that you have to do next is drop close to a grand on some optics and you're good to go.

Check out Leupold's LR/T models. They have some cool features you'll enjoy.

Hope this helps,

kev
 
Funny I was thinking the rifle with the best sniper behind it. :D

Snipers are folks who skulk and sneak, set up and shoot people. Technically they use a precision rifle or accurized rifle.

As for precision rifles for what you want to do. Heck with say $800 to a grand you could set youself up with any RemSavWin rifle with decent glass and the firearm will do what you want it to do.

Just remember snipers are highly trained people not machined items. Me personally I have no desire to be a sniper but I do like precision shooting.........even if I do suck. :banghead:
 
What about a cheap gun for 'sniping.' I would like to buy a bolt action gun with a scope for long range target practice, but wouldn't know where to begin. What caliber? ect.
 
How long is "long range?" 300 yards...1000 yards...20,000 yards? OK, granted you would need something like what was mounted on a a WWII destroyer for the 20k yds, but you get the gist of my question.

Is this for punching paper/targets only, or do you plan to try to hunt with it, and if so, hunt what?

For price and availability, the .308 is hard to beat.
 
I was thinking of like... infinity yards. That's pretty long range right? :p

500+ yards. Just for paper targets (I really hate those little bastids).
 
Shooting plays a very small part in sniping. Very small.
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I don't agree. I would say that the equipment plays a very small part in sniping, but without shooting it's just sneaking around.

In the end it's the hard heart that kills. The sniper is the weapon the rifle and bullet are simply the cutting edge.

So, the best sniper rifle in the world is the one in the hands of a good man.
 
.338 Ultra Magnum might be able to penetrate paper at 500 yards :)

Seriously, any number of readily available cartridges would work well at that range. 25-06, .308, 30-06, and depending on wind (or lack thereof), some of the 22 calibers would do that range, like 22-250, 220 Swift. Almost all rifle manufacturers chamber a rifle in .308, 30-06, and 22-250. With most of the heavy bbl varmit style rifles, recoil won't be a problem in any of these chamberings. Any of the magnums (300 Win Mag, 300 Short Mag, etc) might be a tad uncomfortable to shoot a whole lot, but once again, the weight of the rifle can absorb alot of recoil.

Unless you are handloading, I would stick with a 308.
 
I don't agree. I would say that the equipment plays a very small part in sniping, but without shooting it's just sneaking around.
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Nope, without shooting it's Reconnaisance. ;)

"Swift, Silent, Deadly"?

More like...

"Hide, Tattletale, Run Away" :evil:
 
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