What is a good off the shelf sniper rifle? Brand, model, caliber. perferably one that wont break the bank.?

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What is a good off the shelf sniper rifle? Brand, model, caliber. perferably one that wont break the bank.?

Answer 1

OK -- I wont lecture about the use of the word "sniper"..........

Mossberg has a rifle called the 100-ATR Night Train chambered in .308.... Its inexpensive and the scope and bipod is included.....

http://www.mossberg.com/products/default...

The .308 is commonly used by the police, military, target shooters, etc.... SAVE THIS WEBSITE....

http://www.6mmbr.com/308Win.html

Answer 2

There is no such thing as an "off the shelf sniper rifle".  You can 'snipe' with any rifle, but a true sniper rifle is accurized, rebarrelled, tuned, bedded and fitted to the sniper it is being issued to.  To have all the work done that the military does to build a sniper rifle would cost you about $8,000 to $10,000 on the civilian market to get done.

Answer 3

Question:  what is a good off the shelf sniper rifle? Brand, model, caliber. preferably one that wont break the bank.?

Answer:  Any rifle becomes a sniper's rifle after it is used for the nefarious purpose of snipering.  One of the most famous (or infamous) sniper's rifle was a 6.5 Italian Carcano allegedly use in Dallas, TX. in 1963.  That one was purchased for less than $20. US dollars by mail-order.  The infamous Texas Tower Sniper allegedly used a Remington 700 6mm with a 4x fixed-power Weaver scope (and other weapons).  The 700 Remington could be purchased back in the day for less than $120.  More recently those fools in Maryland used a .223...  Get the drift?  

I wish people would lose the term 'sniper rifle, sniper scope' from their vocabulary.  It serves no useful purpose (especially in the hunting forum) and it is bad PR.

H

Answer 4

1. A rifle is not a sniper rifle, unless, the user is a certified sniper.

2. Any rifle "off the shelf" are only good for one thing and thats hunting. You will need to get a good base gun and at so many goodies that youll be spending over 3000 for the gun to be a "good sniper" rifle.

3. When buying your rifle, stay clear of the packaged deals(guns/scope combo). These rifles are made cheap and have cheap scope on them and would not be worth modifying.

Youll need to spend at least $600 on the rifle and at least $500 or more on a scope. and then practice like crazy. the best scope in the world is useless if you dont know how to shoot the gun.