See also

• List of sniper rifles

Notes

1. ^ Snipers in History
2. ^ Whitworth Rifle No. C529
3. ^ Whitworth Sharpshooter Rifle
4. ^ Artillery of the Civil War
5. ^ The Ultimate Sniper: an Advanced Training Manual for Military and Police Snipers, Maj. John L. Plaster, 1993. The information about counter-sniper operations describes techniques for identifying snipers amongst groups of other soldiers. The most easily recognizable feature of a sniper from a great distance is the fact that the sniper's rifle is longer than all the others.
6. ^ US Special Operations Considers A ".338" Sniper Rifle
7. ^ Precession Sniper Rifle - Solicitation Number: H92222-09-PSR
8. ^ Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR) - Solicitation Number: H92222-09-PSR2
9. ^ SOCOM PSR Contenders
10. ^ The FBI, a national-level policing organization, has recently specified an accuracy level of 0.5 MOA for 5 shots at 100 yd for sniper rifles issued to their SWAT teams: Johnson, D: Precision Pair, Guns & Ammo, February 2005. [1]
11. ^ Minimum documented range is 5 yards, maximum documented range is 187 yards: Police Sniper Utilization Survey, American Sniper Association, 2006, full report available to military and law enforcement agencies only.[2] [3] Some information publicly available from The Ultimate Sniper: an Advanced Training Manual for Military and Police Snipers, Major John Plaster, 1993.
12. ^ Police Sniper Training, Major John Plaster, 1990.[4]
13. ^ Approximate maximum effective ranges of common cartridges when used in an adequately accurate rifle system with special long-range high accuracy ammunition at International Standard Atmosphere sea level conditions Common Calibers Used by Snipers
14. ^ The listed maximum ranges are mainly in concert with the claims made by military organizations and materiel manufacturers but not based on consistent or strictly scientific criteria. The problem is only the bullet interacts with the target (can also be a materiel target for a sniper bullet). This implies that the properties of the target, properties and velocity of the employed bullet (parts) and desired effect are the most relevant factors.

References

• Tobias, Ronald (1981). They Shoot to Kill: A Psycho-History of Criminal Sniping. Boulder, Colorado: Paladin Press. ISBN 0-87364-207-4.
• De Haas, Frank (1995). Bolt Action Rifles. Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87349-168-8.

External links

• Modern Firearms list of sniper rifles
• SniperCentral list of sniper rifles
• Mcmillan Tactical Stocks — Images of tactical stocks from the world's leading supplier manufacturer
• Tack Driving Tactical Rifle from Tac Ops — Detailed overview of the accurization process for a .25 MOA rifle
• Detailed accuracy articles, by famous barrel maker Dan Lilja
• Detail of Russian snipers and sniper rifles of World War Two by Chris Eger, military historian
• demigodllc.com: Practical long-range rifle shooting