| In the human being’s incessant quest
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| | allows the entire power of ignited
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| for newer and more effective ways of
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| | gunpowder to be translated into bullet
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| evening the odds, some truly impressive
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| | speed. They are also invariably equipped
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| inventions dot the trail of history. The
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| | with telescopic sights and often even
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| sniper rifle is to tactical violence what
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| | infrared targeting devices that allow for
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| the electron microscope is to vision. It
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| | accurate placement of the shot. Yet
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| drastically reduces the number of
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| | another advanced feature in contemporary
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| variables involved in zeroing in on a
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| | sniper rifles is the night scope, which
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| chosen target and is, for all intents and
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| | again operates on the infrared principle.
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| purposes, a highly specialized precision
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| | This allows a target top be aimed at
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| instrument.
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| | without detection.
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| Given a choice, most manufacturers of
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| | For enhanced accuracy, a sniper rifle may
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| sniper rifles would probably market their
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| | come equipped with a swiveling stand on
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| product under a name that has less
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| | which it is mounted to reduce the margin
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| negative connotations. While such rifles
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| | of error. This is almost mandatory, since
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| are doubtlessly highly accurate and a
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| | human body is not the steadiest of
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| credit to the art of firearm making, they
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| | mechanisms under circumstances of high
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| are almost never used under very valorous
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| | stress. Despite the frequent Hollywood
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| circumstances. A sniper specializes in
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| | depiction of cold-blooded killers with
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| picking off a target from a location of
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| | nerves of chilled steel, most real-life
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| concealment, without warning. This
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| | snipers are people who are subject to the
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| considerably detracts from the image of
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| | same levels of stress that others are.
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| the fearless gunslinger. One of the most
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| | Another frequent feature in a sniper
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| descriptive depictions of a rifle
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| | rifle is the silencer. Though the need
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| manufactured exclusively for sniping (or
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| | for one depends on the situation, it can
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| rather, assassination) was the one made
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| | generally be assumed that the sniper will
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| by a Belgian manufacturer for Edward
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| | have to shoot at more than one target and
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| Fox’s character in the film ‘The Day
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| | that he therefore cannot allow his first
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| Of The Jackal’.
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| | shot to give him away. Silencers,
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| However, sniper rifles are also necessary
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| | unfortunately, subtract from the range of
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| equipment in war situations, and their
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| | the fired bullet and can affect accurate
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| effectiveness (coupled with the
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| | placement of a shot even over shorter
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| sniper’s skill, of course) have often
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| | distances.
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| turned the course of many a battle. In
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| | Sniper rifles are invariably manufactured
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| war situations, snipers may also be
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| | with trigger mechanisms that minimize the
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| required to target installations rather
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| | required pressure on the trigger a s much
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| than human beings, in which case the
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| | as possible. This is because the greatest
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| rifle used would pack a considerably
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| | danger of fudging a shot arises at the
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| heavier punch and even explosive bullets.
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| | time when the trigger is pulled. In most
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| They are also used in law enforcement.
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| | other rifles and other firearms, triggers
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| However, the sniper rifle is primarily an
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| | are heavier on the pull as an added
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| anti-personnel device and most models
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| | safeguard against accidental shooting.
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| have been derived from the hunting rifle
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| | Where they are used in law enforcement,
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| model, since accuracy and long range are
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| | sniper rifles are generally not required
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| common factors in both. Other than that,
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| | to be manufactured to extremely high
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| they do not initially appear to differ
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| | standards. For one, range if usually not
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| very much from other highly accurate
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| | a necessary factor (even though accuracy
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| rifles, other than in the fact that rapid
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| | always is). Most rifle work in law
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| repeat-firing capability is not a
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| | enforcement takes place in confined city
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| prerequisite. Many purists would contend
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| | locations.
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| the claim that sniper rifles are
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| | Examples of sniper rifles being
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| jazzed-up hunting rifles, and with good
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| | manufactured today would include the
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| reasons.
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| | Barrett M98, the Dakota Longbow T-76, the
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| Sniper rifles may be needed top shoot at
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| | Enfield No. 1 and the Mauser 86SR. German
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| stationary, slowly moving targets and
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| | and Swedish makes have found the highest
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| targets in rapid motion. They tend to be
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| | favor down the ages, owing to more
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| bolt-operated or semi-automatic, and
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| | precise engineering. However, several
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| calibrated for longer than usual ranges.
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| | Russian, English and American models such
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| The primary means of achieving longer
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| | as the Tactical Ops Tango 51 are also in
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| range is via a longer barrel, which may
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| | extensive use today.
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| measure up to 600 mm in some cases. This
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