| | | Military Sniper Rifles |  There are many different varieties of rifles that are
suitable for use as military sniper rifles. This being
said, there are some applications that are better
suited for one type of sniper operations than others.
All rifles that have been outfitted for use by the
armed forces as military sniper rifles share a few
things in common. A military sniper rifle will be
fitted with a large and accurate scope and rifle camo. Through the
powerful magnification offered by the telescopic
scope, a sniper is able to sight in his scope from
distances as far away as a mile and a half. Another
characteristic of a military sniper rifle is the fact
that it has been configured to fire a center fire
cartridge. These are more accurate than rimfire
rounds. As well as these things, a military sniper
rifle must be "matchgrade", meaning that it has been
fine tuned by a master gunsmith for reliability as
well as accuracy. A sniper most probably will be using
matchgrade rounds as well. Military sniper rifles also
feature a floating barrel, that makes as little
contact with the stock as necessary. The floating
barrel reduces vibration of the barrel. Also, if the
rifle has a stock that is made from wood, it is
replaced with one made of fiberglass or some other
composite material. This is done because wood swells
as a result of humidity, and this could easily throw a
shot off.
Military sniper rifles come with two different kinds
of action: bolt action and automatic. Both varieties
have their strengths and weaknesses. For example, the
bolt action military sniper rifles have fewer moving
parts, making them more reliable. On the other hand,
after each shot with a bolt action sniper rifle must
be ejected manually, and the next shot loaded
manually. The movement caused by a sniper reloading
could give away his position. The Automatic models,
however, reload automatically, for a much faster rate
of fire. Unfortunately, the shell casings from the
spent rounds are ejected automatically after every
shot, which may give away the position of the sniper. |
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