In my opinion a rifle is a rifle…and just because you buy a sniper type rifle it does not make you a Sniper….
Join the military…..
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December 1st, 2009 at 12:04 am
Probably because more people like to shoot than hunt. I have some friends at the range that spend an enormous amount of money on accurizing their guns/opticals but never go hunting. Their big thrill is tight groups at long range.
December 1st, 2009 at 12:04 am
exactly!!!!! There is no such thing as a sniper rifle, a sniper is a person, not a type of rifle. these people probably get this from all the video games they’ve played.
wouldnt it be that any gun used by a "sniper" is a sniper’s rifle or "sniper rifle’ as they call it?
December 1st, 2009 at 12:04 am
Hollywood
December 1st, 2009 at 12:04 am
Because ignorance is bliss to most of them..We live in an age now where video games, and Hollywood movies are a bigger influence than parents are..As stated in another answer..A Sniper is an individual, not the weapon he/she uses……I get sick and tired of having people comparing Snipers to Competitive Target Shooters. I’ve been a Long Range Rifle Team Member for over 16 years now. Yes, I’ve literally spent thousands of dollars on my Competition Remington 700′s, but I shoot at paper targets, not to be confused with shooting human beings.and I have NO problem telling the difference……I’ve been a HUNTER even longer….
December 1st, 2009 at 12:04 am
They get confused, maybe ask for a rifle you can snipe with…. which could be any one with a scope…. you mention military and im in the military, Army, there is a certain technique we use when we fire rifles that pertains to sniping…. I saw my friend drop a bowling pin from a piece of twine at 250 meters from 243 scoped of course…. pretty good shot.
December 1st, 2009 at 12:04 am
For the same reason they all want Desert Eagles……………..they don’t know any better. A rifle is a rifle, I don’t spend thousand’s of dollars accurizing a rifle, because I don’t find it to be that fun, I find hunting to be much more rewarding and entertaining.
December 1st, 2009 at 12:04 am
a lot of those people think that if they get the same kind of gun and/or scope that military snipers have they will become a killing machine. like rambo or something. it’s just a feeling of machoism. most of them probably cant shoot past 200 yds anyways. i will say that a good rifle will do a better job than a crappy one but most commercialy available rifles are capable of shooting much more accuratly than the people who are firing them.
December 1st, 2009 at 12:04 am
There are various Rifles made for Snipers & used by the trained professionals in the Military & Law Enforcement, however I believe that most people who ask about Sniper type Rifles are really asking about & concerned about the Best Makes & Models used for shooting tight groups at paper Targets at long ranges.** There is nothing evil or sinister intended in the way they ask about them & how they refer to them.** Its just their way of asking about the best rifles to use for long ranges & accuracy.** I think you need to lighten up a little & relax & not prejudge these questions & jump to conclusions by making a mountain out of a mole hill.**
December 1st, 2009 at 12:04 am
Too many wannabe heros that spend their life playing video games.
A rilfe is a rifle until it touches the hands of a sniper, at that point, it becomes a sniper rifle.
December 1st, 2009 at 12:04 am
I want a sniper rifle too, have had my eye on an original WW2 Swedish Mauser 6.5×55 sniper rifle,complete with original type optics,but I need to save a little more to accomadate the 1200$ price tag.,even though that is one the finest rifles of that era,owning it will not make me a sniper,but it would make me happy
December 1st, 2009 at 12:04 am
I blame Hollywood and much of the gun press.
Both keep spouting crap about sniper rifles and snipers.
It inspires a hoard of wannabes to spend big bucks on a fancy rifle that they can’t shoot worth a hoot.
Me, I prefer a solid dependable rifle that puts the bullets where I want them to hit. It is called marksmanship, but that is an oldfashioned virtue.
Doc
December 1st, 2009 at 12:04 am
That is a good question. I kinda wish people would stop calling anything with a bull barrel a "sniper rifle". I own a Remington 700, purpose built,competition rifle and I do know how to shoot long distance. This does not make it a snipers rifle. Obviously because I am no sniper. I wonder if Accuracy International built Lee Harvey Oswald’s rifle? Hmmmmmm
December 1st, 2009 at 12:04 am
Probably the hype of TV and movies and the male bovine excretement that is put forth. There is no real glamour, just survival. It always rains, there is always mud, your coffee is cold and has rain in it (along with whatever you are eating), your feet are always wet, you are out of cigars (or they are wet and soggy), the desert is colder than a banker’s heart at night, you debate with yourself before taking out your target as it doesn’t seem fair that you are removing them from the fun of your mutual existence in the lap of luxury.
December 1st, 2009 at 12:04 am
Hollywood and the news have made the term vogue.