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...M)''' is a military [[marksman]] role in a U.S. infantry squad. The term ''sniper'' is used in [[Soviet]] and [[Russia]]n doctrine. The analogous role in th ...ined in quick and precise shooting, but unlike the more specialised "true" sniper, they are also intended to lay down accurate rapid fire.

|caliber=7.62mm ...Russian [[SKS]] [[carbine]] and French [[MAS-49]] series of semi-automatic rifles. The gas system is fitted with a gas regulator behind the front sight base,

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...f the war due to its exceptional accuracy.<ref>''Without Warning: Canadian Sniper Equipment'' ([[Service Publications]], 2005).</ref> The [[Ross Rifle Company|Ross Rifle Co.]] made sporting rifles from early in its production, most notably chambered in [[.280 Ross]], intr

*1,112 mm (43.8 in) stock extended / 845 mm (33.3 in) stock folded (Sniper) *508 mm (20 in) (Sniper)

...e= 550 yd (503 m)<ref>http://enfieldrifles.profusehost.net/ti4.htm Enfield Rifles.Net</ref> |variants= SMLE Mk III*, (HT) Telescopic Sighted Sniper Rifle, Mk III* Grenade-Launching Rifle

sniper rifles! The typical conversion consists of rebarrelling, adaptor. These rifles occasionally appear in Shotgun News (in the

*[[AS-50 sniper rifle]] *[[Beretta|Beretta Rifles]]

|caliber=7.62mm ...iants and related designs|M14K]], [[M21 Sniper Weapon System|M21]], [[XM25 Sniper Rifle|XM25]]

|caliber=.30 / 7.62mm ... of the United States military (the M1903 retaining a valuable role as a [[sniper rifle]]), and was subsequently replaced by the select-fire [[M14 rifle|M14]

...uring the 1930s, and dissatisfaction with existing [[submachine gun]]s and rifles contributed to the development of the M1 Carbine. ...re not significantly easier to carry or maintain than the existing service rifles (such as the M1903 and Garand).

|name= Rifle, 7.62 mm, Sniper Weapon System, M24 |type= [[Sniper Rifle]]

... intended for use in [[side arm]]s (chiefly [[semi-automatic pistol]]s) or rifles; the difference between machine guns and autocannons is based on [[caliber] ...other two categories (submachine guns and autocannons), machine guns (like rifles) tend to share a very high ratio of barrel length to caliber (a long barrel

...einmetall]]. ''Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH'' was split off and continues making rifles, while the Rheinmetal subsidiary, called ''Mauser-Werke Oberndorf Waffensys Note that the model names of the following Mauser rifles are split between company designations and German military designations. Fo

...rms from 1891 until the 1960s in many Eastern European nations, when the [[sniper]] rifle variant was replaced by the [[SVD rifle|SVD]] (Снайперска ... the requirements, a "Special Commission for the testing of Magazine[-fed] Rifles" was formed to test new designs.

|image= PSL-Sniper Rifle with Scope.jpg ...ragunov Sniper Rifle]] though not one single part interchanges between the rifles. The PSL is chambered for the same venerable Mosin-Nagant Model 1891/30 [[7

|type= [[Sniper rifle]] ...0 sniper rifle (USA)]</ref> is a [[Semi-automatic rifle|semi-automatic]] [[sniper rifle]] designed by [[Eugene Stoner]] and manufactured by [[Knight's Armame

...s production plans were made: production was anticipated to be two million rifles per year by 1942. Production began at Tula Arsenal in 1939. ...rter than the otherwise similar PU scope used on the Mosin-Nagant M1891/30 sniper rifle.

|caliber=[[7.62mm]] *''Lehká odstřelovačská puška'' ("light sniper rifle") '''vz. 58/97''': Experimental marksman rifle developed by VTÚVM Sl

...lements of the [[Dragunov Sniper Rifle]], [[SKS]], and [[AK-47|AK]] series rifles. The rifle is cosmetically based on the [[Type 56]]/AK-47, but with some si ...rated design, while the Type 56/AK-47 are fixed-piston designs. On Type 81 rifles the non-detachable spike-shaped bayonet was also replaced with a detachable