How to recognise sniper and marksman rifles
12 sniper and marksman rifles in Spotrep’s field guide, each with a photo, where it comes from, who uses it and the details that tell it apart from the rest.
Practise in Classic- Barrett M82Sniper rifles · USA
Very large .50 cal rifle with a big double-chamber muzzle brake, a perforated barrel shroud and a bipod.
- Barrett MRAD / Mk22Sniper rifles · USA
Bolt-action rifle on a squared aluminium chassis with a long top rail and a side-folding skeleton stock.
- HK417 / G28Sniper rifles · Germany
7.62 mm rifle with HK's angular AR-style receiver, a free-float rail and an adjustable stock; the G28 carries a long rail and a big scope.
- L115A3 (AI AWM)Sniper rifles · United Kingdom
Bolt-action rifle with a two-part thumbhole chassis stock that folds, a long heavy barrel and a muzzle brake; often a large suppressor.
- M110 SASSSniper rifles · USA
Knight's SR-25 based semi-automatic rifle with a long railed handguard, a bipod and often a large suppressor.
- Sako TRGSniper rifles · Finland
Bolt-action rifle with an angular aluminium and polymer stock, an adjustable cheek piece, a bipod and a large muzzle brake.
- SVD DragunovSniper rifles · Soviet Union
Long rifle with a skeleton thumbhole stock, slotted handguard, short 10-round magazine and side-mounted PSO-1 scope.
- No photo yetAccuracy International AX50Sniper rifles · United Kingdom
Large .50 cal bolt-action rifle on an alloy chassis with a left-folding adjustable stock, a long railed handguard and a big multi-chamber muzzle brake.
- No photo yetASVK / KSVKSniper rifles · Russia
Large 12.7 mm bullpup bolt-action rifle with a long barrel, a big muzzle brake and a carrying handle.
- No photo yetColt Canada C20 DMRSniper rifles · Canada
7.62 mm AR-10 style semi-automatic rifle with a long free-float rail, an adjustable stock, a bipod and a large optic.
- No photo yetM24 SWSSniper rifles · USA
Bolt-action rifle in a one-piece synthetic stock, usually green or tan, with a heavy barrel and no muzzle brake on the original.
- No photo yetVSS VintorezSniper rifles · Soviet Union
Integrally suppressed: the whole front of the gun is one thick tube; skeleton wooden stock and a short magazine.
