Sniper Rifle
Many people consider the sniper rifle to be a military or police weapon only. However, a sniper rifle can be defined as any gun that uses a telescopic lens to magnify the target beyond the normal capabilities of a rifle scope. The sniper rifle is typically used against human targets, which is why it is considered a military or police weapon only.
However, it is possible to adjust a hunting rifle to become a sniper rifle through the installation of a telescopic lens. If you are interested in doing this, there are several things that you will want to keep in mind. Due to the standard use of the sniper rifle, many regions do not permit hunting rifles to be armed with a telescopic lens, for fear of the guns being used against civilians. Before you purchase the scope, you should ensure that you can own such a scope and have it affixed to a rifle.
The most common use of sniper rifle technology by civilians is for those on long distance shooting teams, who treasure accuracy and good aim as skills. Telescopic rifle lenses allow for a much longer range of viewing, with a higher quality of detail. By zooming the image in the scope to a fine point detail, someone with a sniper rifle can shoot much further than someone with a standard hunting rifle.
Before you go out and purchase the scope required to make your hunting rifle into a sniper rifle, it is important that your gun is configured for the scope. Unlike a hunting rifle, sniper rifle scopes are mounted higher on the gun. This means that your gun must be equipped with a cheek rest that is elevated to accommodate the higher position of the sniper rifle's telescopic scope.
Finally, while the sniper rifle has a much higher accuracy, these lenses are much more expensive than the standard hunting rifle scope. You can expect to pay well over one thousand dollars for a base line telescopic scope, versus the several hundred dollars you can acquire a hunting rifle scope. Because of this, many people will choose a high end hunting rifle scope over a sniper rifle scope, as the high end hunting rifle scopes provide additional features beyond magnification.
Link with hunting rifle scopes, a sniper rifle scope must be sighted before it can be used. Sighting a sniper rifle scope can be more difficult than a hunting rifle scope due to the long range of the scope, and often requires firing more rounds before it is sighted properly, unless you purchase expensive equipment to help sight the scope.