Sniper rifles
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q190570
Library of congress:
sh 94009337
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Laidler, P. An armourer's perspective : .303 No. 4 (T) sniper rifle and the Holland & Holland connection, 1993.
- LC database, 12/5/94.
- Intl. mil. defense encyc.:
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Wikipedia description:
A sniper rifle is a high-precision, long-range rifle. Requirements include high accuracy, reliability, and mobility, concealment, and optics, for anti-personnel, anti-materiel and surveillance uses by military snipers. The modern sniper rifle is a portable shoulder-fired rifle with either a bolt action or semi-automatic action, fitted with a telescopic sight for extreme accuracy and chambered for a high-ballistic performance centerfire cartridge.
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