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...urizing|accuracy]], fitted with a [[telescopic sight]] and chambered for a military [[Centerfire ammunition|centrefire]] [[cartridge]]. The term is often used The military role of [[sniper]] (a term derived from the snipe, a bird which was difficu

...th.'<ref name="Shore, C. 1988 p. 208-209">Shore, C. (Capt), ''With British Snipers to the Reich'', Paladin Press (1988), p. 208-209</ref>. British and Common ... with bolt-action rifles. In addition to regular British and Commonwealth military service, Stens were air-dropped in quantity to resistance fighters and part

...g a leaning rifle onto a hard floor.<ref>Shore, C. (Capt.), ''With British Snipers to the Reich'', Samworth Press, 1948</ref> Many of these criticisms are mor ...World War, German infantry was equipped with similar weapons to most other military forces. A typical infantry unit was equipped with a mix of [[bolt action]]

Modern military and law enforcement reticles are generally designed for [[stadiametric rang ...w.usoptics.com/ U.S. Optics Inc.]</ref> also offers variable magnification military grade telescopic sight models with rear focal plane mounted reticles.

...g a bullet manufactured by Sierra Bullets that was cannelured according to military specifications for this project. In 1985, the US military Adjutant General's Office issued a legal opinion holding that the Sierra Ma

'''''The Ultimate Sniper: An Advanced Training Manual for Military and Police Snipers''''' is a book written by Major [[John Plaster]] and published in 1993 ([[ ...a landmark book by the firearms press and is widely used as a reference by military and law-enforcement personnel. The book came under the spotlight in October

[[Snipers]] often operate alone or in two man teams (a sniper/spotter team) often for ...l snipers are generally wearing clothes that are earth tones whereas urban snipers prefer greys and black shades to take better advantage of the shadows.

}}The '''M76''' is a modern military semi-automatic [[designated marksman]]/[[sniper rifle]] developed and manuf ...76 in the mid-1970s. Since then it has become the standard issue rifle for snipers in the Serbian army. During the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, it was used by

The original M40 was a military type-classified version of the Remington 700; it was factory-made, and had [[File:Scout sniper snow MARPAT.jpg|thumb|Snipers utilize a M40A5 with tripod and [[suppressor]] while training at the Mounta

...rines snipers displaying their L115A1 rifles.jpg|thumb|right|Royal Marines snipers with L115A1 rifles. These rifles are similar to the [[L115A3]] Long Range R ...ty of the [[sniper]] have been presented to the general public since 1967. Snipers in modern warfare have had a long history since the development of long dis

...eda fighters with 11 allied troop fatalities. The battle also saw Canadian snipers [[Arron Perry]] and [[Rob Furlong]] both break [[Carlos Hathcock]]'s longst * [[Mexico]] cancelled all CCWs authorizing military caliber pistols and re-issued to authorize only up to [[.380 ACP]] caliber

The .22&nbsp;LR has also seen limited usage by police and military snipers. Its main advantage in this role is its low noise, but it is usually limite Intelligence agencies and military special forces have used suppressed .22&nbsp;LR pistols for assassinations

...ksman and by a few specific branches of the US Military for use by their [[snipers]]. Maximum effective range is generally accepted to be 1210 yards (1097 m) ==Military applications==

...hine Gun]] equipped with a telescopic sight. This weapon was used by other snipers, and eventually purpose-built sniper rifles were developed especially for t ...had initially developed around 1900 (but which was not adopted by the U.S. military until 1917, hence the model designation). The new heavy machine gun, the B

The 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge was introduced to military service in rifles and [[machine gun]]s. It was introduced in U.S. service i While similar in appearance, the military 7.62x51 NATO cartridge is not identical to the commercial [[.308 Winchester

... as the '''8x57mm JS''' or '''8 mm Mauser''' (the widespread use in German military Mauser rifles caused the "Mauser" tag, though Mauser had nothing to do with ==Military use==

...olt-action rifles were being used widely as cavalry weapons as well as for snipers. World War I marked the height of the bolt-action rifle's use, though [[aut During the build up prior to World War II, the military bolt-action rifle began to be superseded by the [[semi-automatic rifle]] an

=== Contemporary military forces === ...han the 600 metre (650 yd) range which is the optimal engagement range for snipers.

... a sniper after Captain Edward J. Land Jr. pushed the Marines into raising snipers in every platoon. Land later recruited Marines who had set their own record ...ade confirmation difficult). He is ranked fourth, behind U.S. Marine Corps snipers Eric R. England and [[Chuck Mawhinney]] and United States Army sniper [[Ade

|design_date= 2007<ref>[http://www.knightarmco.com/portfolio/m110/?cate_cm=military&term=m110&features=m110 M110], Knight's Armament Company</ref> ...the effects of USSOCOM snipers and extensive after-action reports from SOF snipers throughout the Iraqi theater of operations, the U.S. Army ran a competition