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A good sniper can damage enemy’s morale by taking out key personnel. They can stop a unit in its tracks. But for a good sniper a gun with an eagle sight, deadly impact and a monstrous fire power is essential. Today we have rounded up Top 10 Sniper Rifles of all times.
No 10. M24 (American)
Calibre:
7.62x51mm NATO (.308 win)
Operation:
Bolt Action
Feed:
5-Round internal magazine
Weight:
12.1 lb (5.49 kg) empty without telescope
Length:
43in (1092mm)
Sights:
10×42 Leupold Ultra M3A telescope sight (Mil-Dots),
plus detachable emergency iron sights. (Redfield Palma International)
Barrel:
416R Stainless Steel, 24″ length, 1:11.2″ twist, 5 radial land grooves
Stock:
HS Precision – adjustable length.
Max Effective Range :
800 meters (875 yards)
Expected Accuracy:
1 MOA with M118
.5 MOA with M118LR
The M24 Sniper’s Weapon System (SWS) represents a return to bolt action sniper rifles by the US Army. As in the USMC M40A1, the M24 uses the Remington 700 action, although the reciever is a long action made for adaptation to take the .300 Winchester Magnum round. The stock (HS Precision) is made of a composite of Kevlar, graphite and fibreglass bound together with epoxy resins, and features an aluminium bedding block and adjustable butt plate. A detachable bipod (Harris) can be attached to the stocks fore-end. The metal finish is powder coated for extreme durability
The rifle had a very quick development cycle as the US Army had decided it wanted to get snipers back into the US Army and was in the process of developing the B4 identifier and the school to award it. There was a major short fall of M21′s which was the standard sniper rifle at that point of time and the Army figured it would need 10,000 sniper rifles of which they didn’t have nearly that many M21′s. So a new sniper rifle was developed at the same time and it was done in a record 22 months. The Weapon System Matrix Manager for the M24 was Major John Mende and he explains that the long action actually had nothing to do with the ability to convert to a .300 Win Mag but was a product of that quick development time. The rifle was intended to be chambered in the .30-06 as the -06 was a type classified munition for the Army unlike the .300 WM at the time. They wanted to have a high power load for the .30-06 eventually developed. As development of the system was moving forward they discovered that there was not enough .30-06 ammo in a single lot in the Army’s inventory to test and develop the system so they quickly changed to the 7.62x51mm NATO (308 Win) and left the action the same as there was not enough time for the manufacturers of the stock and floorplate to make the change to short action. They also fully believed they would later do a product improvement update and convert all the M24′s to .30-06. The fact that they could convert them to .300 Win Mag was an unexpected benefit to the SF groups and was never actually designed into the system.
No 9. SR25 (American)
Knights SR-25 rifle, civilian version with 20″ barrel
Knights SR-25 carbine, civilian version with 16″ barrel and telescopic buttstock
Type
Sniper rifle
Place of origin
United States
Service history
In service
1990
Used by
See Users
Wars
Afghanistan War, Iraq War, 2006 East Timorese crisis, 2nd Intifada
Production history
Designer
Eugene Stoner
Manufacturer
Knight’s Armament Company
Variants
SR-25 Enhanced Match rifle, with 20 in (510 mm) barrelSR-25 Enhanced Match Carbine, with 16 in (410 mm) barrel and M110 flash suppressor
Specifications
Weight
Match Rifle 10.75 lb (4.88 kg),
LwMatch 9.5 lb (4.3 kg),
Carbine 7.5 lb (3.4 kg),
Sporter 8.75 lb (3.97 kg)
Length
1,118 mm (44.0 in)
Barrel length
Match Rifle 24 in (610 mm)(also LwMatch & Sporter 20 in/510 mm, Carbine 16 in/410 mm)
Cartridge
7.62x51mm NATO
Action
Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire
Semi-automatic
Feed system
10 and 20-round detachable box magazine
No 8. L42 Enfield (British)
Type
Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin
United Kingdom
Service history
In service
1895-1926 (MLE)
1907–present (SMLE)
Used by
Wars
Second Boer War
First World War
Second World War
Various Colonial conflicts
Irish War of Independence
Malayan Emergency
Korean War
Nepalese Civil War
Afganistan conflict
and numerous other conflicts.
Production history
Designer
James Paris Lee, RSAF Enfield
Produced
1895-1907 (MLE)
1907– (SMLE)
Number built
over 17,000,000 (All Variants) [1]
Variants
Short, Magazine Lee Enfield Mk. I, Mk. I*, Mk.III, Mk. III*, Rifle No. 4 Mk. 1, Mk. 1* (produced by Savage and Long Branch), Mk. 1(T) Sniper Rifle, Mk. 2, Rifle No 5 Mk. 1 (Jungle Carbine)
Specifications
Weight
~4 kg (8.8 lb) depending on wood density
Length
1,130 mm (44.5 in)
Barrel length
635 mm (25 in)
Cartridge
.303 Mk VII SAA Ball
Action
Bolt-action
Muzzle velocity
744 m/s (2,441 ft/s)
Effective range
550 yards (503 m) [2]
Maximum range
2,000 yd (1,829 m)
Feed system
10-round magazine, loaded with 5-round charger clips
Sights
Sliding ramp rear sights, Fixed-post front sights, “Dial” long-range volley sights; Telescopic sights on Sniper models.
No 10. M24 (American)
Calibre:
7.62x51mm NATO (.308 win)
Operation:
Bolt Action
Feed:
5-Round internal magazine
Weight:
12.1 lb (5.49 kg) empty without telescope
Length:
43in (1092mm)
Sights:
10×42 Leupold Ultra M3A telescope sight (Mil-Dots),
plus detachable emergency iron sights. (Redfield Palma International)
Barrel:
416R Stainless Steel, 24″ length, 1:11.2″ twist, 5 radial land grooves
Stock:
HS Precision – adjustable length.
Max Effective Range :
800 meters (875 yards)
Expected Accuracy:
1 MOA with M118
.5 MOA with M118LR
The M24 Sniper’s Weapon System (SWS) represents a return to bolt action sniper rifles by the US Army. As in the USMC M40A1, the M24 uses the Remington 700 action, although the reciever is a long action made for adaptation to take the .300 Winchester Magnum round. The stock (HS Precision) is made of a composite of Kevlar, graphite and fibreglass bound together with epoxy resins, and features an aluminium bedding block and adjustable butt plate. A detachable bipod (Harris) can be attached to the stocks fore-end. The metal finish is powder coated for extreme durability
The rifle had a very quick development cycle as the US Army had decided it wanted to get snipers back into the US Army and was in the process of developing the B4 identifier and the school to award it. There was a major short fall of M21′s which was the standard sniper rifle at that point of time and the Army figured it would need 10,000 sniper rifles of which they didn’t have nearly that many M21′s. So a new sniper rifle was developed at the same time and it was done in a record 22 months. The Weapon System Matrix Manager for the M24 was Major John Mende and he explains that the long action actually had nothing to do with the ability to convert to a .300 Win Mag but was a product of that quick development time. The rifle was intended to be chambered in the .30-06 as the -06 was a type classified munition for the Army unlike the .300 WM at the time. They wanted to have a high power load for the .30-06 eventually developed. As development of the system was moving forward they discovered that there was not enough .30-06 ammo in a single lot in the Army’s inventory to test and develop the system so they quickly changed to the 7.62x51mm NATO (308 Win) and left the action the same as there was not enough time for the manufacturers of the stock and floorplate to make the change to short action. They also fully believed they would later do a product improvement update and convert all the M24′s to .30-06. The fact that they could convert them to .300 Win Mag was an unexpected benefit to the SF groups and was never actually designed into the system.
No 9. SR25 (American)
Knights SR-25 rifle, civilian version with 20″ barrel
Knights SR-25 carbine, civilian version with 16″ barrel and telescopic buttstock
Type
Sniper rifle
Place of origin
Service history
In service
1990
Used by
See Users
Wars
Afghanistan War, Iraq War, 2006 East Timorese crisis, 2nd Intifada
Production history
Designer
Eugene Stoner
Manufacturer
Knight’s Armament Company
Variants
SR-25 Enhanced Match rifle, with 20 in (510 mm) barrelSR-25 Enhanced Match Carbine, with 16 in (410 mm) barrel and M110 flash suppressor
Specifications
Weight
Match Rifle 10.75 lb (4.88 kg),
LwMatch 9.5 lb (4.3 kg),
Carbine 7.5 lb (3.4 kg),
Sporter 8.75 lb (3.97 kg)
Length
1,118 mm (44.0 in)
Barrel length
Match Rifle 24 in (610 mm)(also LwMatch & Sporter 20 in/510 mm, Carbine 16 in/410 mm)
Cartridge
7.62x51mm NATO
Action
Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire
Semi-automatic
Feed system
10 and 20-round detachable box magazine
No 8. L42 Enfield (British)
Type
Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin
Service history
In service
1895-1926 (MLE)
1907–present (SMLE)
Used by
Wars
Second Boer War
First World War
Second World War
Various Colonial conflicts
Irish War of Independence
Malayan Emergency
Korean War
Nepalese Civil War
Afganistan conflict
and numerous other conflicts.
Production history
Designer
James Paris Lee, RSAF Enfield
Produced
1895-1907 (MLE)
1907– (SMLE)
Number built
over 17,000,000 (All Variants) [1]
Variants
Short, Magazine Lee Enfield Mk. I, Mk. I*, Mk.III, Mk. III*, Rifle No. 4 Mk. 1, Mk. 1* (produced by Savage and Long Branch), Mk. 1(T) Sniper Rifle, Mk. 2, Rifle No 5 Mk. 1 (Jungle Carbine)
Specifications
Weight
~4 kg (8.8 lb) depending on wood density
Length
1,130 mm (44.5 in)
Barrel length
635 mm (25 in)
Cartridge
.303 Mk VII SAA Ball
Action
Bolt-action
Muzzle velocity
744 m/s (2,441 ft/s)
Effective range
550 yards (503 m) [2]
Maximum range
2,000 yd (1,829 m)
Feed system
10-round magazine, loaded with 5-round charger clips
Sights
Sliding ramp rear sights, Fixed-post front sights, “Dial” long-range volley sights; Telescopic sights on Sniper models.
