Poll - Favorite Sniper Rifle

[chico20854]

And to close the loop, let's get this one rolling too!

[Targan]

Other: Gepard in 14.5mm. Not for girlie-men though.

[chico20854]

Ok, I missed that one.

I put the Accuracy International in specifically for you, Targan! My long-distance mind reading failed... ARGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Targan]

Heh heh. I went even more munchkin in my campaign and let the PCs get hold of an A1 version of the Gepard in 15mmBMG.:rifle:

[pmulcahy11b]

Heh heh. I went even more munchkin in my campaign and let the PCs get hold of an A1 version of the Gepard in 15mmBMG.:rifle:

I'm with you. I'll take the Steyr IW-2000, which fires a hypervelocity 15.2mm sabot round. It's gigantic, but looks like fun!

[Matt Wiser]

Stoner SR-25 and variants: designated by SEALs as the Mark 11 Mod 0. Adoped recently by the Army as the M110 (the Military Channel's Top Sniper show highlighted several Army teams using the weapon, along with the AF's team)

[Legbreaker]

PTRS firing AP ammo. It might be 60 years or so old and weight a tonne, but what range! What punch! What target?

:D

[jester]

I'll take those 20mm sniper rifles used in the Winter War! Top that without going for nuclear weapons....HA!:D

Realisticaly though, I'd take a Styer SSG 69 in .375 with a detatchable box magazine of 10 rounds, to go. And can I get it supersized ;)

[General Pain]

I love this one...

and the Mechem 20mm AMR

http://thebigbookofwar.50megs.com/DOX/Guns/Sniper%20Rifles/

[simonmark6]

120mm cannon

[Legbreaker]

120mm cannon

Why limit yourself? Why not go 155mm or better yet 203mm?
:D

[simonmark6]

Only if they fit in an Abrams turret.

[Legbreaker]

Only if they fit in an Abrams turret.

203mm HE - near enough is good enough.

[simonmark6]

You have a point, do they do tac nukes in that calibre?

[Targan]

You have a point, do they do tac nukes in that calibre?

The US developed nuclear munitions for the 203mm and the 155mm.

[mikeo80]

I my reading, the rifle that stands out from all of the others is the 1917 Enfield A3.

With a trained man behind the scope, the Enfield served both the US Army and the Marines through WWI, WWII, Korea and into Vietnam.

Now that's a history of performance.

Mike

[pmulcahy11b]

The US developed nuclear munitions for the 203mm and the 155mm.

Called by the troops "golden bullets."

[jester]

I my reading, the rifle that stands out from all of the others is the 1917 Enfield A3.

With a trained man behind the scope, the Enfield served both the US Army and the Marines through WWI, WWII, Korea and into Vietnam.

Now that's a history of performance.

Mike

The same thing with the 03 Springfield.

[StainlessSteelCynic]

120mm cannon

I'm sensing a theme running through this, can't quite make it out though :p

[waiting4something]

The AR-10/ SR-25. Love the AR action and is one one the most accurate semi autos you can get.

[kato13]

Munchkin answer but the Walther WA 2000 always seemed near the top stat wise.

[waiting4something]

Munchkin answer but the Walther WA 2000 always seemed near the top stat wise.

Yeah they look nice, but I read somewhere they are not that duriable, and for as much as they go for I would be afraid to look at it wrong.:eek:

[kcdusk]

Yeah they look nice, but I read somewhere they are not that duriable, and for as much as they go for I would be afraid to look at it wrong.:eek:

As used by James Bond in one of his movies.

Does it have the range to be a good sniper rifle?

[pmulcahy11b]

Munchkin answer but the Walther WA 2000 always seemed near the top stat wise.

The real-life cost of one of those is hideous, and they can get thrown out of accurization very easily.

[StainlessSteelCynic]

The WA2000 was made as a highly accurate match rifle for competition shooting, it's far too delicate to be used in the field. It would be like taking your girlfriend to sit in the front row at a dirtbike race while she's wearing an evening gown - the slightest bit of dirt and it's ruined and so are your chances at anything else for the night

[waiting4something]

The WA2000 was made as a highly accurate match rifle for competition shooting, it's far too delicate to be used in the field. It would be like taking your girlfriend to sit in the front row at a dirtbike race while she's wearing an evening gown - the slightest bit of dirt and it's ruined and so are your chances at anything else for the night

Very well put.

[waiting4something]

As used by James Bond in one of his movies.

Does it have the range to be a good sniper rifle?

Yeah, it has good range it fires the .300 winchester magnum which is one of the flatter shooting rounds you can get without getting to exotic.

[Graebarde]

I 'fell in love' with this gem in Germany back in the late '70's. German came to the range at the Rod and Gun club in K-town where I was putting holes in paper on a Saturday. He asked if he could shoot (they had to be 'sponsored by a member), which I agreeded to. He comes with this metal case, not long enough for a long gun I thought, but he opens it and takes out the UGLIEST rifle I've seen, at least the color on the plastic stock was. He procees to snap the barrel assembly to the receiver group, and takes a Zeiss scope out and attach.. He had it out, assembled and loaded in about two minutes I think. Then fired a three round test fire.. SHIT!!!! you could cover the group with your thumb, not in the bull, but close.. minor adjustment and X's ... I stood there with my jaw hanging.. and drooling..

I asked him what he did for a living? (Gun laws in Germany were (and still are) vERY strict and I could NOT see this guy just having a weapon like that as a private citizen.) He was a train driver (engineer to us Yanks) for the DB... (yeah you betcha.. so I figure he was either Police or BW reservist and this was his assigned weapon... I didn't pry, but he had a ROOM full of Mausers at his apartment.. He collected them.. had FIVE racks full and was only missing a couple to complete his collection goal to have one of each.. )

With double set triggers and the Zeiss scope.. what a dream to fire.. it is a TRUE sharpshooters weapon.

[pmulcahy11b]

The WA2000 was made as a highly accurate match rifle for competition shooting, it's far too delicate to be used in the field. It would be like taking your girlfriend to sit in the front row at a dirtbike race while she's wearing an evening gown - the slightest bit of dirt and it's ruined and so are your chances at anything else for the night

I kind of did that to a player once -- his character was meeting a female NPC his character was interested in at a hastily set-up dinner table in a slightly-damaged building. The female NPC shows up for the date in a red dinner dress (I never explained to the player where she got it, and never really thought it out either -- the NPC was CIA and I let her be a bit mysterious). The Uzi slung over her shoulder kind ruined the effect of the red dress, though.

[waiting4something]

I kind of did that to a player once -- his character was meeting a female NPC his character was interested in at a hastily set-up dinner table in a slightly-damaged building. The female NPC shows up for the date in a red dinner dress (I never explained to the player where she got it, and never really thought it out either -- the NPC was CIA and I let her be a bit mysterious). The Uzi slung over her shoulder kind ruined the effect of the red dress, though.

Really? I think you just added to her sex appeal. That's like a bonus to her charisma roll.:D

[pmulcahy11b]

Really? I think you just added to her sex appeal. That's like a bonus to her charisma roll.:D

Kind of like in Police Academy 2, where they're having sex and in the process of getting undressed, pulling guns out of holsters all over their bodies? I loved that bra holster with the Browning Baby in it...

[waiting4something]

Kind of like in Police Academy 2, where they're having sex and in the process of getting undressed, pulling guns out of holsters all over their bodies? I loved that bra holster with the Browning Baby in it...

Yes, if you can get a chick like her, you just won the game of life.;)

[Rockwolf66]

I chose the M-40 as it's the closest I could find to my own Remington M-700P sniper rifle in .300 Winmag.

[Cpl. Kalkwarf]

I chose the M-40 as it's the closest I could find to my own Remington M-700P sniper rifle in .300 Winmag.

I have two of the 700Ps in 308, weird i know,but I really like them. And its plenty good for my needs. But allass I chose the SVD, mainly because of the cool factor and that I also have one. (a Chinese NDM-86 in 7.62x54r)

[Rockwolf66]

I have two of the 700Ps in 308, weird i know,but I really like them. And its plenty good for my needs. But allass I chose the SVD, mainly because of the cool factor and that I also have one. (a Chinese NDM-86 in 7.62x54r)

Sweet,
Currently I'm between Cali and a Farm in Southern Oregon. Hopefully I can find a good job and buy that MK 14 Mod 0 clone that's been on my to get list.

As far as the SVD goes I'd love to know what the realistic effective range for one is as I write fiction for fun and I have a badguy who uses one.

It will also be helpful when i get around to writing TW2K fiction.

[dragoon500ly]

When I was stationed at Fort Knox, I had the chance to try several mags through a M-21. Nice accuracy, excellent sight, good ergonomics and while some dislike the semi-auto, I never had any problems with re-acquiring the target. The really nice thing was that the range master was a regular at Camp Perry...and he swore by the M-21 and had the silver and gold medals to back it up!

[Sanjuro]

I also voted for the WA-2000; the only sniper rifle suitable for formal wear! Interestingly enough, I've been offered 2 SSG-69s; one in .30-06" and one in .243"- all I need to do is find the cash!

[raketenjagdpanzer]

I like the M21 because of it's M14 lineage, but I like the Barrett's anti-material capability, too.

[HorseSoldier]

M21 is a good idea, but the M14 base gun was problematic -- it's not inherently overly accurate, and while you can make an M14 very accurate, it doesn't tend to stay that way under hard use. Keeping the M21s in the inventory shooting at sniping level accuracy was problematic and the main shortcoming of that system.

The SR-25/Mk 11/M110 is a better way to get the same job done.

[Panther Al]

Being honest, the choice if I have to make whilst being realistic would be the AI in 338. Its just that good, fired one a few times, and while it was a bit heavy, and kicked a little harder than a 308, its worth it for its performance.

But, just from pure S&G's sake, from the IWotW, PzB39.

Oh yeah.

Damage and Penetration to dream of, with a range that is in line with other sniper rifles. Not the best I'll grant, but... :)

[Legbreaker]

But, just from pure S&G's sake, from the IWotW, PzB39.

Oh yeah.

Damage and Penetration to dream of, with a range that is in line with other sniper rifles. Not the best I'll grant, but... :)

Now yer talkin'!
There's a reason the 2.0 Small Arms book has a smilie face in the muzzle.
:gewehr_gr

[raketenjagdpanzer]

Oh and hey, no love for the M1 Carbine Sniper System? :D

[Tegyrius]

Oh and hey, no love for the M1 Carbine Sniper System? :D

I'll admit to having an inappropriate amount of love for the M1 carbine, particularly with an Ultimak rail and Aimpoint Micro. But for T2k purposes, the M3 is gonna have something of an encumbrance penalty if it's mounting the original optics...

I'd have to go with the vz.54 for the combination of obscurity and beauty, or the SSG-82 for weird ineffectualness that no one would expect.

- C.

[raketenjagdpanzer]

I'll admit to having an inappropriate amount of love for the M1 carbine, particularly with an Ultimak rail and Aimpoint Micro. But for T2k purposes, the M3 is gonna have something of an encumbrance penalty if it's mounting the original optics...


You know they say that the US has no penal battalions but I'd wager giving a troop a case of those things and ordering them into battle using 'em would constitute punishment duty based on the weight alone...! :o :D


I'd have to go with the vz.54 for the combination of obscurity and beauty, or the SSG-82 for weird ineffectualness that no one would expect.

- C.

Wait, isn't that the Skorpion?! (the vz.54).

[Tegyrius]

Wait, isn't that the Skorpion?! (the vz.54).

Nope, the Skorpion's the vz.61 - not much of a sniper weapon unless you're taking down squirrels. The vz.54 is a Czechoslovakian-built sniper development of the Mosin-Nagant action:

http://mosinnagant.net/sniper%20section/images/Vz54left.JPG

http://mosinnagant.net/sniper%20section/snipertext1.asp

- C.

[raketenjagdpanzer]

AH. Thank you!

[dragoon500ly]

M21 is a good idea, but the M14 base gun was problematic -- it's not inherently overly accurate, and while you can make an M14 very accurate, it doesn't tend to stay that way under hard use. Keeping the M21s in the inventory shooting at sniping level accuracy was problematic and the main shortcoming of that system.

The SR-25/Mk 11/M110 is a better way to get the same job done.

A lot of that is the semi-auto action, keeps knocking the ole zero off. But the NCO that ran me through the M-21 always swore that if the shooter double-checked his zero after firing a sequence, then the problem could be avoided. The zero loss is the major reason why you so seldom see semi-auto sniper rifles. What a lot of people forget is that the M-21 was never really designed for sniping duties. It was designed for sharpshooter or what the service calls designated marksmen, a trained infantryman engaging targets inbetween 500-900 meters with sustained, accurate fire. In this role, the M-21 is hard to beat. Its when you compare it to dedicated sniper rifles that the M-21 falls short.

[Abbott Shaull]

A lot of that is the semi-auto action, keeps knocking the ole zero off. But the NCO that ran me through the M-21 always swore that if the shooter double-checked his zero after firing a sequence, then the problem could be avoided. The zero loss is the major reason why you so seldom see semi-auto sniper rifles. What a lot of people forget is that the M-21 was never really designed for sniping duties. It was designed for sharpshooter or what the service calls designated marksmen, a trained infantryman engaging targets inbetween 500-900 meters with sustained, accurate fire. In this role, the M-21 is hard to beat. Its when you compare it to dedicated sniper rifles that the M-21 falls short.

Again the tidbits one comes across.

[dragoon500ly]

Again the tidbits one comes across.

Thank Gawd I had the sense to keep journals when I was in the military!!!!

[LVI]

I've never fired on myself but the barrett is dat dere sexy. it's the sniper rifle of my pc.

[buzzgunner]

I've never fired on myself but the barrett is dat dere sexy. it's the sniper rifle of my pc.By Barrett, I assume you mean the M82A1 or one of their other .50 BMG rifles. (They do make them in a variety of calibers, you know.) The M82A1 shoots nice, but you really start to notice the recoil after a few shots, plus it's a boat anchor.

I've had the privilege of shooting more exotic firearms in my life than I can even count (ask Rockwolf; he can tell you about me). If I were sniping for a living, and had to schlep my primary long gun up and down the mountains of east Asscrackistan, my rifle of choice would be the AMP DSR-1 (http://www.defensereview.com/dsr-1-bullpup-sniper-system-compact-modular-and-ultra-accurate/), in .338 Lapua. It's incredibly accurate, comparatively light-weight, ergonomically friendly, holds a zero extremely well (even when handled roughly), and it breaks down easily. As a bonus, it's modular, so you can configure it to suit your next mission. Oh, and let's not forget the additional detail that I can carry seven rounds for this at the same weight of one round of .50 BMG. (FYI, the AI AWM would have been my other choice in this caliber, but it weighs an additional kilo.)

Anyway, just my two cents worth.

[Rockwolf66]

I've had the privilege of shooting more exotic firearms in my life than I can even count (ask Rockwolf; he can tell you about me). If I were sniping for a living, and had to schlep my primary long gun up and down the mountains of east Asscrackistan, my rifle of choice would be the AMP DSR-1 (http://www.defensereview.com/dsr-1-bullpup-sniper-system-compact-modular-and-ultra-accurate/), in .338 Lapua. It's incredibly accurate, comparatively light-weight, ergonomically friendly, holds a zero extremely well (even when handled roughly), and it breaks down easily. As a bonus, it's modular, so you can configure it to suit your next mission. Oh, and let's not forget the additional detail that I can carry seven rounds for this at the same weight of one round of .50 BMG. (FYI, the AI AWM would have been my other choice in this caliber, but it weighs an additional kilo.)

Anyway, just my two cents worth.

Mark is a former USMC EOD who has spent the past what is it now 25 years as a firearms instructor and Title II weapons collector. Hopefully he has his HK21E up an running next time I'm upstate. It also reminds me that I should get some good ammo for my sniper rifle and hit the range.

[Targan]

Just spent 15 minutes on Wikipedia schooling myself on US federal firearms regulations and what being a "Title II weapons collector" means. I envy those of you living in the US who are able to collect such firearms. Here in Australia unless you're a regular hunter of large animals it just isn't worth it to jump through all the hoops to own even a bolt action large calibre rifle.

I wouldn't consider myself a "gun nut" or to have any kind of unhealthy or "rambo" interest in firearms but I have a long-standing interest in military and paramilitary firearms and in shooting. I suppose eventually I might join a pistol shooting club but unless you're in the military or are one of a tiny number of qualified and licensed civilian aerial (helicopter) shooters, or fall into a few other highly restricted categories, you can forget about possessing automatic or even semi automatic rifles in any military calibre. Dammit.

Oh, and respect to you, buzzgunner. Marine EOD and firearms instructor, what a fascinating career you must have had.

[LVI]

By Barrett, I assume you mean the M82A1 or one of their other .50 BMG rifles. (They do make them in a variety of calibers, you know.) The M82A1 shoots nice, but you really start to notice the recoil after a few shots, plus it's a boat anchor.

I've had the privilege of shooting more exotic firearms in my life than I can even count (ask Rockwolf; he can tell you about me). If I were sniping for a living, and had to schlep my primary long gun up and down the mountains of east Asscrackistan, my rifle of choice would be the AMP DSR-1 (http://www.defensereview.com/dsr-1-bullpup-sniper-system-compact-modular-and-ultra-accurate/), in .338 Lapua. It's incredibly accurate, comparatively light-weight, ergonomically friendly, holds a zero extremely well (even when handled roughly), and it breaks down easily. As a bonus, it's modular, so you can configure it to suit your next mission. Oh, and let's not forget the additional detail that I can carry seven rounds for this at the same weight of one round of .50 BMG. (FYI, the AI AWM would have been my other choice in this caliber, but it weighs an additional kilo.)

Anyway, just my two cents worth.

Nice. And I did mean the M82. I simply slangged it as I thought whenever somebody referred to the Barrett it was the M82 they were speaking of.

I have only had the pleasure to fire a few guns, ones being the .45 and ar15 I own. And my friends M14 plus a few long barrel hunting rifles but that's it. Here in Canada restricted gun owners are few and far between.

[Legbreaker]

...you can forget about possessing automatic or even semi automatic rifles in any military calibre. Dammit.

Yes, legally.... and none of us here would ever intentionally break the law and own something like an automatic shotgun or anything would they...? :cool:

[Targan]

Yes, legally.... and none of us here would ever intentionally break the law and own something like an automatic shotgun or anything would they...? :cool:

Well sure, I suspect we both know of people that reported their semi-autos "stolen" when the buyback was announced and just buried or otherwise sequestered their now-illegal firearms. I've reached a time in my life where I'd like to stay within the law wherever possible and I'm not willing to risk being caught with an unlicensed firearm (I'd like to retain the option to legally own firearms in the future).

[bobcat]

Really? I think you just added to her sex appeal. That's like a bonus to her charisma roll.:D

hey i was gonna say that...:D

of course i did once have the habit of picking up chicks at gun shows.:cool:


as for my preferred snipers rifle i gotta go with the M21. accurate, reliable, and if someone gets too close i can hit them in the face with it and not worry about hurting the weapon.
then there's the old and true maxim that "if ya can't do it with a .308 your doing it wrong"

[Ronin]

I'm a fan of the Dragunov SVD. Its not as accurate as others. But it really the first semi sniper rifle around. If used as it should be. Its a decent medium range rifle. That being said, I'm a traditionalist I really enjoy shooting the Springfield M1903A4. So I guess that would be my bolt gun choice.

[ex3313]

6.5X284 on a savage 110 frame

[95th Rifleman]

A lot of that is the semi-auto action, keeps knocking the ole zero off. But the NCO that ran me through the M-21 always swore that if the shooter double-checked his zero after firing a sequence, then the problem could be avoided. The zero loss is the major reason why you so seldom see semi-auto sniper rifles. What a lot of people forget is that the M-21 was never really designed for sniping duties. It was designed for sharpshooter or what the service calls designated marksmen, a trained infantryman engaging targets inbetween 500-900 meters with sustained, accurate fire. In this role, the M-21 is hard to beat. Its when you compare it to dedicated sniper rifles that the M-21 falls short.

When I've run T2k games the players who go te sniper route end up packing some DMR variant. Sure they have a long range puppy but 9 times out of 10 it's left with the rest of the spare kit after a while.

[Schone23666]

Again an old post...and again, what the hell. :p

I'd say, in the game, assuming it was available? A modified SR-25 in .300 Winchester Magnum. It's lighter than the Barrett M-82(which don't get me wrong, it's long ranged and powerful as hell, but it weighs like a beast), it's accurate, semi-automatic and feeds from a 10 or 20 round magazine that allows quick follow up shots, handling characteristics are similar to the AR-15/M-16/M-4 platform, and the .300 Winchester Magnum does have pretty decent range and packs a punch. If reports out of Iraq were accurate, some SOF members were using this sort of configuration for vehicle interdiction (if someone out there knows more or if this is inaccurate, please let me know).

In real life? Mind you, I have no training as a sniper, but I'd probably pick the same thing assuming I can get it (SR-25 in .300 Winchester Magnum has to be special ordered, if I'm not mistaken). It would just take some time to get used to the recoil, among other things.


However, it seems I voted on the Accuracy International .338 Lapua Magnum for some reason....oops. :o

[Cpl. Kalkwarf]

It would have to be a WSM winchester short magnum. The .300 WM is too long to fit in the 308 magazine. The Mag well would have to be lengthened and the upper redone, basically a whole new weapon.


Again an old post...and again, what the hell. :p

I'd say, in the game, assuming it was available? A modified SR-25 in .300 Winchester Magnum. It's lighter than the Barrett M-82(which don't get me wrong, it's long ranged and powerful as hell, but it weighs like a beast), it's accurate, semi-automatic and feeds from a 10 or 20 round magazine that allows quick follow up shots, handling characteristics are similar to the AR-15/M-16/M-4 platform, and the .300 Winchester Magnum does have pretty decent range and packs a punch. If reports out of Iraq were accurate, some SOF members were using this sort of configuration for vehicle interdiction (if someone out there knows more or if this is inaccurate, please let me know).

In real life? Mind you, I have no training as a sniper, but I'd probably pick the same thing assuming I can get it (SR-25 in .300 Winchester Magnum has to be special ordered, if I'm not mistaken). It would just take some time to get used to the recoil, among other things.


However, it seems I voted on the Accuracy International .338 Lapua Magnum for some reason....oops. :o

[Schone23666]

It would have to be a WSM winchester short magnum. The .300 WM is too long to fit in the 308 magazine. The Mag well would have to be lengthened and the upper redone, basically a whole new weapon.


You may be right, though I believe the .300 WSM ballistics-wise has about the same performance as the .300 Winchester Magnum, only difference is the cartridge casing itself is shorter but wider (from what I can tell). That said, perhaps they meant to say .300 Winchester Short Magnum but got it confused with .300 Winchester Magnum.

[pfloyd]

In no particular order:

L115A1/A3 Accuracy International AWSM in 338 Lapua
CheyTac Intervention M200 in 408 CheyTac, when you really want to reach out and touch someone... (surprised no one's brought this one up as of yet..)
Stoner M25/M110 series

[Schone23666]

In no particular order:

L115A1/A3 Accuracy International AWSM in 338 Lapua
CheyTac Intervention M200 in 408 CheyTac, when you really want to reach out and touch someone... (surprised no one's brought this one up as of yet..)
Stoner M25/M110 series

Is there anyone in regards to military, security, PMC or police forces that are using the CheyTac Intervention? It appears to be an interesting weapon.

[pfloyd]

Is there anyone in regards to military, security, PMC or police forces that are using the CheyTac Intervention? It appears to be an interesting weapon.

Accordint to Wikipedia, the know users are:

Jordan: Used by Jordanian SRR-61 Regiment.
Poland: Used by GROM operatives.
Turkey: Used by Maroon Berets operatives.

I'm sure there are probably some elite units that haven't officially reported that they use them. The M200 did show up on an episode of The Unit, so it wouldn't surprise me if Delta/CAG was employing them in some fashion.

[Medic]

Depending on the nationality of the character, it could be quite a lot of things. However, a Finnish character would have, depending on his outfit and whether he was actually fully classified as a sniper or a support sniper either sniper rifle m/2000 (Sako TRG-42 in .338 Lapua Magnum), the heavy sniper rifle m/2000 (Barrett .50 cal in either the M82A1 or M107) or, if assigned to further down in the reserves, the sniper rifle m/85 (practically a 7.62x53mmR Mosin-Nagant action mounted on a plywood stock with a heavy free-floating bull-barrel).Of those three I've actually fired the last one (and trained other reservists in its operation) and love the old lady sincerily.

For other nationalities, I'd probably go for a bolt-action rifle like AWM or M24/M40 series. SVD could come to question as well (I have also trained with it as a reservist, though I consider it to be more of a support snipers weapon rather than a full-fledged sniper rifle). The funny thing about SVD is that is was built for use with a heavy protective vest, which makes the stock about 5cm/2" too short - a painful thing to shoot unless you have already learned about that. And the rubber 'suction cup' at the end of the original scope is also a funny one - it feels as if your eye would be just about to be sucked out of its socket when you fire the rifle. :p

[CDAT]

I went with the M21 as it and the M82/M107 are the only ones I have first hand experience with. I do not considered the M82 a sniper rifle, at least the one that I used was not accurate enough. Disclaimer I was not a sniper, but EOD.

[Draq]

Idk if DMRs are included, but an SKS with a low power optic.

[StainlessSteelCynic]

Idk if DMRs are included, but an SKS with a low power optic.
Well technically, the SVD is a DMR (because that was the doctrine it was specifically designed for) but it's been put into the role of "sniper" so I reckon the category is wide enough to allow you a DMR rather than a pure sniping rifle.
pfloyd mentioned the Chey Tac Intervention and exhibited surprise that nobody had mentioned it earlier - I think that's probably because it wasn't available until well after the Twilight War had started. From memory it was produced in 2001, so it's far too late for 1st or 2nd ed. timelines, I do actually like it so that's a bit of a disappointment.

If I was going to go the DMR path, I think I'd give my PC the L1A1/C1A1 rifle (with the dustcover designed for mounting scopes) and use that. Couple of reasons - it's robust and a decent hitter, ammo would be relatively easy to find compared to some true sniper rifles in more exotic calibres, take the scope off and it looks like any other combat rifle rather than an obvious sniping weapon, larger magazine capacity than most true sniping rifles.

[Targan]

+1 for the SLR Fan Club.

[Raellus]

Based on the new responses on the Favorite APC/IFV thread, I thought a bit of thread necromancy might be in order.