| Airsoft as a hobby tends to revolve around assault | | | | to being gas or electric powered. Firstly this provides |
| rifles and pistols and has done for years. The vast | | | | one huge advantage to your role as a sniper - almost |
| majority of airsoft fans want to own replica M16s, M4s, | | | | complete silence when firing. The less noise you make |
| AK47s etc. But not every airsoft fan is created the | | | | the more success you'll have as an airsoft sniper. You |
| same way - some of us aren't interested in high | | | | also have the added coolness of using a bolt-action |
| volume firepower. There's an additional skill and beauty | | | | airsoft rifle so you'll feel like a proper sniper as you lay |
| to aiming for one shot, one kill - the way of the sniper. | | | | there in wait for your next unwitting enemy. |
| Hitting your opponent with 100 bbs out of the blue is | | | | If you want to be a truly accurate and lethal airsoft |
| one thing but striking your opponent when they leat | | | | sniper then you'd do well to add at least a bipod and |
| expect it with one well placed shot from the perfect | | | | possibly even a laser scope to your shopping list. The |
| ambush position adds an entirely new element to the | | | | more steady your weapon is the higher chance you |
| game itself. | | | | have of an accurate long distance kill. Also take into |
| Airsoft sniper rifles, especially models like the Super 9, | | | | consideration that these rifles can be quite heavy so |
| are designed to look very, very realistic and are often | | | | consider purchasing a shoulder strap if you think you |
| modeled after their military or police counterparts. The | | | | may have to move around quite a bit. |
| Super 9 for example is modeled after a Belgian police | | | | As always when using an airsoft weapon of any kind |
| rifle. The other neat thing about these guns is that you | | | | practice safety and caution. Airsoft bbs flying around |
| can place your airsoft bbs inside of a secondary shell | | | | at speeds of several hundred feet per second won't |
| so when you load your rifle you're loading an actual | | | | cause any permanent damange unless they hit |
| replica shell instead of a clip filled with plastic pellets. | | | | somebody in the eye - in which case the person could |
| The only possible drawback with these sniper rifles is | | | | easily be blinded. If you're going to play airsoft war |
| that they're somewhat on the heavy and bulky side of | | | | games then do yourself a favour and wear proper |
| things but then again as a sniper you're meant to be | | | | eye protection - sunglasses aren't enough. Ideally wear |
| working from a fixed position so this doesn't really | | | | a paintball style full face protective mask - you'll be |
| come into play as much as you might think. | | | | glad that you did. |
| Most of these rifles are spring powered as opposed | | | | |