Sniper Rifles

A Sniper Rifle is a precision rifle used to ensure more accurate placement of bullets at longer ranges, It is a common misconception that any scoped rifle is a sniper rifle, and while certain long guns are more suited for the application than others, it is the act of using a weapon strategically as a sniper that designates it as such. A typical sniper rifle is built for optimal levels of accuracy, fitted with a telescopic sight and chambered for a military centerfire cartridge. Despite this, not all rifles in the series have a scope.

Following is a list of all available Sniper Rifles in the Grand Theft Auto Series.

Sniper Rifle
The Sniper Rifle is often referred as Standard Sniper Rifle to avoid confusion with other Rifles, it is the most prominent Sniper Rifle in the series and often used in missions, in the 3D Universe and in GTA IV it is based on a Remington M40, in Grand Theft Auto:Vice City Stories it is based on the Springfield M21 and in Grand Theft Auto V it is based on the Arctic Warfare Super Magnum.

Combat Sniper
The Combat Sniper is a semi-automatic rifle in the 3D Universe (except in GTA San Andreas) and in GTA IV, this rifle has a longer range and faster rate of fire than the standard sniper rifle, while in the 3D Universe it had a laser-sight scope, in GTA IV is uses a normal scope.

Rifle
Different than previous rifles, this is a basic lever-action repeater rifle and it doesn't have any scope, however, it remains powerful and its per-bullet damage rate is behind only to the Sniper Rifle, Minigun and Desert Eagle.

Advanced Sniper
The Advanced Sniper is based on the DSR-1, it's a bolt-action bullpup rifle, it's arguably the most poweful rifle in the series and it features explosive shots.

Heavy Sniper
The Heavy Sniper is a semi-automatic rifle based on the Barrett M82, more specifically the M107, it's the strongest rifle in Grand Theft Auto Online as it can kill a player with one shot until rank 99.

Remote Sniper
The Remote Sniper is a unique rifle and it only appears in the mission Caida Libre, otherwise it's completely unobtainable, it has an incredbly long range and power, as it can stop a plane turbine with only three shots.

Trivia

 * Before an update, the Musket used Sniper Rifle ammo instead of Shotgun shells, however, it has been fixed.