Sniper Rifle

Sniper Rifle
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Basic Information
Used by:	Sniper
Slot:	Primary
Availability:	Stock, Uncrate #27 (Strange), Uncrate #35 or Reward (Botkiller)
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	25
Reload type:	No Reload
Available Qualities
Normal Unique Strange Decorated
Loadout Stats
Sniper Rifle 1 - 100

This article is about the stock weapon for the Sniper. For other sniper rifles, see Sniper Rifle (disambiguation).

“

You'll be needin' another use for that neck! Click to listen — The Sniper

”

The Sniper Rifle is the Stock primary weapon for the Sniper. It is a single-shot, bolt-action rifle with a wooden stock and a massive telescopic scope, with a laser sight attached underneath.

The rifle has perfect accuracy, no damage ramp-up or fall-off, and is one of six weapons with a zoom sight, the others being the Sydney Sleeper, Machina, Bazaar Bargain, Hitman's Heatmaker, and AWPer Hand. The zoom display features a charge meter and a small, faded team-colored laser dot in the center. When zoomed in, the charge meter increases gradually from 0% to 100% during 3.3 seconds, indicating the amount of damage that will be done by the shot. The dot becomes clearer as the shot charges. The charge meter resets to 0% after a shot is fired or when the scope is unzoomed. Players are therefore required to continually zoom in on an opponent if they wish to deal the full amount of damage against an enemy. Firing the Sniper Rifle when out of zoom will deal minor damage.

While zoomed, the Sniper's movement speed is reduced to 27%, and slows even further to 1.33% when crouching. Furthermore, zooming cannot be performed when the Sniper is jumping or falling. The Sniper Rifle does not deliver random crits, however, if the player delivers a shot to an enemy's head while zoomed in, a headshot will occur which will deliver a guaranteed critical hit. Note that headshots cannot be scored if the Sniper fires while unscoped.

Whilst scoped, the Sniper Rifle projects a team-colored dot on walls or floors, serving as the laser sight for the Sniper. This can serve as a warning to other players of the Sniper's position. Resourceful Sniper players can circumvent this problem by deliberately aiming at objects or other surfaces in the foreground.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

[collapse]Damage and function times
Shot type		Hitscan
Damage
Base damage	100%	0%: 50 100%: 150
Bodyshot		0%: 43-57 100%: 128-173
Critical		0%: 150 100%: 450
Mini-crit		0%: 57-78 100%: 172-233
Function times
Attack interval		1.5 s
Maximum charge time		3.3 s
Zoom-in charging delay		1 s
Zoom-in headshot delay		0.2 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Strange variant

[expand]Strange variant information

Strange Sniper Rifle Strange Sniper Rifle - Kills: 0 Only the first statistic counts towards the strange rank. Available as a Strange Festive variant. Available in all strange botkiller varieties.

Compatible Strange parts Strange Part: Damage Dealt Strange Cosmetic Part: Fires Survived Strange Part: Allied Healing Done Strange Part: Allies Extinguished Strange Part: Scouts Killed Strange Part: Soldiers Killed Strange Part: Pyros Killed Strange Part: Demomen Killed Strange Part: Heavies Killed Strange Part: Engineers Killed Strange Part: Medics Killed Strange Part: Snipers Killed Strange Part: Spies Killed Strange Part: Cloaked Spies Killed Strange Part: Low-Health Kills Strange Part: Posthumous Kills Strange Part: Kills While Übercharged Strange Part: Defender Kills Strange Part: Underwater Kills Strange Part: Critical Kills Strange Part: Gib Kills Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping Strange Part: Headshot Kills Strange Part: Airborne Enemies Killed Strange Part: Burning Enemy Kills Strange Part: Medics Killed That Have Full ÜberCharge Strange Part: Unusual-Wearing Player Kills Strange Part: Point-Blank Kills Strange Part: Long-Distance Kills Strange Part: Domination Kills Strange Part: Revenge Kills Strange Part: Full Moon Kills Strange Part: Halloween Kills Strange Part: Kills During Victory Time Strange Part: Kills with a Taunt Attack Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed Strange Part: Sappers Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Giant Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Robot Spies Destroyed Strange Part: Tanks Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected Strange Cosmetic Part: Freezecam Taunt Appearances Strange Part: Killstreaks Ended Strange Part: Player Hits

Related achievements

General

Grey Matter Get 25 headshots as a Sniper.

 Pyro

Firewatch Ignite 10 Snipers while they are zoomed in.

 Sniper

Be Efficient Get 3 kills with the Sniper Rifle without missing a shot. Dropped Dead Kill a Scout in midair with your Sniper Rifle or the Huntsman. Jumper Stumper Kill a rocket or grenade-jumping enemy in midair with your Sniper Rifle or the Huntsman.

The Last Wave Provide an enemy with a freezecam shot of you waving to them. Trust Your Feelings Get 5 kills with the Sniper Rifle without your scope.

Update history

September 21, 2007 Patch

• Fixed occasional Sniper zoom crash.

December 31, 2007 Patch

• Fixed Sniper quick-switch exploit allowing them to avoid zoom/unzoom times.

January 14, 2008 Patch

• Added new option for this weapon to the advanced multiplayer options. If disabled, this weapon won't re-zoom after firing a zoomed shot.

January 15, 2008 Patch

• Fixed being able to zoom too quickly after firing a zoomed shot.

February 14, 2008 Patch

• Added a small delay (200 ms) before a zoomed Sniper shot can get a critical hit.

March 1, 2008 Patch (Xbox)

• Fixed exploit allowing Snipers to fire faster than intended.

February 2, 2009 Patch

• This weapon can now crit while under crit-boosts.

January 13, 2010 Patch

• Fixed this weapon not penetrating friendly players.

January 19, 2011 Patch

• Fixed this weapon view model having RED skins while on the BLU team.

August 18, 2011 Patch

• Added a bell when the Sniper Rifle is fully charged.
• [Undocumented] Added Strange Quality.

October 18, 2011 Patch #2

• Fixed a problem where the Sniper Rifle wouldn't damage sticky bombs

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)

• Added Festive variant.

December 19, 2011 Patch

• Festive Sniper Rifles can now be gifted

March 23, 2012 [Item schema update]

• Marked Sniper Rifle and Festive Sniper Rifle as usable with the Headshot Part.

August 15, 2012 Patch (Mann vs. Machine game mode)

• Added Botkiller variant.

October 9, 2012 Patch

• Added Rust, Blood, Carbonado, and Diamond Botkiller variants.

Bugs

• When the Sniper Rifle ejects a shell, the shell comes out of the side opposite to the ejection port.
• In some cases, can shoot through a thin wall.

Trivia

• The Sniper Rifle has a very similar design to the Template:W, a Sniper Rifle used by the Americans during the Vietnam War.

Gallery

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  First-person view

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  RED festive variant.

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  BLU festive variant.

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  Botkiller variant

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  Gold Botkiller variant

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  Rust Botkiller variant

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  Blood Botkiller variant

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  Carbonado Botkiller variant

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  Diamond Botkiller variant

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  Concept art of the Sniper Rifle.

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  Concept art of the Sniper Rifle.

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  Concept art of the Sniper Rifle.

See also

• Sniper Rifle strategy