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Baratacus · November 30, 2009, 12:09 PM

snipe in the sense of sniping, is a verb. (He will snipe a target. The man was sniping.) Sniper as used to describe a person who snipes or a weapon used for sniping is an adjective. (The man had a sniper rifle. The man was a sniper.) When not preceded or followed by a noun that it describes, the word sniper becomes a Noun. ( The sniper lay prone in the grass.)

When used to describe a type of rifle, the word is almost always an adjective since as a Noun it is understood to mean the person that snipes. (The man carried a sniper into combat. This indicates the man was transporting another man designated as a sniper, not a sniper rifle.)

Now, symantics aside. The O.P. did state that he was interested in shooting paper at 500 yards. I've got a Rem 513t with peekhole sites that would do nicely for that. It was free. The title of the post is not really indicative of the what the poster is requesting. It should read something like... "Advice on a 500 yard match rifle"

If he was planning on putting holes in some critters head it would be different, but he's not. He's shooting paper. He doesn't need the weight or terminal velocity to penetrate bone at 1000+ yards. If this is his intent or if he just wants it for the sake of having it, he needs to post that. If you wan't to throw a lot of lead downrange with great accuracy then go with a rifle for match shooting. Your shoulder will like you and so will your wallet. It will also hone your shooting skills putting more little bullets in a target than putting a few big bullets in a target.

One thing I really like about this topic is that it drew a few snipers out of the woodwork to give some advice and opinions. Though they may disagree on some points, they both have great advice to share.

November 30, 2009, 12:09 PM	#18
Baratacus Member Join Date: October 8, 2009 Posts: 25	snipe in the sense of sniping, is a verb. (He will snipe a target. The man was sniping.) Sniper as used to describe a person who snipes or a weapon used for sniping is an adjective. (The man had a sniper rifle. The man was a sniper.) When not preceded or followed by a noun that it describes, the word sniper becomes a Noun. ( The sniper lay prone in the grass.) When used to describe a type of rifle, the word is almost always an adjective since as a Noun it is understood to mean the person that snipes. (The man carried a sniper into combat. This indicates the man was transporting another man designated as a sniper, not a sniper rifle.) Now, symantics aside. The O.P. did state that he was interested in shooting paper at 500 yards. I've got a Rem 513t with peekhole sites that would do nicely for that. It was free. The title of the post is not really indicative of the what the poster is requesting. It should read something like... "Advice on a 500 yard match rifle" If he was planning on putting holes in some critters head it would be different, but he's not. He's shooting paper. He doesn't need the weight or terminal velocity to penetrate bone at 1000+ yards. If this is his intent or if he just wants it for the sake of having it, he needs to post that. If you wan't to throw a lot of lead downrange with great accuracy then go with a rifle for match shooting. Your shoulder will like you and so will your wallet. It will also hone your shooting skills putting more little bullets in a target than putting a few big bullets in a target. One thing I really like about this topic is that it drew a few snipers out of the woodwork to give some advice and opinions. Though they may disagree on some points, they both have great advice to share.