Sniper Rifle vs Hunting Rifle

[Nathan]

I've said it before, and it bears repeating, if the gun grabbers are targeting semi-automatic rifles today, so-called assualt weapons, then tomorrow they will be after bolt action rifles, the so-called sniper rifles.

Let's not forget all single shots could probably classified as zip guns and all handguns as Saturday Night Specials!

[kraigwy]

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I carried a sniper rifle in LE, a Remington 700 BDL Varmint in 223

How illustrative of the issue at hand. The Remington 700 BDL you called a sniper rifle is billed as a great hunting rifle by Remington and has been for the last 40 years.
http://www.remington.com/products/fi...l-700-bdl.aspx

Yeh, it was also billed as a great LE Sniper Rifle per the USAMU Counter-Sniper Guide from the '70s.

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THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ENDORSEMENT OF ANY
PRODUCT OR CONDEMN THOSE WITH WHICH WE ARE NOT FAMILIAR




Telea.copea:



Redfield Leupold Unertl Realiat Tasco

- 6X with 4 post crosa hair reticle
- 1.5 X with duplex reticle
- 6X Condor with poat reticle
- 6X Campute r with standard reticle
- 6X Super Deerslayer with appropriate reticle



Scope Mounts:



Redfield Bushnel Weaver

• Brigde mount with 1 in rings
• Bridge mount with 1 in rings
- Top detachable 1 in rings



Rifle: Remington model 700 Varnut Special
- Winchester model 70 Target Heavy Barrel
- Remington model 40XB Target Heavy Barrel

[Double Naught Spy]

Yeh, it was also billed as a great LE Sniper Rifle per the USAMU Counter-Sniper Guide from the '70s.

And so the same rifle does not care what it is doing. You can give it whatever name you want, calling it a hunting rifle or a sniper rifle, but in the end, such a name isn't a classification of the firearm, but an application of it.

Sort of reminds me of the differences between hunting scopes, sniper scopes, and countersniper scopes.

[Art Eatman]

Looks like the poor ol' hoss is gettin' tired.