Snipers

Designed for most of us, the statement "sniper" evokes some disturbing imagery -- a lone gunman, undetectable, on the hunt. And while military snipers are indeed elite shooters who hide, line up a target in their things to see and pull the trigger, there is a lot more to it than that.

When a sniper takes a shot, there are limitless variables to think about before squeezing the trigger  wind speed, wind direction, range, target movement, mirage, light source, temperature, barometric pressure, and that's just the beginning. The work that goes into getting a good location to take a shot is immense. That's why snipers always work in pairs.

The military role of sniper (a term derived from the snipe, a bird which was difficult to track and fire cause the subject is moving and in the far area) dates back to the turn of the 18th century, but the true sniper rifle is a much more recent progress. advance in equipment, specially that of telescopic sights and more accurate manufacturing, permitted armies to prepare specially-trained soldiers with rifles that allow them to deliver precise shots over greater distances than regular infantry weapons. The rifle itself could be a based on a normal rifle (at first, a bolt-action rifle); however, when fixed with a telescopic sight, it becomes a sniper rifle.