Editing Firearm (section)

==== Sniper rifles ====
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[[File:G22 ohne Schalldaempfer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The [[Accuracy International Arctic Warfare]], a sniper rifle chambered in [[7.62×51mm NATO]] and [[.308 Winchester]]]]
[[File:M107 1.jpg|thumb|The [[Barrett M82]], an anti-materiel rifle chambered in [[.50 BMG]]]]

A sniper rifle is, per widespread definition, a high-powered precision rifle, often [[bolt-action]] or semi-automatic, with an [[effective range]] farther than that of a standard rifle. Though any rifle in a sniper configuration (usually with a [[telescopic sight]] and [[bipod]]) can be considered a sniper rifle, most sniper rifles are purpose-built for their applications, or are variants of existing rifles that have been modified to function as sniper rifles, such as the [[Type 97 sniper rifle]], which was essentially a standard [[Type 38 rifle]] that was modified to be lighter and come with a telescopic sight.

Related developments are [[anti-materiel rifle]]s, large-caliber rifles designed to destroy enemy [[materiel]] such as vehicles, supplies, or hardware; [[anti-tank rifle]]s, anti-materiel rifles that were designed specifically to combat early [[armoured fighting vehicle]]s, but are now largely obsolete due to advances in [[vehicle armour]]; [[scout rifle]]s, a broad class of rifles generally summed up as short, lightweight, portable sniper rifles; and [[designated marksman rifle]]s, semi-automatic high-precision rifles, usually chambered in intermediate or full-power cartridges, that fill the range gap between sniper rifles and regular rifles and are designed for [[designated marksmen]] in squads.

Examples of sniper and scout rifles include the [[M40 rifle]], [[Heckler & Koch PSG1]], [[Walther WA 2000]], [[Accuracy International AWM]], [[M24 Sniper Weapon System]], [[Steyr Scout]], [[Sako TRG]], and [[CheyTac Intervention]]. Examples of anti-materiel and anti-tank rifles include the [[Mauser Tankgewehr M1918]], [[Boys anti-tank rifle]], [[PTRS-41]], [[Barrett M82]], [[Gepárd anti-materiel rifle]], and [[McMillan TAC-50]]. Examples of designated marksman rifles include the [[SVD (rifle)|SVD]], [[SR-25]], [[Dragunov SVU]], [[Marine Scout Sniper Rifle]], [[Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle]], and [[M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System]].