List of sniper rifles

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Major precision rifle variants used by snipers from around the world are as follows. The list includes hunting or precision rifles equipped with a telescopic optic, and precision rifles used by both military and law enforcement trained snipers and marksmen.

Name	Manufacturer(s)	Cartridge(s)	Action	Origin	Year
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare (L96A1)	Accuracy International	7.62×51mm NATO .308 Winchester	Bolt-action	United Kingdom	1982
Accuracy International AWM	Accuracy International	.300 Winchester Magnum .338 Lapua Magnum	Bolt-action	United Kingdom	1996
Accuracy International AW50	Accuracy International	.50 BMG	Bolt-action	United Kingdom	2000
Accuracy International AS50	Accuracy International	.50 BMG	Direct impingement (semi-auto)	United Kingdom	2007
Accuracy International AX50	Accuracy International	.50 BMG	Bolt-action	United Kingdom	2010
Anzio 20mm rifle	Anzio Iron Works	20×102mm	Bolt-action	United States	2006
AR10T	ArmaLite	7.62×51mm NATO .308 Winchester .338 Federal	Direct impingement (semi-auto)	United States	1956
Armalite AR-50	ArmaLite	.50 BMG .416 Barrett	Bolt-action (single-shot)	United States	1997
Barrett M82 M107 "Light Fifty"	Barrett Firearms Company	.50 BMG .416 Barrett	Short-recoil (semi-auto)	United States	1980
Barrett M90	Barrett Firearms Company	.50 BMG	Bolt-action	United States	1990
Barrett M95	Barrett Firearms Company	.50 BMG	Bolt-action	United States	1995
Barrett M98B	Barrett Firearms Company	.338 Lapua Magnum	Bolt-action	United States	1997
Barrett M99	Barrett Firearms Company	.50 BMG .416 Barrett	Bolt-action (single-shot)	United States	1999
Barrett MRAD	Barrett Firearms Company	6.5mm Creedmoor 7mm Remington Magnum .308 Winchester .300 Winchester Magnum .338 Lapua Magnum .338 Norma Magnum	Bolt-action	United States	2009
Barrett XM109	Barrett Firearms Company	25×59mm	Short-recoil (semi-auto)	United States	2004
Barrett XM500	Barrett Firearms Company	.50 BMG	Gas operation (semi-auto)	United States	2006
Blaser R93 Tactical	Blaser	7.62×51mm NATO .300 Winchester Magnum .338 Lapua Magnum 6.5×55mm	Bolt-action	Germany	1993
Dragunov SVD	Izhmash	7.62×54mmR	Short-stroke piston (semi-auto)	Soviet Union	1958
Dragunov SVU	KBP Instrument Design Bureau	7.62×54mmR	Short-stroke piston (semi-auto, select-fire OTs-03A variant)	Russia	1994
DSR-1	DSR-precision GmbH	.308 Winchester .300 Winchester Magnum .338 Lapua Magnum	Bolt-action	Germany	2000
GOL Sniper Magnum	Gol-Matic GmbH	7.62×51mm .300 Winchester Magnum .338 Lapua Magnum	Bolt-action	Germany	1986
G28 M110A1 CSASS M110E1	Heckler & Koch	7.62×51mm	Short-stroke piston (semi-auto)	Germany	2005
KSVK 12.7	Degtyarev plant	12.7×108mm	Bolt-action	Russia	1997
Remington MSR	Remington Arms	.338 Lapua Magnum .338 Norma Magnum .300 Winchester Magnum .308 Winchester 7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	United States	2009
M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle	Remington Arms	.300 Winchester Magnum	Bolt-action	United States	2010
M1903 Springfield	Springfield Armory	.30-03 Springfield .30-06 Springfield	Bolt-action	United States	1903
M1C/M1D Garand	Springfield Armory	.30-06 Springfield 7.62×51mm NATO .308 Winchester	Long-stroke piston (semi-auto)	United States	1928
Krag–Jørgensen	Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk	8×58mmR Danish Krag .30-40 Krag 6.5×55mm Swedish	Bolt-action	Norway	1886
Karabiner 98k	Mauser	7.92×57mm Mauser	Bolt-action	Germany	1935
Mosin–Nagant	Tula Izhevsk Sestroryetsk	7.62×54mmR	Bolt-action	Russian Empire	1891
M38 DMR	Heckler & Koch	5.56×45mm NATO	Short-stroke piston (select-fire)	Germany	2008
Dragunov SVDK	Izhmash	9.3×64mm Brenneke	Short-stroke piston (semi-auto)	Russia	2006
Orsis T-5000	ORSIS	6.5×47mm Lapua 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester) .300 Winchester Magnum .338 Lapua Magnum .375 CheyTac	Bolt-action	Russia	2018
SV-98	Izhmash	7.62×54mmR .338 Lapua Magnum 7.62×51mm	Bolt-action	Russia	1998
VSS Vintorez	Tula Arms Plant	9×39mm	Long-stroke piston (select-fire)	Soviet Union	1983
Savage 10FP	Savage Arms Company	.223 Remington .300 Winchester Magnum .308 Winchester .338 Lapua Magnum	Bolt-action	United States	1956
Savage 110 BA	Savage Arms Company	.338 Lapua Magnum .300 Winchester Magnum	Bolt-action	United States	2009
VSK-94	KBP Instrument Design Bureau	9×39mm	Long-stroke piston (select-fire)	Russia	1994
SR-25	Knight's Armament Company	7.62×51mm NATO	Direct impingement (semi-auto)	United States	1990
CheyTac Intervention	CheyTac Inc.	.408 CheyTac .375 CheyTac	Bolt-action	United States	2001
Chukavin sniper rifle	Kalashnikov Concern	7.62×51mm .7.62×54mmR ..338 Lapua Magnum	Long-stroke piston (semi-automatic)	Russia	2023
Tango 51	Tactical Operations Incorporated	7.62×51mm NATO .308 Winchester	Bolt-action	United States	2000^[1]
M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System	Knight's Armament Company	7.62×51mm NATO 6.5mm Creedmoor (M110A3)	Direct impingement (semi-auto)	United States	2007
M21	Rock Island Arsenal Springfield Armory	7.62×51mm NATO	Short-stroke piston (semi-auto)	United States	1969
M24	Remington Arms	7.62×51mm NATO .338 Lapua Magnum (M24A3) .300 Winchester Magnum (experimental)	Bolt-action	United States	1988
M25	Springfield Armory	7.62×51mm NATO	Short-stroke piston (semi-auto)	United States	1980s
USMC M39 Enhanced DMR	United States Marine Corps	7.62×51mm NATO	Short-stroke piston (semi-auto)	United States	2008
Mk 13	Accuracy International Remington Arms	.300 Winchester Magnum	Bolt-action	United States	2018
Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle	Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division, Smith Enterprise Inc., Mike Rock & Jim Ribordy	7.62×51mm NATO	Short-stroke piston (select-fire)	United States	2002
Desert Tech SRS	Desert Tech	.243 Winchester 7.62×51mm NATO .300 Winchester Magnum .338 Lapua Magnum	Bolt-action	United States	2008
FN Ballista	Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal	.300 Winchester Magnum .308 Winchester .338 Lapua Magnum	Bolt-action	Belgium	2013
USMC M14 DMR	USMC Precision Weapons Section	7.62×51mm NATO	Short-stroke piston (semi-auto)	United States	2001
USMC M16 SAM-R	USMC Precision Weapons Section	5.56×45mm NATO	Direct impingement (semi-auto)	United States	2001
Brügger & Thomet APR	Brügger & Thomet	7.62×51mm NATO .308 Winchester .338 Lapua Magnum	Bolt-action	Switzerland	2003
Yirtiji 7.62 [az]	Azerbaijan Defense Industry	7.62×54mmR	Gas operation (semi-auto)	Azerbaijan	2010
C14 Timberwolf	PGW Defence Technologies Inc.	.338 Lapua Magnum	Bolt-action	Canada	2001
Diemaco C20 DMR	Colt Canada	7.62×51mm NATO	Direct impingement (semi-auto)	Canada	2020
M14SE Crazy Horse	Smith Enterprise Inc.	7.62×51mm NATO	Short-stroke piston (semi-auto)	United States	2003
RT-20		20×110mm	Bolt-action (single-shot)	Croatia	1994
Cyclone	Steel Core Designs	7.62×51mm NATO .338 Magnum .50 BMG	Bolt-action	United Kingdom	2017
Steyr Scout	Steyr Mannlicher	5.56×45mm NATO .223 Remington .243 Winchester 7mm-08 7.62×51mm NATO .308 Winchester .376 Steyr	Bolt-action	Austria	1997
CZ 700	Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	Czech Republic	2001^[2]
Bor rifle	OBR SM Tarnów	7.62×51mm NATO .338 Lapua Magnum	Bolt-action	Poland	2005
IWI Dan	IWI	.338 Lapua Magnum	Bolt-action	Israel	2010
Denel NTW-20	Denel Land Systems	20×82mm	Bolt-action	South Africa	1995
Denel NTW-14.5		14.5×114mm	Bolt-action
Denel NTW-20-110		20×110mm HS	Bolt-action (single-shot)
D7CH	Komodo Armament	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	Indonesia	2018
ZVI Falcon	Zbrojovka Vsetín Inc.	12.7×108mm .50 BMG	Bolt-action	Czech Republic	1998
FN FNAR	Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal	7.62×51mm NATO	Short-stroke piston (semi-auto)	United States	2008
FN Model 30-11	Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	Belgium	1976
FN Special Police Rifle	Fabrique Nationale de Herstal	7.62×51mm NATO .300 Winchester Short Magnum	Bolt-action	Belgium	2004
FN Tactical Sport Rifle	Fabrique Nationale de Herstal	7.62×51mm NATO .308 Winchester .300 Winchester Short Magnum .223 Remington (TSP-XP USA)	Bolt-action	Belgium United States	2009
FR F1	Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne	7.5×54mm French 7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	France	1966
FR F2 sniper rifle	Nexter	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	France	1984
Pattern 1914 Enfield	RSAF Enfield	.303 British	Bolt-action	United Kingdom	1914
Gewehr 98	Mauser	7.8×57 M/88 7.92×57mm Mauser	Bolt-action	German Empire	1895
G3SG1	Heckler & Koch	7.62×51mm NATO	Roller-delayed blowback (semi-auto)	West Germany	1955
H-S Precision Pro Series 2000 HTR	H-S Precision	.338 Lapua Magnum	Bolt-action	United States	2000
Harris Gun Works M-96	Harris Gun Works	.50 BMG	Gas operation (semi-auto)	United States	1996
RAI 300		8.58×71mm 7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	United States	1981
Haskins M500		12.7×99mm	Bolt-action (single-shot)	United States	1981
PSG1 MSG90	Heckler & Koch	7.62×51mm NATO	Roller-delayed blowback (semi-auto)	West Germany	1970s
Howa 1500	Howa	.22-250 Remington .223 Remington .204 Ruger 6.5×55mm .300 Winchester Magnum .308 Winchester .30-06 Springfield .375 Ruger	Bolt-action	Japan	1979
Istiglal Anti-Materiel Rifle	Azerbaijani Defense Industry	12.7×108mm 14.5×114mm	Short-recoil (semi-auto)	Azerbaijan	2008
JS 7.62	China South Industries Group	7.62×54mmR	Bolt-action	China	2005
Kalekalıp KNT-308	MKEK	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	Turkey	2008
Kefefs	Elliniki Viomichania Oplon	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	Greece	1995
L129A1	Lewis Machine & Tool Company	7.62×51mm NATO	Direct impingement (semi-auto)	United States United Kingdom	2009
L42A1	RSAF Enfield	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	United Kingdom	1970
POF LSR	Pakistan Ordnance Factories	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	Pakistan	2016
Longbow T-76	Dakota Arms	.338 Lapua Magnum	Bolt-action	United States	1997
7.62 Tkiv 85	Valmet	7.6×53mmR	Bolt-action	Finland	1984
M40 rifle	Remington Arms	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	United States	1966
M89SR	Technical Equipment International	7.62×51mm NATO	Short-stroke piston (semi-auto)	Israel	1980s
Kongsberg M59	Kongsberg Gruppen	.30-06 Springfield 7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	Norway	1959
Kongsberg M67	Kongsberg Gruppen	7.62×51mm NATO 6.5×55mm .22 Long Rifle	Bolt-action	Norway	1967
McMillan Tac-50	McMillan Brothers Rifle Company	.50 BMG	Bolt-action	United States	1980s
AMR-2	China South Industries Group	12.7×108mm	Bolt-action	China	2000 approx.
JNG-90	MKEK	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	Turkey	2004
Alejandro sniper rifle	Union de Industrias Militares	7.62×54mmR	Bolt-action	Cuba	2002
Azb DMR MK1	Pakistan Ordnance Factories	7.62×51mm NATO	Roller-delayed blowback (semi-auto)	Pakistan	2014
Blaser R93	Blaser	.22 Long Rifle .375 H&H Magnum .458 Winchester Magnum .30-06 Springfield	Bolt-action	Germany	1993
MSSR	Philippine Marine Corps	5.56×45mm NATO	Direct impingement (semi-auto)	Philippines	1996
OSV-96	KBP Instrument Design Bureau	12.7×108mm	Direct impingement (semi-auto)	Soviet Union	1990
M82	Parker-Hale	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	United Kingdom	1960s
Parker-Hale M85	Parker-Hale	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	United Kingdom	1985
PDShP	STC Delta	12.7×108mm	Long-recoil (mod-1) Bolt-action (mod-2)	Georgia	2012
PSR-90	Pakistan Ordnance Factories	7.62×51mm NATO .308	Roller-delayed blowback (semi-auto)	Pakistan	2010
Pindad SPR-1 Pindad SPR-3	Pindad	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	Indonesia	2005
Pindad SPR-2		.50 BMG			2007
Pindad SPR-4		.338 Lapua Magnum			2017
PGM 338	PGM Précision	.338 Lapua Magnum	Bolt-action	France	1993
PGM Hecate II	PGM Précision	.50 BMG	Bolt-action	France	1993
PGM Ultima Ratio	PGM Précision	7.62×51mm NATO .300 Savage 7mm-08 Remington 6.5-08 A-Square 6.5×47mm Lapua 6mm BR	Bolt-action	France	2000
Puşca Semiautomată cu Lunetă	Fabrica de Arme Cugir SA	7.62×54mmR 7.62×51mm NATO	Long-stroke piston (semi-auto)	Romania	1974
QBU-10	China North Industries Corporation	12.7×108mm	Short recoil (semi-auto)	China	2006
QBU-88	China North Industries Corporation	5.8×42mm DBP87 5.56×45mm NATO	Short-stroke piston (semi-auto)	China	1990s
Remington SR-8	Remington Arms	.338 Lapua Magnum	Bolt-action	United States
Robar RC-50	Robar Companies, Inc	.50 BMG	Bolt-action	United States	1985
S&T Motiv K14	S&T Motiv	.308 Winchester	Bolt-action	South Korea	2011
Sako TRG	SAKO	.260 Remington 6.5mm Creedmoor .308 Winchester .300 Winchester Magnum .338 Lapua Magnum	Bolt-action	Finland	1989
Sako TRG M10^{[broken anchor]} C21 MCSW	SAKO	7.62×51mm NATO .300 Winchester Magnum .338 Lapua Magnum	Bolt-action	Finland	2011
Satevari MSWP	STC Delta	.300 Winchester Magnum .300 Norma Magnum .308 Winchester .338 Lapua Magnum .338 GBM .375 GBM .50 BMG	Bolt-action	Georgia	2015
SC-76 Thunderbolt	Steel Core Designs	.308 Winchester 7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	United Kingdom
M4 SEAL Recon Rifle	NAVSEA	5.56×45mm NATO	Direct impingement (select-fire)	United States	1993
Shaher	Defense Industries Organization	14.5×114mm	Bolt-action	Iran	2012
SG550-1 Sniper	SIG Sauer	5.6mm Gw Pat 90	Long-stroke piston (select-fire)	Switzerland	1970s–1980s
SIG Sauer SSG 2000	SIG Sauer	7.62×51mm NATO .300 Winchester Magnum 7.5×55mm Swiss	Bolt-action	West Germany Switzerland	1989
SIG Sauer SSG 3000	SIG Sauer	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	Germany Switzerland	1992
Siyavash		7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	Iran	2013
FN SCAR-H PR FN SCAR-H TPR	FNH USA	7.62×51mm	Short-stroke piston (semi-auto)	Belgium	2009
Steyr SSG 08	Steyr Mannlicher	.243 Winchester 7.62×51mm NATO .300 Winchester Magnum .338 Lapua Magnum	Bolt-action	Austria	2008
SSG 82	VEB Fahrzeug- und Jagdwaffenwerk "Ernst Thälmann" Suhl	5.45×39mm	Bolt-action	East Germany	1982
Steyr HS .50 / HS .460	Steyr Mannlicher	.50 BMG .460 Steyr	Bolt-action (single-shot)	Austria	2004
Steyr SSG 69	Steyr Mannlicher	7.62×51mm NATO .243 Winchester .22–250	Bolt-action	Austria	1969
Steyr IWS 2000	Steyr Mannlicher	15.2×169mm	Long-recoil (single-shot)	Austria	1980s
Lee–Enfield	RSAF Enfield	.303 Mk VII SAA Ball	Bolt-action	United Kingdom	1895
K31	Waffenfabrik Bern	7.5×55mm Swiss	Bolt-action	Switzerland	1933
T-12	MKEK	5.56×45mm NATO	Bolt-action	Turkey
T93	205th Armory	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	Taiwan	2003
Tabuk Sniper Rifle	Al-Qadissiya Establishments	7.62×39mm	Long-stroke piston (semi-auto)	Iraq	1970s
Taher	Defense Industries Organization	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	Iran	2016
TPG-1	Unique Alpine AG	.223 Remington 5.56×45mm NATO .338 Remington Ultra Magnum	Bolt-action	Germany	2000
Type 97 Sniper Rifle	Arisaka	6.5×50mmSR Arisaka	Bolt-action	Japan	1937
Type 99 sniper rifle		7.7×58mm Arisaka	Bolt-action	Japan	1939
AMU SDM-R	United States Army Marksmanship Unit	5.56×45mm NATO	Direct impingement (select-fire)	United States	2004
Snipex T-Rex	XADO-Holding Ltd.	14.5×114mm	Bolt-action (single-shot)	Ukraine	2020
Snipex Alligator	XADO-Holding Ltd.	14.5×114mm	Bolt-action	Ukraine	2020
Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle		5.56×45mm NATO	Direct impingement (select-fire)	United States	2002
Våpensmia NM149	Våpensmia A/S	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	Norway	1985
Vidhwansak	Ordnance Factories Organisation	12.7×108mm 14.5×114mm 20×82mm	Bolt-action	India	2005
VSSK Vykhlop		12.7×55mm	Bolt-action	Russia	2002
Walther WA 2000	Walther Arms	7.62×51mm NATO .300 Winchester Magnum 7.5×55mm Swiss	Gas operation (semi-auto)	West Germany	1970s
WKW Wilk	OBR SM Tarnów	.50 BMG	Bolt-action	Poland	2000
Yalguzag	Azerbaijani Defense Industry	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	Azerbaijan	2011
Zastava M07	Zastava Arms	7.62×51mm NATO	Bolt-action	Serbia	2006
Zastava M12 Black Spear	Zastava Arms	12.7×108mm .50 BMG	Bolt-action	Serbia	2012
Zastava M76	Zastava Arms	7.92×57mm Mauser	Long-stroke piston (semi-auto)	Yugoslavia	1975
Zastava M91	Zastava Arms	7.62×54mmR	Long-stroke piston (semi-auto)	Serbia and Montenegro	1991
Zastava M93 Black Arrow	Zastava Arms	12.7×108mm .50 BMG	Bolt-action	Serbia and Montenegro	1993