Sniper rifles have evolved from simple hunting tools into some of the most advanced precision instruments on the battlefield.

A U.S. Army sniper using a Barrett M82. (Wikimedia Commons) 7. It’s not a way out of the infantry Young troops tend to believe that going through the sniper pipeline is an easy way out of the ...

The D.C. sniper who terrorized Americans in 2002 was executed tonight. Nov. 10, 2009— -- Just after 9 p.m. this evening -- seven years and 12 days after he was captured and later charged with ...

The sniper used a XADO Snipex Alligator, a specially designed, anti-materiel rifle with a claimed effective range of 2,000 meters, made in Ukraine. 5. Cpl. Craig Harrison, Afghanistan: 1.53 Miles ...

A Ukrainian sniper took out a Russian soldier from nearly 2.5 miles away with a high-tech rifle known as "Horizon's Lord" — shattering a world record for the longest sniper kill, Ukraine says.

The M82 delivered previously unheard levels of energy and distance in a sniper rifle. The M33 .50 BMG bullet weighed 661 grains, or 1.5 ounces, compared to the fifty-five grains of 5.56mm ...

The Army's new MK22 sniper rifle can hit targest as far off as a mile, which has forced officials at Fort Benning, Georgia to rebuild their firing ranges to be long enough. Army photo by Spc ...