List of sniper rifles

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)	Image	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
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  Israel	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)
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
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		7.62×51mm NATO	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

See also

• List of books, articles and documentaries about snipers
• List of anti-materiel rifles
• List of assault rifles
• List of battle rifles
• List of carbines
• List of bolt-action rifles
• List of straight-pull rifles
• List of pump-action rifles
• List of rifles
• List of pistols
• Sniper equipment

References

1. Nielsen, Eugene (April 2000). "The Tango 51". S.W.A.T. LFP, Inc. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
2. "CZ-USA New CZ 700 M1 Sniper rifle to be introduced at 2001 SHOT show - CZ-USA". Archived from the original on 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2018-01-22.