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Originally Posted by Valcrow
Airsoft snipers are nothing like real snipers because of the simple fact that the range isn't anywhere near what they would be in real life.
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But this goes back to what some of us where trying to get across: too many people focus on snipers being about long range. Yes, snipers DO shoot long range; their accute marksmanship allows them to do so. But if we take a police sharpshooter (since we're focusing on guns and marksmanship skills more than fieldcraft skills), they don't set up across town; they set up across the street.
A huge factor in calling yourself "sniper" is fieldcraft (IMO anyway). Without it, you're just some guy with a big gun. It isn't like in the movies.
Some snipers/sharpshooters will employ 5.56x45, 9x39 (the Russian VSS, which has a reported eff. range of ~400m), or even 9x19 (HK94SG1, although granted that one didn't really take off), 45ACP (Delisle Carbine) and 22LR (IDF's suppressed Ruger 10/22).
The latter examples apply perfectly to airsoft, where stealth are paramount because the sniper is engaging targets up close, as quietly as possible.