Sniper Rifle

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This article is about the weapon featured in most Halo games. For other uses of the term "sniper rifle", see its disambiguation page.

Sniper Rifle
Gameplay role
Faction:	Human (UNSC)
Weapon tier (?):	Tier-3 Power weapon
Weapon class (?):	Sniper rifle
Weapon type (?):	Kinetic Precision weapon
Firing mode:	Semi-automatic
Effective range:	Long to medium
Counterparts:	Covenant Beam Rifle Focus Rifle Banished Shock Rifle Skewer Stalker Rifle Forerunner Binary Rifle
Gameplay stats
Damage:	High
Projectile speed:	Very high, near instantaneous
Rate of fire:	Low
Magazine size:	4 rounds
Zoom:	Varies

The Sniper Rifle, sometimes shortened to just Sniper or Snipes, and known in Halo Infinite as the S7 Sniper, is a human precision power weapon featured in all major Halo games, starting with Halo: Combat Evolved. It is a long-range weapon which typically has two levels of scope, and is best used to pick off enemies at a great distance. The Sniper deals a large amount of damage per shot, but has a slow rate of fire and usually only carries four shots per magazine.

Universe and lore

Main article: Sniper rifle (fiction)

Most of the sniper rifles seen in the Halo games belong to the SRS99 family, a series of rifles produced by Misriah Armory for the United Nations Space Command armed forces. The original SRS99 AM rifle entered service in 2460 with the UNSC Army, and the SRS99 series was eventually adopted by all remaining branches in 2521, thanks to its impressive modularity and continuing support on behalf of Misriah.