How To Pick Your Sniper Rifle

As we at Ghost Ring Tactical gear up for our upcoming Sniper Camp, we have received several questions regarding equipment, rifles and calibers.

As a Marine Sniper, I was raised to do more with less. With that said, you do not have to get the newest most wiz bang gadgetry out there to get into the long range precision game and be successful.

This write up is the start of a series that will focus on the long-range precision shooting. The series will cover equipment, training, fundamentals and overall concepts.

The first topic we would like to cover is rifle selection.

When choosing a rifle, you need to ask yourself what is my intended purpose for the equipment. Is it for bench rest shooting, hunting, competitive precision rifle shooting, is it for work or simply just banging steel at distance.

They are extremely accurate and the weight absorbs the recoil nicely. However imagine humping around that rifle up the side of a mountain at 12,000 feet elevation to stalk game and get close enough to take a shot.

For the most part you will be so gassed that taking aim and taking a shot would be extremely difficult, that is if you were even able to make it to your hunting location.