History Main / SniperRifle

* ''VideoGame/{{Persona}}'': Kei Nanjo and Eriko Kirishima both use sniper rifles for their primary firearm.

*** The Widow - quite possibly the best weapon in the game. One-shot, deals as much damage as the ''grenade launcher'', effective against all defenses. It should be -- it was designed to fight shielded and armoured vehicles (and [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Krogan]]), and the recoil would break the bones of a normal human. Only available for Legion or as an [[InfinityPlusOneSword Infinity-Plus-One-Gun]] for Soldier / Infiltrator Shepard.

* ''Film/{{Eraser}}'' features railgun sniper rifles that fire aluminum bullets at [[ArtisticLicensePhysics "close to the speed of light"]]. They also have X-Ray scopes.

* Seeley Booth of ''Series/{{Bones}}'' was a sniper in the Army Rangers, and occasionally breaks out his rifle for an episode.

** ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorAlliedAssault'' has the [=M1903A4=] Springfield, which is used by Lt. Powell in 4 out of 6 missions. During the Omaha Beach level, he obtains one from a dead Army Ranger that was killed by a German machine gunner.

* ''Videogame/{{Splatoon}}'' has the Charger weapon class. Charger weapons require the user to charge up by holding the trigger, but unleash a long range burst of ink that instant-KO's players (except for the Bamboozler, which requires two hits to KO). While the weapons are deadly powerful, their slow charge time and limited coverage capability make them useless in the hands of unskilled players.

* Being a ''Halo'' {{machinima}}, many characters in ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' use them at various times. Church is the one who uses it the most, but has ''terrible'' aim; failing to hit anyone with it. Even [[TheDitz Caboose]] shows better marksmanship.

* ''Film/{{Eraser}}'' features railgun sniper rifles that fire aluminum bullets at [[YouFailPhysicsForever "close to the speed of light"]]. They also have X-Ray scopes.

* In any online multiplayer (especially Co-Op), that focuses on gun fighting. Expect a teammate to specialize in long distance artillery.

* Each game in the ''Franchise/MetalGear'' series has at least one featured sniper battle, though with two exceptions, you don't actually need to use the game's sniper rifles. In ''Metal Gear Solid 4'', the [=M82A2=] (the bullpup variant of the standard [=M82=]), available from Drebin, is recommended by Creator/HideoKojima. [[{{BFG}} For good reason]].

* The Dynames and Cherudim Gundams in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' both carry mecha sized energy rifles that are used in the same way as a conventional sniper rifle. Oh, and the Dynames has another sniper rifle that can hit targets in orbit... from the ground. This can become ridiculous when Gundam-sized sniper [[CrowningMomentOfFunny disguise nets]] are used. Before ''00'', several sniper-style HumongousMecha were featured as part of the backstory, though the only one to gain any real notice is the GM Sniper II, which was the strongest unlockable in the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast game ''Rise from the Ashes''.

* The snipers in ''VideGame/DirtyBomb'' have access to either the Fel-ix or MOA SNPR-1 for bolt-actions, the PDP-70 if they want a scoped semi-auto rifle, and the Grandeur SR, which is a scopeless battle rifle with a similar effective distance.

** It also has a "Rail Driver" that has an X-ray scope and shoots through most hard objects. It can be used to great effect against vehicle crews, and the last bossfight against the enemy commander being IN A TANK is way too easy with it. It is not an instakill (exept for headshots) but it does good damage.
* This is sort of the whole point of ''VideoGame/SniperElite''.

* ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorVanguard'' has the [=M1D=] Garand, which can be obtained by picking up an {{equipment upgrade}} for the M1 Garand. Like its non-scoped counterpart, it kills in one shot.

->''Indeed, a good sniper knows how to choose well his hiding place, and the noise of his single shot cannot reveal him. His hit--generally a lethal one.''

* In ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', the main character [[LittleRedFightingHood Ruby Rose]] uses this as the alt. mode of her main weapon, which is also a [[SinisterScythe scythe]] and often uses the RecoilBoost to rocket all over the battlefield. Yeah, it's that kind of series.

* ''[[RedFaction Red Faction: Guerilla]]'' has sniper rifles. It can be fired scoped and unscoped. It is often possible to get a one-shot-kill with the rifle, as opposed to several other weapons which require an enemy to be generously hosed down with fire. Its' rate of fire is low so it is not ideal when facing several drones at close range.

* Each game in the ''Franchise/MetalGear'' series has at least one featured sniper battle, though with two exceptions, you don't actually need to use the game's sniper rifles. In ''Metal Gear Solid 4'', the [=M82A2=] (the bullpup variant of the standard [=M82=]), available from Drebin, is recommended by HideoKojima. [[{{BFG}} For good reason]].

* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' has Storm Raider, Vice's {{Magitek}} Dragunov-like sniper rifle [[EmpathicWeapon Intelligent Device]]. Its AI could also pilot a helicopter, [[http://nanoha.wikia.com/wiki/Storm_Raider either through direct upload or remote control]].

* The arcade versions of the ''Silent Scope'' [[LightGunGame Mounted Gun Game]] series are well-known for their sniper rifle gimmick. If you look inside the scope of the simulated gun, the scope simulates a real sniper rifle scope. Usage of this is practically required, as your on-screen targeting sight is too imprecise to hit a far-away enemy with it. [[note]]There's an option in the machine settings to turn the scope off and replace it with a scope on the main screen, but why would you want to do that?[[/note]]