Sniper · 7.62mm
A bolt-action scoped sniper rifle that one-shots most enemies with a headshot. Required for the rooftop hits in Staunton Island and stocked at the high-end Ammu-Nation late game.
The Sniper Rifle is a weapon that has been featured in every Grand Theft Auto game since , with the exception of . In and , it is manufactured by Shrewsbury.
The weapon is often referred to as "standard sniper rifle" or "bolt-action sniper rifle" to distinguish them from other rifles in the game.
The sniper rifle only appears in certain missions of , where the player has to assemble the rifle using the touch screen. In the DS version, the whole top screen is then used to display the scoped view. In the iOS version, the top screen display moves into the single screen by showing up beside the rifle assembly. This also applies to the PSP version, although there is no touch screen functionality.
