Sniper Rifle

Sniper Rifle
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Basic Information
Used by	Sniper
Slot	Primary
Ammo
Ammo loaded	25
Reload type	Passive
Loadout Stats
Sniper Rifle Sniper Rifle "Gets the job done."

The Sniper Rifle is the default primary weapon of the Sniper. It is a simple, single-shot, bolt-action rifle repurposed for long-range action via use of a telescopic sight and a laser dot wired to the scope.

The Sniper Rifle is unique among all other weapons in that it is designed for action at great distances, having no damage falloff, perfect accuracy, and massive damage at any range. It deals 50 base damage while unscoped and uncharged. Using the alternative fire allows usage of the scope, which zooms in, charges the rifle, and slows the user while also allowing for headshots. The user cannot zoom-in while jumping, and if jumping while scoped, will unscope. A headshot, which occurs when clicking on an enemy's head after scoping for 0.2 seconds, deals guaranteed critical damage. If the user is scoped for 1.3 seconds, the Sniper Rifle will charge for an additional 2 seconds, linearly increasing its damage during the charge up to 150 and its critical damage up to 450. The Sniper Rifle will not randomly crit. While zoomed in, a laser dot appears on players and surfaces the user's crosshair position is at, which is visible to prospective targets. If the user is shot, on Fire, or bleeding while zoomed-in, they will receive a small amount of visual recoil, also known as "aimpunch".

A careful reading of the Sniper Rifle's statistics will reveal that an uncharged headshot will kill, or severely injure, most classes immediately. A fully charged headshot is enough to kill all classes, barring exceptional circumstances like the Civilian's 20% damage reduction and an overhealed Heavy. Since it is difficult to click an enemy's head, the user can use a fully-charged body shot for the same amount of damage as an uncharged headshot. Furthermore, since the user gains damage during charge, it can be worth it to zoom in for a little bit, without fully charging, to deal more damage against heavier classes. Because of these properties, and the failures of other weapons to have similar damage at range, the Sniper Rifle is disproportionately powerful and is by and large uncontestable at long range, except by another Sniper Rifle.

Properties

Properties
Shot type		Hitscan
Damage type		Bullet
Ranged or Melee?		Ranged
Taunt		Wave
Damage
Base damage	100%	50
Charged damage	300%	150
Critical		150
Critical (charged)		450
Mini-crit		68
Mini-crit (charged)		203
Bullet count		1
Ammo
Loaded		25
Reload type		Passive
Function Times
Attack interval		1.5 s
Activation time		Instant
Charge fill speed		30.3% / s
Charge fill time		3.3 s
Scoped charge delay		1.3 s
Scoped headshot delay		0.2 s
All values are approximate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Bulgarian	Снайперистка винтовка	Sniper Rifle
Spanish	Rifle de Francotirador	Sniper Rifle
English	Sniper Rifle	-
French	Fusil de sniper	Sniper Rifle
German	Scharfschützengewehr	Sniper Rifle
Italian	Fucile di precisione	Sniper Rifle
Brazilian Portuguese	Rifle de Sniper	Sniper Rifle
Romanian	Pușcă cu lunetă	Sniper Rifle
Russian	Снайперская винтовка	Sniper Rifle

Trivia

• Setting the console command cl_autorezoom 1 allows for bypassing the 0.2 second headshot delay by jumping after shooting while zoomed-in, and then holding down the zoom button while in the air. This enables significantly faster headshots than usual.