Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Sniper rifle" in Simple English language version.
When a 24-year old Marine sharpshooter named Carlos Norman Hathcock II chalked up the farthest recorded kill in the history of sniping - 2,500 yards (1.42 miles, a distance greater than 22 football fields) in February 1967 he fired a Browning M2 .50 Cal. Machine Gun.
While the "true" sniper rifles usually are bolt action ones, to achieve maximum accuracy...
As a semi-automatic weapon with no bolt-handle to operate, the sniper need not be distracted with the operation of loading the next round into the chamber.
While the "true" sniper rifles usually are bolt action ones, to achieve maximum accuracy...
