A sniper (not the real kind) in a pre-online discussion would be someone who takes "pot shots" at people. Sniping,roughly translated for you youngins would be snark, or in extreme cases; de-railing or even trolling.
I suppose a sniper could be one who hunts snipe, a rather obscure reference involving camping noobs, so probably not applicable here.
To the best of my knowledge and memory (and I'm too lazy to look it up) You are basically correct (below) as a "pure" rifle used by an actual "sniper" is usually bolt action, and while they are varied, depending on the shooter, are used primarily for competition shooting (I'm sure there are cases where they are used for assassinations).
I could go on, but this thread has gotten so far OT from the post, I feel almost guilty ;)
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A sniper (not the real kind) in a pre-online discussion would be someone who takes "pot shots" at people. Sniping,roughly translated for you youngins would be snark, or in extreme cases; de-railing or even trolling.
I suppose a sniper could be one who hunts snipe, a rather obscure reference involving camping noobs, so probably not applicable here.
To the best of my knowledge and memory (and I'm too lazy to look it up) You are basically correct (below) as a "pure" rifle used by an actual "sniper" is usually bolt action, and while they are varied, depending on the shooter, are used primarily for competition shooting (I'm sure there are cases where they are used for assassinations).
I could go on, but this thread has gotten so far OT from the post, I feel almost guilty ;)