What is a sniper?
Q: What is a sniper?
A: A sniper is a person who is trained to shoot perfectly at things that are very small or very far away, usually an enemy.
Q: What type of gun do snipers use?
A: Snipers typically use a special type of gun called a sniper rifle.
Q: How do snipers help them see their target?
A: Most sniper rifles have a telescope called a sniper scope to help the sniper see the target.
Q: How do snipers hide from their targets?
A: Snipers are trained to be stealthy and may hide or use military camouflage such as a ghillie suit that looks like (and may include some of) the surrounding foliage so that it is hard for the enemy to see them.
Q: What other name can be used for snipers?
A: Snipers are also called "marksmen". Experienced hunters often share many of the skills that long range shooters need to know, making the two jobs very similar.
Q: Where did the word "sniper" come from?
A: The word "sniper" came from Britain when highly accurate shooters would hunt–also known as "snipe"–birds that were very hard to see and shoot.
Q: Are there police snipers?
A: Yes, many police departments have snipers on their SWAT teams. Because police snipers do not always perform the same tasks as military snipers, they are sometimes known as "marksmen".
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