Oh wow, this is pretty freaking rad. <3

lol U GOT FIRST :FFFFFFFF

LOL I DID

U MAD????

always >:C

not really

stop hijacking

HEAD SHOT!!

If this was me, I'd need a whole lot more snacks and/or soda to be waiting for any period of time.
Awesome pic

I'd question the professionalism of that guy if he's out in the window with rifle like that, but I like the gun details.

I got the self preservation of a chip sandwich

X3 haha

yahtzee!

the best thing ever

And I have about as much working knowledge of sniping as someone who's only gotten into shooters within the last 2 years, and predominantly unrealistic ones at that. ;) I try, but clearly the details elude me. Live and learn though, right?

Besides, if the rifle sticking SLIGHTLY out the window is an issue, I can fix that. ;)

More that he's sitting in front of a gaping open window like that where anyone can look in on him and potentially shoot him first.

the rifle is pretty well done. Possibly, he's just checking the area, seeing how best to seat the gun, just setting up. possibly he'll have a shade or curtains later, but with a rifle like that he may not be worried about being seen. That's a long range gun. Talking hundreds of yards. I have a rifle that has iron sights set up for up to 500 years, open sights. You can imagine what a scope could do to that number.

That's the max range you qualify with iron sights on the M16 in the Marines. It's really not as hard as some people think. Although doing it from the standing is difficult.

didn't know that. wow. I'm just using a moisin nagant. very old 5 shot internal magazine single shot rifle. Heck, to fit a scope i have to change out the bolt. I got one for hunting, then I found out how powerfull it was at the range. Never expected it to pass through almost an inch of steel. We were trying to use a paddle target. Nearly blew the weight off. I have a new respect for the older firearms.

My buddy has the Mosin Nagant carbine. 7.62x54R is a big ass bullet and high grain loads are pretty powerful. We typically shoot things that a 9mm will destroy so it usually just goes straight through. I haven't had a chance to shoot it since getting familiar with the M16 but I plan on going shooting again soon and we'll see how much better of a shot I am with it now.

Na I'm not a professional marksman so everything is as I had wanted

that's what's important to me is if you like it :) It's your picture after all!

yep looks great,glad I had the opportunity to commission you

damn looks great )

KInd of reminds me of Wanted very cool on the art.

hmmm, I dunno about the rifle sticking out of the window >.> real snipers will take shots from INSIDE the building so that their shots aren't seen.

Have you ever seen Wanted?

To quote Garth "Whoa....that's a pretty big gun." XD

Great job. :)

Nicely done. It's a strong image! He looks like a confident cuss.
I would point out that when setting up a fire position from a window, the muzzle of the rifle should be well inside the building, preferably with wet rags beneath it to negate any dust signature. the window should be covered and the body of the sniper should be along the same plane as the rifle, IE laying upon a table behind the rifle, but as this is not a sniping manual and I am not (that big) a pedant, I'll just enjoy it!

he must be french ....wearing a striped shirt and all....but not as big as my tactical rifle

its a telnyashka uniform shirt worn by Russian special forces

aha knew it was some form of foreign military

somebody gonna lost his head o_O,

nicely done =D

Snoipin's a good job, mayt.

Oooh! Zastava M93 "Black Arrow"; I've had one of these on my list for a while, now, since before I found my other .50 caliber.

clearly I did something right if you can recognize the gun ;)

Very much so! Always nice to see something recognizable, as opposed to odd blocky things.

That's a 0.50 BMG? That kickback's gonna hurt with the stock against his stomach!

I'm sure he'd shoulder it, first. Pretty hard to see down the scope, otherwise. But since it's a bolt action, and doesn't rely on a recoiling barrel to cycle, the muzzle brake can be more effective, to the point of being recoil-neutral. Here, :userlupislupine: fires my HS-50 from the shoulder. It has a little push, but once the bullet leaves the muzzle, it's almost totally recoil-neutral.

You make some very valid points, to which I much concede. Completely didn't think of it from that angle, nor did I realize that bolt actions had less recoil than pneumatic-actuated semi-automatics (I think that's the term, I'm probably wrong though - aka using the discharged gasses from firing to load the next round into the chamber). Sadly, I've not had a chance to fire a rifle yet (no indoor rifle ranges out here that I can easily access), so such concepts are foreign to me.

Now, a gas operated semi-automatic wouldn't have a problem with the muzzle brake, you could use as much or as little brake as you wanted on it without issue. The thing is that since the Barret M82 uses the recoil from the breech and barrel to cycle the next round, it needs to recoil a very specific amount; enough that the bolt is back far enough to clear the next round in the magazine, but not so that hits the back of the receiver.

You learn something new every day :)

Nothing like getting up close and personal than using a 50cal round.

Sniper no sniping D:

Damn, beat me to it

Excellent stuff, I'd say.

Lee Harvey!? o.O

Nice.

I'd say he's compensating for something, really... either that or he's about to shoot someone's arm off.

Just watching my neighbor's tv

Dat's some scary sh*t! Nicely Done! =^.^=

thats a.... barret 50. Cal? >.< anyway lovely lightning effect :P

M93 Black Arrow .50 caliber rifle made by Zastava Arms a company in Serbia

thank you kindly, i think i played mw 2 too much >.<

Its all good video games will do that

He really should have got some furniture instead of the boomstick. Seriously, no wallpaper or anything.

damn that is one epic ass rifle... i feel sorry already for the guy he's aiming at

That sniper is seated AND no scoping. = Professional

that looks like my paintball gun

Casual sniper is casual.

If your strategy is to build me confidence, it's working.