Sniper Rifle

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A Sniper Rifle has been featured in every GTA game since Grand Theft Auto III. It is often required in missions to shoot enemy gang members at a distance, especially when the goal is to protect an ally from far away. It is used as stealth kills, but firing a sniper rifle may cause increase of a likelihood of police attention and pedestrians panicking, so stealth kills should only be performed in secluded areas where there are no witnesses or cops around. The rifle's telescope is a valuable reconnaissance tool and many players have fun using its zoom feature on characters or objects.

Like in most computer games, it's bullets fly straight like a laser beam - real life variables like distance, wind, or target movement don't affect the bullet.

Locations

Grand Theft Auto III

• Belleville Park, Staunton Island - On top of the building south of the Belleville Park Fire Station behind the MSX FM sign (and next to the body armor icon) (use the angled edge of the Shoreside Lift Bridge Loop to jump to it).
• Newport, Staunton Island - Available to buy from Ammu-Nation after completion of Last Requests ($10,000).
• Cochrane Dam, Shoreside Vale - In the trees along the path to the base of the Cochrane Dam from the main entrance (near Cedar Grove).

GTA Vice City

• North Point Mall - Available to buy from Ammu-Nation after completion of Phnom Penh '86 ($1,500).
• Starfish Island - In the hedge maze at the west part of the Mansion.
• Viceport - On the ledge on the south side of the base of the south bridge housing at the west end of the South Bridge that connects Ocean Beach and Little Havana.

GTA Liberty City Stories

• Hepburn Heights, Portland Island - On top of the construction site roof
• Torrington, Staunton Island - On top of the large star monument
• Francis International Airport, Shoreside Vale - Underneath a small wooden ramp/bridge leading to Wichita Gardens
• Cochrane Dam, Shoreside Vale - In the large tunnel entrance (tunnel leading to Cedar Grove)

GTA San Andreas

• Jefferson, Los Santos - On the roof of the County General Hospital
• Vinewood, Los Santos - On a deck with a ramp leading to it, inside a studio
• Mulholland, Los Santos - On a balcony of a house, near a body armor pickup
• Downtown, San Fierro - Atop a building beside Otto's Autos
• Doherty, San Fierro - In the exterior of the Doherty Garage after photographing all 50 Snapshots
• Julius Thruway North, Las Venturas - On the roof of a little chapel near the Las Venturas Police Headquarters
• The Clown's Pocket, Las Venturas - Somewhere on the Clown's Pocket Casino roof
• The Four Dragons Casino, Las Venturas - On the lowere roof of the casino

GTA IV

The Sniper Rifle can be purchased from the back-alley gun shops for $6,000 and each additional magazine will cost $800. The Sniper Rifle is not available from Little Jacob.

Broker

• East Hook - Can be found on a gantry crane at the docks where the Platypus is berthed, which is located on Mohanet Ave. Specifically, the gantry crane closest to the bow on the starboard side of the ship.

Dukes

• Steinway - Can be found atop a ferry terminal-type structure in Gantry Park, located off Dukes Drive. From the leftmost portion of the docks, the rifle is located atop the second structure.

Algonquin

• Northwood - Can be found atop a crude oil refining tower at the intersection of Exeter Ave and Grummer Rd, near the water's edge.