Originally Posted by Guardianx11x

Its harder to hit short range targets in motion than any other shot. Sniper rifles dont "tend" to have the ability to take out huge chunks of life...they DO have that ability...but its unreliable at short range as you will probably end up dead esp. if you dont make it a headshot. I also dont like the idea of using squadmates to distract the enemy so I engage them with a weapon not designed to dispatch mutiple enimies quickly.

Yup.

Originally Posted by Guardianx11x

I think this is beginning to boil down to this..."I can't hit their heads, so I'll shoot for somthing easier and rationalize it later"

Yup, that's what I do, , I'm really bad with recon rifles, so that's why I only use them occasionally now, e.g. when I know there will be a lot of stationary snipers, (I can't hit moving targets at all with the sniper rifles) so If i know there is a camper, or more than one camper somewhere, I'll go out with the rifles, also when defending narrow chokepoints, after I'm done taking care of all campers, I juts pick up the first kit I can find, and start using that.

Quick question to all good snipers, (especially Guardian) when you started sniping, did you find it fairly easy to hit moving targets, or did it come with practice and experience3 with the rifles?

Originally Posted by Guardianx11x

False, unscoped pot shots are useless. Sure, it feels great to nail one in the moment of desperation...but you are wrong. They do not fire in the center of the screen, nor in the same spot consistantly. Also, these shots have a TON of deviation if you are moving at all, so much so its unlikely you could depend on this shot.

OK, didn't know that, helpful information there, thanks.

Originally Posted by Guardianx11x

Fortunatly, you always scope in to the center of the screen...so you can always do that quckly and fire.

Originally Posted by Anospa

I can usually hit no scopes close range, but don't like to at all. Only do it if I'm 90% it'll kill them, if not, pistol it is.

Think thats one thing no one really hit upon here. In my eyes, to be an effective and smart sniper, you gotta really rock with the pistol. The pistols in this game are pretty destructive if you can use 'em right. They don't deviate much at all while moving, so use it to your advantage.

Yes at close range, like Guardian said, I line the middle up, scope and hit, then if I don't headshot, then I switch to pistol, and finish the job, you probably took out a chunk of life, and otherwise you would've needed most of the few bullets you have in a pistol, but if you miss 3 or 4, then you're screwed, but if you've already hit them with the sniper rifle, you'll only need 1 or 2 hits, maybe 3 if you have the PAC pistol and you hit them with the default rifle.

Originally Posted by Guardianx11x

I hate the revolver....The stupid recoil--when you are unloading--blocks almost your entire field of vision!

Yes I find this too, but I usually have a good enough idea of where they are on the screen, and I don't have to be super accurate with the pistol, as long as I hit them somewhere on their body, it's fine, especially as it's more powerful than the PAC pistol.

Originally Posted by SVD_Sniper

Yeah, I generally just dont use the EU pistol and instead run or try to get another shot or something (unless very close or desperate )...whereas the PAC pistol (like all other PAC small arms when compared to their EU counterparts) is a veritable killing machine.

yes, I do find that small pistol better if I've missed that initial sniper shot, or if I'm using it because of low ammo or an overheated support gun. I love the rate of fire, and I've even overpowered Lambert, Baur and Voss users from close range with it, it's rate of fire is surprisingly immense, and there's nothing more satisfying than headshotting with a pistol, only done it a few times, but it makes you look like a total pro, .

Originally Posted by Anospa

It blocks your vision, but it drops bodies!

Definitely.

Originally Posted by Anospa

Just try and keep your crosshairs on them. I barely even "scope in," with pistols anymore.

Yes the accuracy is such that this can be the case, if I need to move and shoot, then I do this too, (and I also do this with other most other weapons f I have to move and shoot) but I think that you need to scope in with any weapon if you're not moving much, or at all.