This blueprint is a variant of the M82 sniper rifle, a semi-automatic beast known for its high damage but slow handling.

A Marine with Scout Sniper with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, adjusts the scope of an M40 bolt-action sniper rifle during a weapon zeroing at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Sept. 3, 2015.

A Ukrainian sniper took out a Russian soldier from nearly 2.5 miles away with a high-tech rifle known as "Horizon's Lord" — shattering a world record for the longest sniper kill, Ukraine says.

U.S. Special Operations Command is searching for an "Extreme Long Range-Sniper Rifle" to replace the Barrett M107 and Mk 15 sniper rifles currently in its arsenal.