bullet drop with sniper rifle... - Page 2

Lt Col Keith · 2013-04-29, 15:33

Sorry, I apologise for being a bit dim. If I am using the Lee Enfield in the Falkands mode. do I have to allow for drop if the range is above say 500 yards? Also when we used these "planks" for real we allowed for wind at long range; is this modelled. I served only as a rifleman and was never a sniper in the army; but if called upon in game I would hate to miss.

lucky.BOY · 2013-04-29, 17:36

No, sniper rifles in Falkands are bugged atm, so they are in fact less accurate then, say, DMRs. I would completely avoid using them atm. They are AFAIK so inaccurate, that at distances where bullet drop starts to matter you cant hit the target due to general inaccuracy.

Rhino · 2013-04-29, 17:54

Ye sniper rifles in PR:F right now are totally bugged to the point where they are unusable past 500m or something, due to the bullet veering off in a random direction.

This bug we aim to fix for the next release of PR:F. Once fixed, then you will need to account a little for bullet drop when firing at range, but till then, avoid using a sniper rifle as your better off with a normal rifle

Lt Col Keith · 2013-04-30, 09:49

Thanks guys, I'll stick to my old buddy, the FNFAL for close work.( Pitty we didn't have the SA80). Having said this , in reality, the Lee Enfield 303 was one great "plank" and accurate in the right hands.
Sorry for taking time up on your forum.

~~Vicious302~~ · 2013-05-07, 17:49

I used a sniper rifle on the infantry small version and had no problem getting getting 16 kills. Granted I may have gotten within the 500m range.

Murphy · 2013-05-07, 18:51

I have had some success with the sniper rifle, but I was well within the 500 meter mark. On the other hand the Marksmen rifle is just as accurate and has the ability to grant the shooter a quick follow up shot if/when needed.

The only real issue I had with either rifle was in the night version, the optics are really hard to distinguish from the background - 1st world problems I suppose.

2013-04-29, 15:33	#11
Lt Col Keith Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 36 United Kingdom Location: Wales	Re: bullet drop with sniper rifle... Sorry, I apologise for being a bit dim. If I am using the Lee Enfield in the Falkands mode. do I have to allow for drop if the range is above say 500 yards? Also when we used these "planks" for real we allowed for wind at long range; is this modelled. I served only as a rifleman and was never a sniper in the army; but if called upon in game I would hate to miss.

2013-04-29, 17:36	#12
lucky.BOY Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,413 Czech Republic Location: Prague	Re: bullet drop with sniper rifle... No, sniper rifles in Falkands are bugged atm, so they are in fact less accurate then, say, DMRs. I would completely avoid using them atm. They are AFAIK so inaccurate, that at distances where bullet drop starts to matter you cant hit the target due to general inaccuracy.

2013-04-29, 17:54	#13
Rhino Retired PR Developer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 47,448 United Kingdom Location: Somerset - UK Blog Entries: 45	Re: bullet drop with sniper rifle... Ye sniper rifles in PR:F right now are totally bugged to the point where they are unusable past 500m or something, due to the bullet veering off in a random direction. This bug we aim to fix for the next release of PR:F. Once fixed, then you will need to account a little for bullet drop when firing at range, but till then, avoid using a sniper rifle as your better off with a normal rifle

2013-04-30, 09:49	#14
Lt Col Keith Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 36 United Kingdom Location: Wales	Re: bullet drop with sniper rifle... Thanks guys, I'll stick to my old buddy, the FNFAL for close work.( Pitty we didn't have the SA80). Having said this , in reality, the Lee Enfield 303 was one great "plank" and accurate in the right hands. Sorry for taking time up on your forum.

2013-05-07, 17:49	#15
~~Vicious302~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 379 United States of America	Re: bullet drop with sniper rifle... I used a sniper rifle on the infantry small version and had no problem getting getting 16 kills. Granted I may have gotten within the 500m range.

2013-05-07, 18:51	#16
Murphy Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2,332 Canada Location: Montreal, Quebec	Re: bullet drop with sniper rifle... I have had some success with the sniper rifle, but I was well within the 500 meter mark. On the other hand the Marksmen rifle is just as accurate and has the ability to grant the shooter a quick follow up shot if/when needed. The only real issue I had with either rifle was in the night version, the optics are really hard to distinguish from the background - 1st world problems I suppose.