by vulrath » Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:58 pm
Caveat emptor. It means "buyer beware." Essentially, I'm saying you get what you pay for. We (meaning those of us that regularly spend over $100 on the sport at a time) tend to start to get wary and skeptical of guns at around the $150 mark. Now, you're coming in and telling us that against all odds, a non-upgradeable rifle that costs a third of that amount is better than the rifles that we've built and rebuilt over and over again, and worked on and tweaked continuously, and dumped tons and tons of cash into. Forgive me if I'm just a wee bit skeptical and cynical.
Now, I'd say that the sniper/rifle relationship can best be described as 65/35% (65% of a sniper's effectiveness is the skill of the sniper, but the other 35% is because of the accuracy and consistency of the rifle). While it would be quite easy for a real sniper (or any marksman, for that matter) to pick up any old bolt-action or semi-auto rifle and make really great shots, this is not real steel, and these rifles don't really have all that much in common with their real-steel counterparts. One rifle does not equal another, and quite frankly I'm insulted that you think it's just "that" simple.
Anyway, I'm done with my little rant.
And EAF, I have done the CQC sniper thing before. It's actually quite exhilarating (really gets the adrenaline pumping).