compact and very accurate sniper

[Paul]

You know every time I read a thread on "sniper" rifles I have to chuckle.

Apart from getting a licence which takes ages and can be refused AND REVOKED on a whim, let alone the "radar" bit that a lot of us realise is a major tilt on your freedoms.
I also chuckle about where are you going to learn to shoot one, and how you are going to afford to feed it?

After all it's not just ammo. Range fees, club fees, coaching, security costs i.e. gun safes, maintenance, and insurance for both the gun and public liability (Which only fools do without)?

I wonder if you also appreciate just how quickly you'll go through a match accuracy 1/2 MOA barrel? You know, number of rounds?

Being generous I'll quote you 3000 rounds. Any long range target shooter will tell you I'm being EXTREMELY generous there!

It'll be VERY a sloppy fit for your lead (Pb) a long time before you put that number through the gun I assure you. You'll be looking for a new barrel within a year if you're really keen.
The cost of that fitted by a GOOD gunsmith? About the same as a new rifle.

Glad you're rich enough to afford all that.

Besides that:-
Are you happy for random checks by plod to happen at any time?
What you going to do if they pull everyones licence again. . . . suddenly . . . . . and take your toy away like they did our fullbore pistols?

Being a person of interest i.e. on the radar, a simple traffic violation, being cautioned, found drunk, wife beating, taking drugs, accused of theft, taking part in a civil disturbance, or your doctor casts doubt on your mental capacity will all see your toy removed.

What if someone says you threatened them with your toy or popped a cap off in the garden? Doesn't have to be true, if they fill in a police report, once again it's bye bye toys until proven wrong.
So you better not upset your neighbours, friends, or your love interest.

As for regularly popping people at a 1000 meters when TSHF? Dream on.
More like 50 meters as an average in an urban firefight.
Even SWAT acknowledge the average range for them is sub 50 yards.

Two loads of #1 or #2 buckshot flying towards you is a damn sight more effective than a single .223 or bigger at those ranges.