M40A1 Sniper Rifle

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The M40A1 Sniper Rifle is a weapon featured in Half-Life: Opposing Force. It is a powerful rifle that can kill many types of enemies in a single hit. It has a scope attached to it to make it easy to engage long range targets.

Overview

 * The M40A1 is a bolt-action weapon, meaning there is a small delay between shots as the firer pulls the bolt back to load a fresh round.


 * This weapon has perfect accuracy, no matter what the player is doing when it is fired.


 * This weapon is first found in the chapter Foxtrot Uniform. If not picked up there, it can be picked up from a dead male Black Ops in the chapter "The Package"

Tactics

 * The M40A1 is best used to kill enemies in one shot from long range. One should try to pick off strong targets, such as Shock Troopers, that would otherwise take a lot of ammo and time to kill at close range.


 * In Hard mode, some enemies that used to take one bodyshot before dying now take two. However, headshots can still kill those targets in one hit.


 * There is little ammo for this weapon throughout the game, so targets should be picked up wisely.


 * If an enemy takes more than one shot from this weapon to be killed, one should simply take one shot at the enemy, then switch to the Desert Eagle or the M249 and finish it off. This preserves M40A1 ammo, which can be very helpful for later on.

List of appearances

 * Half-Life: Opposing Force