Men jailed after sniper rifle found in back of minicab in South Croydon (a .22 LR!)

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62. Far be it from me to do any flaming.

True enough, anyone can use any firearm to shoot and possibly kill anyone. What I and, I think, most others here object to is for one characterizing any .22 as a "sniper rifle". It's like using the term tactical survival knife to refer to a Swiss Army knife. For another, a .22 is just about the smallest and least powerful round common to the market. Current state-of-the-art sniper rifles use rounds like the .50 BMG or .338 Lapua. These are powerful with long ranges and pack enough momentum to deliver enough energy on target such that a long range accurate hit is quite likely by a skilled marksman.

Frankly, it's like calling a stock Honda with loud muffler and a spoiler a race car.

HTH

ETA: "By whose standards?" - US DoD