Good patience is strongly recommended if you want to play a sniper in an airsoft game . Most airsoft rifles are spring powered, which gives you only one shot each time you cock the gun. This is why waiting for the right shot is so important. Missing your target can give away your position and by the time you have cocked the gun to take another shot the enemy may already be trowing BBs your way. However, waiting for the right shot will definitely pay off. You will have downed an enemy player, who most likely had no idea what hit them. You will also get the satisfaction from making a great shot.
Sniper rifles are some of the most powerful airsoft guns, usually shooting at around 400+ FPS (feet per second) with .20 gram BBs. They need this power to make them as accurate as possible at long distances. As a sniper most of your hits will be from a distance. To hit close range targets you will probably want to pull out your sidearm because snipers are not meant to be close range weapons. Due to their long barrels they are cumbersome, and they have a slow rate of fire.
Figuring out what weight of BB to use with your sniper rifle will be very important. Heavy BBs shoot straighter because they are less effected by wind resistance and turbulence, but the drawback with weight is that the heavier you the BB the lower the FPS rating. Lower FPS means that the BB takes longer to reach the target and also decreases range. You also do not want to use BBs which are too light because they will not be accurate. Sure, if you use .12 gram BBs they might reach 500+ FPS but the velocity is worthless if you can't predict where the BB will land. So most of the time you will want a BB with a weight somewhere in between the two extremes. Many airsoft snipers use .20g to .28g BBs, but the weight you use will vary depending on your preferences and your rifle.
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