The future of sniping.
What does the future hold for sniping in general in the context of developing drones?
In the field of UAVs, the work of snipers will remain in place; they will simply have to evolve and adapt, just as military aviation did.
The "sniper" profession cannot be eliminated, as there are many conflicts in which personnel, units, special forces and so on can be used. By improving weapons, "snipers" and other types of snipers will always be in demand.
This profession can also be popular through intra-departmental and inter-departmental competitions at different levels, at least between units or with civilian shooters, etc. Such events are especially relevant now: five years ago, civilian shooters had some advantages over military personnel, but now the line has been completely erased due to the war and changes in military training approaches.
New calibers also need to be developed. You can get a .338 rifle, but use it in .33XC and shoot with confidence and security up to at least 2km. This is a standard practice that should be followed.
Medium guns will also be in these calibers. The switch to .300 caliber, for example, is currently a hot topic. It performs reliably out to 1,700 meters, give or take, unlike the .338, which cannot boast of that. With the same rifle weight and almost the same service life, we get much better ballistic performance.
If we are talking about heavy guns, 50 mm calibers are completely pointless in today's reality. They have no advantage, other than the ability to dismantle a house. And even that is highly doubtful. Therefore, .375 caliber is our everything, as we can manufacture it and we have everything for it. And with a few small changes in some mechanisms, our guns will easily compete with foreign counterparts at the world level.
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