Read this thread first.
http://airsoftpacific.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=31216 read all of it. It's only 5 pages long and it's good information.
Then this one
http://airsoftpacific.com/viewtopic.php?t=32664Then read this one
http://airsoftpacific.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=25324Then use the search function search for anything relating to "sniper rifle" or "Bar 10" read stuff that you think doesn't apply to you, and read others threads on searching for a sniper rifle, you will start to see a pattern of opinions and you will see the prominent members repeating the same things over and over. It's not because they like talking it's because THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. Listen to them, they have done
your research for
you. Let them be your guide. If you start to think, maybe they don't know what they are talking about, remember you don't know what you are talking about, so heed their advice. And lastly realize that when people talk about "cheap" sniper rifles cheap is a word that directly relates to how expensive it COULD be. They don't mean $200 or less. $200 is what you spend on just the rifle. You can use it out of the box, but over time it
IS going to need some upgrades, you are going to
want some upgrades. A GREAT, cheap airsoft rifle will run you somewhere in the range of $500 after all is said and done, and that doesn't include the time and energy you put into it.
About 2 years ago I bought an old worn out Classic Army M24 as a bone yard piece for the great price of around $115, I have spent another $150 in upgraded parts just to get her running, which I finally did this year. And am looking at probably another $100 to finish the project, an that doesn't include the 50+ hours I have already spent working on her or the 50+ I will spend doing adjustments, to get her working right (and then the year of tweaking to get her just right) Sniping is not easy, and to do it right takes time and money. There is no other way to look at it.