Have you come across special weapons that give great results in each game? Fallout 4 has lots of enemies you wish to attack from long distances. Their aim is to kill you before you can attack them. These enemies can turn out to be crazy mutants. During these times, sniper rifles are useful.

For short distances or indoor attacks, combat shotguns are much better. Do you want to start snipping your enemies in Fallout 4? Then, you need to be aware of the weapons that are required. Here we have listed out some of the best sniper weapons that Fallout 4 has for you. The list is not put up in any particular order. Let’s get into the details of each!

1. Overseer’s Guardian

Do you like rifles? Then this one’s for you. This rifle comes in two forms:

Long barrel combat rifle.

Short barrel combat rifle.

This weapon has a two shot effect, where each shot fired is actually 2 bullets. The additional shots have no effect on the number of ammunition’s fired. It’s a strong weapon with a high fire rate and does good damages. Due to Two shot, the damages done are always doubled. Get the Rifleman and Gun Nut perks that boost damages in Fallout 4.

It has the capacity to attack almost everything in Commonwealth with a single shot. Purchase this rifle for about 300 caps from vault 81. You can get Overseer’s Guardian from the vendor Alexis Combes.

Here’s a handy guide on how to get the Overseer’s Guardian.

2. Hunting Rifle

These are semi-automatic rifles that come with many mod options. The rifles are well suited for hunting purposes than personal defense. Their power and accuracy after the Great War, allowed them to hunt for non-traditional games too. Modding this weapon well needs a greater level of perks. The hunting rifles has many variants such as:

Bolt action hunting rifle.

Colt Rangemaster.

9mm hunting rifle.

Varmint rifle.

The rifle appears to be quite heavy and is a viable weapon. The weapon can be modded and fitted with a silencer. In the absence of mods, it acts as an ordinary rifle. They are available in many places like Mass Pike Tunnel. Kendall Hospital, etc. Super mutants, raiders and gunners have this rifle with them.

3. Gauss Rifle

The gauss rifle has greater damage than the 0.50 hunting rifles when completely charged. It’s a coil-gun that makes use of electromagnetic coils to speed up the projectiles. Hold down the trigger to make your shots. This will maximize the amount of damage caused.

The long-range can be shot using the gauss rifle. However, the shot may not be specific and accurate. This weapon can be combined with Ninja perk to increase critical damages. Combining this rifle with Rifleman perk, turns it to a deadly and lethal weapon. These rifles are sold in various places. On reaching level 25, you can also buy them from weapon vendors.

4. The Last Minute

The aim of a sniper is to attack and end the battle unseen. This rifle has the best capacity to attack this way. Combining it with different perks boosts its ability to make huge damages.

In a sneak attack, this rifle can kill all the enemies in the game. The weapon also has a crippling legendary effect. It causes an increased 25% damage to the limbs, which isn’t effective. This rifle looks the same and is a variant of the Gauss rifle. The rifle has various add ons such as:

Shielded barrel.

Compensator mods.

Night vision scope.

Capacitor boosting coil.

On completing Old Guns quest, get this rifle at the Castle from the vendor Ronnie Shaw.

5. Tinker Tom Special

This weapon appears as ordinary rifles as seen in other games. The rifle was named after the person who modified this weapon. Tinker Tom Special is accessible only for Railroad members in Fallout 4. It is equipped with some additional mods and has the Stalker trait.

All these give great accuracy in VATS and boost the use of AP. For long-distance ranges, it offers a headshot for sure. The rifle is present only in a specific location, i.e the Railroad Headquarters. Tinker Tom is the one who sells it out to others.

6. Laser Rifle

These high tech rifles are accurate and have many mod options. It makes use of fusion cells, battery lacks or cable power networks. This weapon is the lightest weapon along with the snipers. They are good at charging close range targets before they can hide. It is difficult to suppress this weapon in any manner. Laser rifles produce a beam of coherent light which causes huge damages. Most of the rifles utilize an internal capacitor charged using micro fusion cells. The various models of this rifle are as follows:

AER12 laser rifle.

Homemade laser rifle.

AER14 prototype laser rifle.

Wattz 2000 laser rifle.

Tri-beam laser rifle.

AER9 laser rifle.

All ex-vault dwellers should possess this weapon in their collection.

7. Plasma Rifle

Plasma rifles are also known as plasma casters. They are high tech rifles that fire shots of plasma. These weapons use heavy energy cells and used in industries and the military. These weapons are energy based rifles that are seen in Fallout 4. Are plasma rifles significant? Enemies usually wear armors having one-sided or balanced approach to resistance. This rifle is capable of hitting both which is lethal. This one not only causes physical damage but exerts energy damages as well. The different models of plasma rifles are:

Winchester P94 military.

Multiplas rifle.

Winchester P94.

Turbo electric plasma rifle.

Urban plasma rifle.

Electric plasma rifle.

Only from level 16 onwards, you get to attack with the plasma rifles.

8. The Problem Solver

Having long-range capacity as a sniper, this rifle has a close resemblance to AK47. In the Nuka world, it’s a new weapon that is handmade. It has a legendary effect that boosts damages for each hit made on the same target. For using this weapon, you should get perks such as Commando or Rifleman for effective usage. This makes it deadly and the best weapon in Fallout 4. Well, this weapon can be attained only via special means.

9. Laser Musket

Using Revolutionary style, this weapon combines with high tech energy damages. It’s quite simple to get perks that are required to mod out this rifle. This rifle makes use of fusion cells and you can make a single shot. After that, you should crank the weapon to make the next shot. The weapon is heavy and weighs more than 20 pounds after modding. Commonwealth Minutemen considers this weapon as a signature rifle

Conclusion

These are some of the best sniper rifles that Fallout 4 has to offer. The list also includes small guns and energy-based rifles. Which rifle did you think was the best? Let us know about it in the comment section.