In my opinion it would be the Gewehr 98 Sniper. But Russian 1895 Sniper is very good too…
Again sniper, again and always snipers…
Depends on the map.
I’m only talking about scoped variants.
Close distance, SMLE or M95.
Long distance M98.
But they all work very good in my opinion.
Carcano Carbine. The End.
SMLE - Lawrence of Arabia + iron sight FTW.
Wow…
Yea, wow..
The best one would be the one most suited to the range you’re firing over?
My personal favourite is the Martini Henry. I like the history of it, plus it has a great sound effect which makes shooting other players very satisfying.
M.95, but the Arisaka has been tickling my fancy lately.
Medium distance - SMLE
Medium-long distance - Russian 1895
Long - Gewehr 98
Very long - M1903
Personally I think Russian 1895 has best sweetspot (most frequent distance at which you will encounter people as sniper). It’s just perfect for x6 scope. Gewehr 98 is rather for x8. SMLE is perfect for x4. M1903 is very situational and I don’t really like it.
I think it is circumstantial and depends alot on your play style.
For me it is Lebel 86 infantry.
- Fast bullet velocity,
- 8 bullets in the magazine,
- Decent recovery after each shot,
- Very effective at medium range(where I usually play at), and can be used at long and close range too if necessary. Basically it is a jack of all trades rifle. Not the best at anything but pretty much good at everything.
- Looks and sounds cool.
- No scope so no glint.
edit : Haven’t been able to unlock the latest snipers because I haven’t played much lately and unlock requirements are absolutely ridiculous. Not something I can consistently track.
So I obviously haven’t considered those.
martini henry sniper its pure fun to use 
^this.
Just to let people think “there is also a sniper variant?”
Marksman always, the Sniper variant gives you away too easy.
what range do you play at and what’s your preferred sniper playstyle? because there are sniper rifles that are 1 shot kill from 80m to 120m like the Gewehr 98. conversely, there are also 1 hit kill sniper rifles from 20m to 50m like the Vetterli-Vitali.
know if you’re a PTFO/short range sniper, medium range sniper, or long range sniper who is allergic to capping flags and then go to symthic and check the effective ranges of the different sniper rifles.
The best weapon in any Class is the one you feel most comfortable with and do best with.
This ^ is the only good answer, try every weapon and see what suites best.
You prefer high rpm? Or good accuracy? Or more damage? Better bullet velocity?
It all depends on your playstyle.
I usually go with the Gewehr 98 sniper 8x scoped. 10x seems a bit much for when you need close range visuals. I like it because it has the highest bullet velocity so tracking and leading are very easy even at long range. The “sweet spot” is unimportant if you can get headshots, which the Gewehr 98 allows me to do consistently. I like to stay around the 100m range so I’m not easy pickings for the enemy and the distance is easily adjusted for. Even at close range I can pull some good ol no scopes and finish em off with my frommer stop or 1911. I’ve had whole squads charge at me at close range and have been able to take em down before they get me.
Martini Henry sniper is also very fun, very easy to get 1 shot kills. I remember I once got a headshot leading a running target at around 300m with the martini sniper. I had to lead him by a ridiculous amount and no way did I think I was gonna get him. But somehow it was a perfect shot. I have to say that’s been my best shot in bf1 ever.
Selbstlader marksmen IMO
gewehr 98 w/ 6x scope 4 life
The RSC optical