Best Sniper in GTA Online (2026): All 6 GTA 5 Sniper Rifles Ranked
The Heavy Sniper Mk II is the best sniper in GTA Online: 230 damage per shot, 319.7 against another player, and the only sniper that takes explosive rounds. The plain Heavy Sniper, $38,150 at rank 90, is the one to carry while you save for the conversion. The Precision Rifle, at $450,000, is the one to skip.
All 6 sniper rifles in GTA 5 Online: Heavy Sniper Mk II, Heavy Sniper, Marksman Rifle Mk II, Marksman Rifle, Sniper Rifle, Precision Rifle. Full stats table ↓
| # | Sniper | Why it is here | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Sniper Mk II 230 per shot · $165,375 conversion | The hardest hitting sniper in the game, 230 per shot and 319.7 against another player, and the only sniper with explosive rounds. With the extended clip and muzzle brake fitted it kills a rank 100 player with one shot to the chest. | S |
| 2 | Heavy Sniper 216 per shot · $38,150 | 216 per shot, 300 against a player, armour-piercing as standard, accuracy 90. $38,150 at rank 90: the sniper to carry while you save for the conversion. | A |
| 3 | Marksman Rifle Mk II 75 per shot · $149,000 conversion | 75 per shot but 200 rounds a minute, 250 damage per second, and a 16-round clip. It never kills with a single shot, and it forgives a miss: the pick for moving targets and crowds. | A |
| 4 | Marksman Rifle 65 per shot · $15,750 | The same rate and clip as the Mk II for 65 per shot, 217 per second. $15,750. | B |
| 5 | Sniper Rifle 101 per shot · $20,000 | 101 per shot, one headshot kills, $20,000 at rank 21. Fine until you reach rank 90. | B |
| 6 | Precision Rifle 101 per shot · $450,000 | Exactly the Sniper Rifle's 101 per shot and 38 rounds a minute, with no workshop conversion, for $450,000. Nothing it does justifies the price. | C |
Does the Heavy Sniper Mk II One-Shot Players?
To the head, yes. To the chest, it depends on what you have fitted. A high level player at full health survives one standard round from a bare Heavy Sniper Mk II. Since The Contract update, fitting both the extended clip and the muzzle brake raises its damage enough to kill a rank 100 player with one shot to the chest. That combination, not the explosive rounds, is what makes it the long-range weapon of choice against other players.
The explosive rounds are a separate tool: packs of four at $1,450, bought at the workshop, for vehicles and aircraft. The other Mk II rounds, incendiary, armour-piercing and full metal jacket, are shared with the Marksman Rifle Mk II, which gets tracers as well.
Heavy Sniper or Marksman Rifle?
They answer different questions. The Heavy Sniper fires 50 rounds a minute and hits for 216; the Marksman Rifle fires 200 a minute and hits for 65. Over a few seconds the semi-automatic deals more damage, 217 per second against 180, and its 16-round clip means a miss costs you nothing. Over one shot, the Heavy Sniper hits more than three times harder. Against a player who is not moving, take the Heavy Sniper. Against anything that moves, or against a crowd of NPCs in a mission, take the Marksman.
Why the Precision Rifle Is Last
It deals 101 per shot and fires 38 rounds a minute. So does the Sniper Rifle, which costs $20,000 and unlocks at rank 21. The Precision Rifle costs $450,000, accepts no workshop conversion, only a paint job, and is a four-shot kill against a player's body. Nothing in the game explains the difference.
All 6 Sniper Rifles in GTA 5 Online
Six in most lists. Six are listed; a seventh is sometimes counted, but it cannot be identified. Damage against a player is the multiplayer value from the game file; accuracy is the in-game bar, as shown on Rockstar's Social Club. The Mk II prices are the workshop conversion, done in a Mobile Operations Center or an Avenger.
| Sniper | Damage per shot | Against a player | Rounds per minute | Magazine standard / max | Accuracy HUD | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heavy Sniper Mk II | 230 | 319.7 | 50 | 6 / 8 | 90 | $165,375 conversion | Explosive, armour-piercing, incendiary and full metal jacket rounds. |
Heavy Sniper | 216 | 300 | 50 | 6 | 90 | $38,150 rank 90 | Armour-piercing rounds as standard. |
Marksman Rifle Mk II | 75 | 104.3 | 200 | 8 / 16 | 80 | $149,000 conversion | Semi-automatic. Tracer, incendiary, armour-piercing and full metal jacket rounds. |
Marksman Rifle | 65 | 90.4 | 200 | 8 / 16 | 80 | $15,750 | Semi-automatic: 217 damage per second if you keep pulling the trigger. |
Sniper Rifle | 101 | n/a | 38 | 10 | 70 | $20,000 rank 21 | One headshot kills, unless the target is heavily armoured. |
Precision Rifle | 101 | n/a | 38 | 10 | 70 | $450,000 | The Sniper Rifle's damage and rate of fire, at 22 times the price. Paint only. |
More GTA V Weapons on GTAside
For mid range, the best assault rifles, where the Service Carbine now leads on the numbers. Against vehicles at close range, the launchers on the explosive weapons page. The handguns, shotguns and SMGs and machine guns complete the GTA V weapons hub.