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Nazi payback This scene earns the top spot for a couple of reasons. First off, a German sniper shoots Pvt. Adrian Caparzo (Vin Diesel–silent applause appropriate). While Caparzo is writhing in pain, mumbling something about getting a letter to his father, Pvt. Daniel Jackson (Barry Pepper) pulls off one of the greatest sniper shots in Hollywood history. "Oh, my God, I trust in thee. Let me not be ashamed. Let not my enemies try and fool me," he prays, just before putting a .30-caliber bullet through the scope (and eye socket) of his German rival. Amen.
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Modern warfare Featuring the most realistic shot on this list, Sgt. JT Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) shoulders an M107 to take out an enemy sniper. Then he drinks a juice box.
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Iconic Selleck You have to include the movie where the star is a Shiloh Sharps 1874 Long Range Rifle. Tom Selleck was pretty good, too, as Matthew Quigley.
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Sniper showdown Major Konig (Ed Harris) shoots an enemy soldier (through the cranium) as he was jumping through the gap of a damaged building. Landing was a perfect 10.
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Pure swagger The bad guy screams, "You got no shot!" while hiding behind Bob Lee Swagger's (Mark Wahlberg) girlfriend, just before his hand is blown off from a mountain away.
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Fill your hand The Sharps 1874 shows up again, this time as a Cavalry grade. LaBoeuf (Matt Damon) proved to be highly inaccurate until his 400-yard shot on Ned Pepper (Barry Pepper).
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Collecting booty There's just something about a hot girl (Taraji P. Henson) with an eye patch who snipes from a couple of buildings distant. She's a pirate of the carbine, if you will.
Long-range shooting is usually laughable on the Silver Screen, but every now and then a director gets it right. Here’s our 7 favorite Hollywood hits when it comes to rifle marksmanship.