Top 5 Best Rifles In GTA Online 2022

Publish date: 2024-07-28

GTA Online is a huge game with a lot of weapons on its roster. However, as all of them are pretty expensive, it is very important to know which is the best gun to buy. With Rifles being the most versatile weapon class, in this article, Gurugamer is going to showcase the top 5 best rifles to buy in GTA Online 2022.

1. Heavy Sniper Mk II

Cost: $165,375 (Conversion at Weapon Workshop)

The Heavy Sniper Mk II is the upgraded version of the Heavy Sniper, and one of the best guns in the game. While it has the same rate of fire and multiplier against other players (x1.39), the MK II has better damage and can instantly kill a player with special ammo.

This weapon is very effective against vehicles and aircraft. Being an advanced gun, the Heavy Sniper MK II is very moddable. Players can equip it with Thermal scope, Suppressor and Long-range barrels to deal with various situations in combat. Furthermore, it can use three different types of ammunition that inflict special effects.

2. Heavy Sniper

Cost: $38,150 (Ammu-Nation)

While the Heavy Sniper don't have the ability to fire special ammo, its damage per shot with normal ammunition is still pretty great. Players should be able to kill enemies with one shot to the chest, up to rank 99. Similar to the Heavy Sniper MK2, the Heavy Sniper can also deal heavy damage to vehicles, being able to destroy the tail rotor of a helicopter in two shots.

However, unlike the Heavy Sniper MK2, players cannot equip this weapon with a suppressor. The loud sound would reveal their location, making it impossible to stealth.

3. Sniper Rifle

Cost: $20,000 (Ammu-Nation)

As players have to reach at least Rank 90 to unlock the Heavy Sniper, sticking with the regular Sniper Rifle is definitely an option. The Sniper Rifle is not very lethal compared to its upgraded forms but is still a powerful weapon. A body shot usually hurts the target severely, dealing critical damage. It also has a magazine of 10, bigger than both the Heavy Sniper and Heavy Sniper MK2.

The weakness of the regular Sniper rifle is that it deals much less damage against vehicles or targets with body armor. It usually takes many rounds to take out a single car.

4. Marksman Rifle MK II

Cost: $149,000 (Conversion at Weapon Workshop)

The Marksman Rifle Mk II slightly improves over the regular Marksman Rifle in damage (from 65 to 75), with the same rate of fire. It also retains its +39% damage against players, as well as the overperforation ability (that can hit an enemy through one or several others).

Similar to other MK II weapons, it can be equipped with various attachments and special ammo. If players prefer automatic weapons over single shot snipers, the Marksman Rifle MK II is probably the top choice.

5. Marksman Rifle

Cost: $15,750 (Ammu-Nation)

The Marksman Rifle features an abnormally low damage per shot value of 65, but has a high fire rate of 200 RPM. Consequently, the weapon can deal up to 217 damage per second, slightly more than the Heavy Sniper's damage per shot, making it useful to attack and deal damage to multiple enemies in a short amount of time.