Mod:DUST Survival Simulator/Makeshift Sniper Rifle

 is a weapon

Characteristics
The Makeshift Sniper Rifle is an effective weapon for the early-game sniper. For a .45-70 Gov’t weapon, it is rather weak, with only 55 damage and a one-shot capacity. The weapon also suffers from low durability, being able to manage only 120 shots from full durability.

What makes this rifle special is it's availability: it can be crafted at a workbench with relatively low Guns skill using fairly common components. It's ammo may be rare, it's lifespan short, and it's damage lackluster, but in skilled hands the Makeshift Sniper Rifle is one of the staples of an early to mid-game arsenal.

Crafting
Workbench (Guns 45)

Locations

 * A Makeshift Sniper Rifle can be found in one of the Starting Locations, namely the Abandoned Warehouse.
 * The weapon as well as it's modifications can spawn on a variety of NPCs and in containers

Behind the scenes
The Makeshift Sniper Rifle is featured as the Bighorner Rifle Shoeburglar’s Wastelander Pack, as are many other weapons in DUST. As the Bighorner Rifle, the weapon held 8 shots, was silent, and used BBs as ammunition.