The abilities of each as shooters depends on the individual... whichever one is a better shot is going to be the better shot, no matter what branch they're in.
As for Special Forces and Marine Scout Snipers, they're trained in rather different roles. A Marine Scout Sniper would not be trained in everything a Green Beret would be trained in, nor would a Green Beret have the same priorities in training as a Marine Scout Sniper.
Between a SEAL, Marine, and an Army Ranger, it can vary. One of the best snipers was Carlos Norman Hathcock II. This Marine had 93 confirmed kills. Another was a SEAL by the name of Chris Kyle who had 160 confirmed kills.
Apples and oranges. The US Army Rangers and Marine Corps Recon are two very distinct groups with very distinct missions. They cannot be equally compared.
Depending on what special force you want to join, the training will always be very different because they all specialize in different ways of fighting.Keep in mind that any special force will all push you to and beyond your physical limits, as well as your mental limits.I'll add info about Marine force recon because I have prior experience with them. (I'm a SEAL now, but it's basically the same as far a physically)Marine Force ReconWhen you get out of boot camp all recruits have a chance at attendingthe Basic Reconnaissance Course (BRC).To pass this course, you must first pass physical screening so that you won'thave any medical problems throughout the course.You must pass Combat Water Survival courses 3-1, this is what most people have a problem with due to highly stressful situations while being in open water usually in full combat gear (fight or flight test being the hardest of all).I've always been a great swimmer because I grew up on the river and close to the ocean, I have to tell you though, it was really hard. They nearly drown you many times in order to see how you will react (many do drown and have to be revived immediately).Running, that's our religion. You have to be able to atleast run 6 miles before you go (we ran 10mi once), as well as ruck (aka hump, march) 80lbs 20 miles up a mountain. The 'funnest' (if you describe pain as fun as most special operatives) part of training was "engine appreciation day" in which you have to run your Coxswain rubber raiding craft 2 miles, paddle pass the surf and paddle another mile and a half, flip you boat, paddle back. 5 laps of this.The funnest part is the HAHO/HALO (High altitude High open/High altitude low open) parachute qualifications where you get to jump at 30k with full combat gear (it takes long practice hours in the wind tunnel before attempting this).There's plenty of SpecOp forces out there tho, feel free to add whatever experiences you've had in any of these to give people a better feel:Para rescuer, Green Beret, Ranger, SEAL, Navy EOD, etc
It all depends on what you want to get out of it.It depends on what you're more interested in. Marine scout sniper would definitely be harder, because it's more centralized in one job. With airborne you'd only have basics and then a 3-week airborne course. That's about it. You could also get into an air assault course, but it's not really difficult or necessary even to get the patch. It's all on your personal preference. Either way, good luck. Hope i helped a little bit. If you're looking into scout sniper look up the show "surviving the cut." it has full episodes on youtube and shows the training you'll go through. Marine sniper is one specific episode.
The US Navy SEALs likely have the best "standard" sniper program with both the best equipment and a relatively long and very intense initial course. Also, NAVSPECWAR (SEALs) tends NOT to be tied to a doctrinal use of snipers allowing them significant flexibility in their training program. This also lends itself to quick transformation of their training and rapid application of combat lessons-learned. This quick flexibility in their program makes for likely better trained personnel. Once personnel are "sniper qualified", the NAVSPECWAR personnel have significant shooting/training opportunities to keep currency and improve upon their skills unlike some service's personnel, including other SOCOM assets. Of course, this can be argued by the other services (Army, SOCOM, & USMC). There are also Tier-1 and Other Government Agency (OGA) military sniper programs which are specific to anti-terrorism units and they get the best training and equipment in the world, but are not necessarily a reflection of the service's normal sniper production pipeline.
Special Forces doesn't have a specific MOS for snipers. They may take a Weapons Specialist and equip them with a designated marksman rifle as the mission requires, but Special Forces operates on a much different model than what Hollywood perceives.
SEAL sniping is a specialty meaning they don't do it as a full time job. Marine snipers do it 24/7 so i'd go with the corps.
You're comparing apples and oranges. Special Forces is one distinct function of the Army (though the Marine Corps now does have units under the jurisdiction of SOCOM), whereas the Marine Corps is an entire branch of the service.
The Russian Spetznaz are a special forces group comparable to the Army Rangers. It would be expected that the Spetznaz would perform better in what is asked of them than the US Marines.
Well it's a matter of personal preference. Army will help with school more, but marine scout snipers are top notch.
Any question like this will be subjective. The US military uses the .223 Remington as it's standard caliber, but most police forces use the .308 Winchester for their SWAT team snipers.
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Both Navy Seals and US Marine Force Recon are effective fighting forces, but they have different missions. Seals operate on a very small- unit individual mission basis, as their killing of Osama bin Laden demonstrated, while Marine Recon will scout a battlefield and destroy any key defenses prior to a Marine assault. Neither is 'better'; both are incredibly effective at what they do.
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the best ones are spring snipers because they tend to work better during spring season. Gas pistols can work good in Winter but be sure to fill your gun up using LG gas when they come to your house to fill your gas bottles!!
Between a SEAL, Marine, and an Army Ranger, it can vary. One of the best snipers was Carlos Norman Hathcock II. This Marine had 93 confirmed kills. Another was a SEAL by the name of Chris Kyle who had 160 confirmed kills.
Yes because snipers can kill from distances. The shotgun is the close combat weapon because it is only stronger in closer range but the sniper rifle can kill really far away. Snipers are trained to be invisible but not the shotgun. Today most military soldiers are now using the sniper rifle better than the shotgun. Snipers have perfect penatrations of firing against body armors but the shotgun has a poor penatration of firing through the body armor. Snipers are much more better than shotguns because snipers are much more powerful than shotguns and they can kill without being spotted by their enemies. So the sniper rifle is the winner. Actually, it depends on the intended use. The original question was too vague to assume it was meant they way you answered it. At close distances, a shotgun is typically a better choice.