The term "sniper" or "tactical" is often utilized for one purpose, sales. Media uses it as a puchline as most people don't know anything about firearms and the use of these terms along with others such as "assault rifle" are used to place undue emphysis on a situation. Everything is now tactical and you need a tactical logbook and a tactical pencil to take down tactical data that was witnessed through your tactical spotting scope to view the tactical target so you can show your other tactical buddies just how tactical you are. I just saw the "tactical" ear muff wraps the other day to take your average ear muff and make it "tactical" by wrapping the foam pad in camo covered cloth. IMHO, sniper is not a rifle, its a action. We have trained snipers just as we have untrained snipers but the act of firing from a concealed position is basiclaly the same while one side of the spectrum is far more likely to succeed than the other.