I thought you would still be here. Call of Duty 4 was designed with the intention that sniping could only be done at long range, not in mid and close range combat situations. There is good reason for this, sniper rifles are the only weapons that can consistently kill an enemy in one shot and making that possible at all ranges would be overpowered.  But today I am going to teach you how you can consistently get no scope kills with the sniper rifle in Call of Duty 4 and how to use the sniper to win close range firefights. This strategy is incredibly powerful if used correctly because it enables you to get one shot kills while all your teammates need 3-4 shots to get a kill in Call of Duty.

Step 1. The first thing you have to do is to become an aggressive sniper is make a sniping class that will consistently one shot kill. If you read our Sniper Class Review you would know that this means you want the M21 for Hardcore matches and the Barrett .50 Cal or M40A3 with Stopping Power as Perk 2 for normal matches. The other perks are up to you, if you are new to Sniping though I would suggest Iron Lungs for Perk 3 though. You should also consider using the ACOG instead of the normal scope, but it is not required. We have one more bit of preparation though before you get to trying out this technique.

Step 2. For this next step you are going to need a marker (preferably red), clear Scotch tape, Scissors and the computer monitor/television you are using to play Call of Duty on.After you have gotten those cut out a tiny square of Scotch tape around 1/8 of an inch on each side. Now color in the side of the tape that isn’t sticky with your marker. Next open Call of Duty and join any game and choose a class any class that has a red dot sight on it’s weapon and then aim down your red dot sight. I am not responsible for any damage that may to your screen/television for this next part; I have tried it on my LCD and had absolutely no trouble so it should be okay. Take that piece of tape we made earlier and stick on your monitor directly on top of the red dot, this should be in the exact center of your screen. Check out the photo at right of what the finished product should look like, note the red speck in the middle of the screen which is the tape. The area you have just marked is the exact center of your screen as is relevant to Call of Duty. It is also the exact position all weapons will zoom to whenever you aim down your sights or look through a scope sniping. So how do we use this little piece of tape to dominate sniping Call of Duty?

Step 3. Lets get some hands on action now, equip your player with the sniping class we made in the first step and join any game. Try pointing your red piece of targeting tape at any old object and then aim through your scope. Your scope should zoom in on the exact position of your red tape. In terms of long range sniping this targeting tape has already helped us immensely because now you can point that tape on your target, zoom and fire without having to adjust your aim after scoping. More importantly we can use this tape to accurately no scope targets, thus making the sniper rifle aiming fast enough for it to be used as a close range weapon. Aim your tape so that is on a target, press the button to aim down your sights and the moment you see the glimpse of your sights coming up press fire. If you timed it correctly your bullet will have gone precisely where your tape is, and you will have no scoped killed your first target. You need to wait for the scope to be fully brought up to your eye, if you shoot any sooner than that the bullet will veer wildly as if you were hip firing. You need to practice the technique a bit to get a cadence going to time the pause between scoping and firing. Once you get good enough you will be able to rush into the heat of battle with your sniper rifle, aim the tape to the target and quickly scope, fire netting yourself a kill.

Learning this isn’t the easiest thing in the world and it takes practice so if you have questions please post them in the comments section. Once you get good though it is your play with snipers will improve immensely and you will likely be one of the best Call of Duty players around.