
In the Freedom base, eastern barracks on the floor. Nonetheless, it uses common ammunition (especially towards the end of the game), making it a good weapon to use at the end of the game. It is an effective weapon for mid-to-long-range sniping due to the good accuracy, although it suffers from bullet drop which renders the weapon not as effective as regular sniper rifles at long ranges. Despite these drawbacks, it is arguably the only sniper rifle in the game that can be effective when used properly at close ranges (high damage and high automatic fire rate), and can take down even the toughest enemies rapidly provided one can master its substantial recoil in fully automatic fire. A drawback is its small 10-round magazine, causing the need to reload frequently in automatic fire.
In addition, its 4x magnification scope is superior to those of assault rifles, which only upgrade to 2x magnification. It is fairly light for a sniper rifle, easy to handle, has good accuracy and is generally cheaper to maintain and upgrade than the SVDm-2 or assault rifles converted for sniper use. However, when used within its effective range it is a very powerful and accurate weapon. It has high armor-piercing ability but its range is actually worse than that of most rifles due to its low-velocity subsonic rounds, which have considerable drop that must be factored in when firing at longer ranges. The Vintar BC is an automatic sniper rifle with an integral silencer/suppressor that uses 9×39mm ammo.