Hunting Rifle

Summary
This high-powered weapon is arguably one of the best Tier I weapons, along with the Chrome Shotgun and Mac-10. It is a preferred weapon for Players who like to snipe, as it not only has very high accuracy, but also instantly kills any Zombie (with the exception of the Consumer, Smasher, Tank, and Witch) with just a single headshot.

Background Story
This weapon was mainly used for hunting large game, such as Elk, Wild Boars, and large Grizzly Bears (Shisor not included). When the infection hit, many weapon manufacturers and dealers began to notice the high power/usefulness of this weapon. As a result, they began manufacturing this weapon to the extant Survivor groups. The weapon, indeed, proved to be extremely useful in taking out zombies from a long distance.

Tips

 * This weapon will kill nearly every zombie in the game with just a single headshot.
 * The only exceptions are the Consumer, Smasher, Tank, and Witch.
 * Not only is this weapon extremely effective at long ranges, it also serves as a decent short ranged weapon. However, due to the low clip size, as well as the slow firing rate, it is often recommended you switch to other, better weapons instead.
 * Use this weapon to take out Smokers from afar.
 * This weapon can also be pretty useful in dealing with Tanks. Aim mainly for the head.
 * The weapon can also be pretty useful for if you just want to stay back and not get up in the zombies' faces.

Trivia

 * The model of the Hunting Rifle is based off of the Ruger Mini-14.
 * A Hunting Rifle bullet deals the most damage out of any of the Tier I weapons in the game.
 * Before the Progression System update, this weapon could be found within the starting areas on Newburg City and Riverside Town. However, due to its powerful damage output, it has been moved to other areas of the arena in future maps.
 * This is one of the two weapons in the game that have the word "hunting" in their name, the other being the Hunting Shotgun.