How To Find Sniper Rifle Early On?

[bill_.]

I'm a few hours into the game, and still haven't found any sign of a way of getting a sniper rifle? Anyone know where I can get one fast?

[The Yeen Queen]

I do know there's an NCPD crime in progress near Kabuki that seems to always have a tech sniper rifle. Little lot off the the side, Maelstrom enemies. Can't recall EXACTLY where offhand.

[Amanoob105]

I got my first one (was also wanting to get one fast) from one of those blue NCPD activity things you can find on the map.
I went into one and suddenly realised I was getting shot at by a sniper rifle. Added bonus, when I took the guy down the rifle wasn't broken.

Just keep riding about until you see one, and then hope it will be a good one.

I hear you may be able to craft one right from the start of the game but....I didn't think to look at the time and have no idea how that part of the game works yet.

[Mio Rin]

You should be able to build a tier 1 or 2 tech sniper rifle from the start, provided you have the materials.

[Saws n Sins]

Check the weapons shop, on one run he sold a high damage sniper early early on in that run(I'm talking so high damage even higher tier snipers I found didn't compare). Unless you talking for free then idk but just check the weapons shop

[burneddandelion]

It's one droped at the NCPD thing where you also find the Buzzsaw blueprint. Not far from the ripperdoc Cassius Ryder.

[Aqu]

You get Nekomata tech sniper rifle (100% certain) from the cyber psycho who is on the unfinished bridge between the All-foods plant and Judy's home. It is not one of the first visible psycho sites (I think it used to be before 2.0?), so you have to kill some psychos before you an see that mission

[Tokenn]

As soon as you are out and about in Act 1, go north from H10 on the main street that leads to a clothing vendor opposite the Medical Centre building. Go a little farther north along that street and you'll find an Organized Crime site up above the street. Defeating all the enemies there will be tough early on, but if you manage it, there will usually be a Grad rifle to pick up.

Or, walk east in front of the Medical Centre to its east side, and there's a Police Scanner hustle there, Once again, defeat all the enemies and you can usually pick up a Nekomata rifle there.

These are not usually easy fights, esp if you are playing on Hard or Very Hard. Don't tackle them before picking up a shotgun, assault rifle and submachinegun from your H10 apartment stash. Good luck, and happy hunting.

[funkynutz]

Do the fist fights around the city. You can haggle with one of the fighters to add his rifle to the pot, and it's a doozy... Be ready for a scrap though.

[JohnnyBeans]

I got one early on doing the street fight missions. One of the fights was like under a bridge and a guy had his sniper rifle with him. If you beat him and star instigating the conversation, you kill everybody and stay with the sniper

[Inquisitor_Broadh3ad]

I found one from the maelstrom enemies below the inner demons cyberpsycho activity.