Unlock sniper rifle

[Bloodfire]

How or when do you unlock a sniper rifle in hitman 2?
Want to do the sniper assassin challenge in the beach map but don't have a rifle yet.

[Nikolaj]

paris give you the first sniper rifle, or if you have the hitman 1 goty edition you can do a challegne in marrakesh for the best sniper rifle in the game

[SUA]

in isle of sgail you should be able to unlock one of the best sniper rifle when you reach mastery level 10

[NuclearSnail]

get 20 of 20 mastery in Mumbai and you get a really powerful sniper rifle.

[Kunovega]

You can view unlocks by looking at mastery and challenges in game, or I've listed them all here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1564548508

Here's your sniper choices:
Jaeger 7 (Scout) – Unlocked at Level 5 (Paris)
Jaeger 7 Mk II (Scout) – Unlocked at Level 5 (Miami)
Jaeger 7 Lancer (Marksman, Piercing, 2X Scope) – Unlocked at Level 20 (Sapienza)
Jaeger 7 Tiger (Extended Mag, Increased Rate of Fire) – Unlocked at Level 15 (Bangkok)
Druzhina 34 (Extending Mag, Piercing) – Unlocked at Level 20 (Mumbai)
Sieger 300 (Suppressed, Marksman, 3X Scope) – Unlocked at Level 15 (Colorado)
Sieger 300 Advanced** (Suppressed, Marksman, 3X Scope, Music) – Level 20 (Hokkaido)
Sieger 300 Tactical (Suppressed, Marksman, 3X Scope) – Unlocks at Level 10 (Isle of Sgail)
Sieger 300 Ghost (Suppressed, Subsonic, Marksman, 4X Scope) – Complete all levels in the Cheveyo Calibration Escalation (Marrakesh)

[Finley]

Sieger 300 Ghost is the best and easiest to acquire - escalation is only 3 stages and can be done in about 30 minutes max.