Sports rifles v Sniper rifles, a comparison. Options

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Sniper rifles are awesome. With the longest range of any non-heavy-weapon in the game and damage codes and penetration only just shy of an assault cannon, they're among the top guns in the game.
However, they do have their downsides...
They are very expensive (base model).
They are, without exception, highly illegal.
They degrade quickly in a 'firefight' (as opposed to a sniper situation. sometimes the line is hard to draw, though), and doubly so in melee.

And so, if it looks like one of these drawbacks is going to be an issue, we turn to sports rifles. Sports rifles are a mixed bag as far as functionality is concerned: Their range, while inferior to that of a true sniper rifle, is superior to most of its competitors (with the exception of battle rifles, which use the same ranges). Their damage codes tend to be either equal to or slightly inferior to sniper rifles, though this of course is dependent on the models being compared. one universal failing of the sports rifle compared to the sniper rifle is of course inferior armour penetration.
However...
Sports rifles are almost always legal to own and easy to acquire (just head down to your local weapons world).
At their cheapest, Sports rifles can be acquired at 500 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) new. For runners who need a disposable sniper rifle on a budget, this is a very solid plus point.
Sports rifles work perfectly well when used in a firefight or other tactical situation, unlike sniper rifles.

So my question to dumpshock is: which is your go-to sniping weapon?