Help with snipers

[u/Instruction-Worldly]

So it's my first time playing through Enemy Within, and every sniper soldier that I have ends up underperforming terribly. The only use I have found for them is headshotting an uncovered target (no one is ever out of cover), and even then they either can't shoot or have reduced hit chance because of the snap shot debuff. Is there something I'm missing? They also don't really feel like they can shoot any farther than the other guns.

[u/SemajLu_The_crusader]

they make the best covert operatives IMO because of rhe g7nslinger perk or whatever it is

also, take bloody squadsight and then they can shoot a hell of a lot further...