With its compentent scope, long barrel, and precise but powerful ballistics, the Longshot shifts the rules of combat drastically, allowing a skilled sniper to remain uninjured or even unseen during firefights. With a well-placed headshot, the Longshot is capable of dispatching a variety of opponents easily; even if a headshot is inconvenient or otherwise impossible at the time, it is still capable of inflicting critical damage to the target regardless of hit location. If you do manage to strike a target in the head, however, the target's head will be burst by the round.