Best all around sniper rifle for $$$, accuracy and reliability with very simple workings is the A&K SVD (same as Brovo) you can buy the rifle for anywhere from $90-$140 then for an other $140 buy all the bullet proof CNC machined upgrades parts you will ever need from
http://airsoftpro.cz/eshop/index.php?cPath=93_204.
I have had $150 snipers rifles up $1500 sniper rifles with all the bells and whistles, this combo with the SVD shot just as far and just as consistent, with a lot less tuning. you can use AEG springs to tune your FPS in about 30 seconds.
yes it is a little primitive compared to others and you have to be an AK type fan, with some improved trigger work on this gun there would be no equals in its price class!! and in saying that how many $250 sniper rifles are bullet proof and consistent with FPS adjustability?
I also installed a Sorbo pad and its sound level is about TM VSR (ask Bushman he is killing with it now

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I am no airsoft sniper and don't pretend to be (I am not sneaky enough and with bads knees and back I move around like a bored 2 yr old).
Too bad TM couldn't produce an out of the box VSR that shot 450 Fps, that would be a dream sniper rifle with no up-grade BS needed.