A sniper rifle for $160 or under?

Hey guys I'm from Chicago and i' m just starting out with airsoft gun not too long ago and i want to know what's a good sniper rifle I can get with $160.
Anyway i have 3 choices in my mind and they are the

JG Bar-10
UTG L-96
WELL MB05

Im really a newb at this. I want to get a good sniping gun and I do plan on upgrading it in the the future, but sadly I have no clues how. If someone can help me get started on learning it'd be great.

Anyway I would of choose the Bar-10 but i really like the design of the L96 especially the MB05 one but I heard WELL is not a good company so I don't know. What do you guys think?

Coming from a Bar 10 user, I would have to recommend it especially if you want to modify it in the future. Here is a parts list of things just for the gun:
http://www.airsoftatlanta.com/parts_vsr10.htm
As you can see, there are all kinds of parts... even more than that list.

I am sure the other two are good as well... but as far as upgradeability the Bar is hard to beat.

In stock form the UTG L96 will probably have more FPS than the Bar though... so it really depends on what you are going to do with it.

Yeah but the thing is I have no experience on upgrading and im afraid I might break it or screw something up if i try. Wow your Bar 10 is 550 fps!! O.O how much did the whole thing cost you?

Yeah BAR10 or TSD M700

BAR-10! Its a VSR clone so it takes upgrades better then the UTG will.

sounds good but i like the look of the L96 better although im willing to upgrade it but im not rich so maybe i can just afford 1-3 upgrades. So is the bar-10 still better?

and really if someone can link me a guide to upgrading and what parts to get itd be great

In my opinion yes. I had a UTG L96 and it was good but the FPS drops after about 500 shots to about 390-400 FPS. It also becomes pretty inaccurate. The BAR-10 is much more accurate and has more range then the UTG.

The BAR-10 is a good sniper with a lot of upgradablity like Seabass listed and as you can see theres a lot of upgrades. I would go with the BAR-10 over the UTG L96 mainly becuase everybody has a L96 there also to bulky for my likeing.

Ok then ill propably get the Bar-10.

I was thinking of getting it on airsoftgi.com or airsplat.com it's cheaper on airsplat but i heard bad things about that site

Also can anyone list some good upgrades for it?

Yeah airsplat is

In Seabass's post all those things that he posted are all upgrades. Never order from airsplat go with ASGI there the best!

ASGI FTW!

Ok so i just did a little research ont he bar 10 and a popular mod for it is the airbreak mod

They say it increase the fps by 100 or so but makes it louder.
the question is will the gun break down faster with this mod? is the mod worth it?

airsoftgi ahh where art thou airsoftgi

The mod is good but when you get the gun and see how quiet it is you wont want to do that. You can always add the FPS by upgrading it the usual way.

Yeah, all depends on your "income" do it your own way, if your a good shot don't worry about it being louder

Unless theres more then one of them.

Well then you better get crafty

AT4 crafty

lmao haha its ok i don't mind the sound

what are some upgrades you guys recommend for it? and yes im pooor as heck im a college student i eat ramen noodle everyday(exxageration)

Well since im not a sniper i'll have my buddy Hobobob tell you cause im sure he'll post in the next 30 seconds