Level 32 Sniper Zer0 here and just came to say that, just like any other gun, there are good sniper rifles out there. My favorites seem to be Jacobs. Especially if you can find one with a nice fire rate and clip size. The one I'm currently using is 1707dmg, 3.8 fire rate, and 14 in the clip. Shoots a single shot when aiming down sights. 20k crits regularly on a level 30 target and 40k crits if I shoot at just the right time during deception.
I feel like that tree was made specifically for me. I love sniping and therefore I love Zer0.
Now I have a question. For guns with elemental damage, is the damage rating an estimate of what the gun can do with regular shots plus ignite chance and damage? The only reason I ask is because I found an elemental sniper that did 1740+ damage and yet my shots were doing less damage overall than my Jacobs that I mentioned earlier on. Also, the numbers were always different for my crits. On my Jacobs, I will see the same exact number time and time again on crits. With the elemental, the crit numbers would go up and down regularly when shooting the gun in the same exact manner. AND, the crits would always be less than the Jacobs no matter how high they went. I actually gave up that "better" sniper in favor of the Jacobs because it was a significant damage loss. What do you guys think?