At first glance, the Snipetron looks pretty good – it does a solid amount of Damage, and has a good Crit Chance. However, the Damage it does is strongly tilted toward Puncture, which is at the time of writing one of the least effective IPS Damage types.
This is not a huge issue, given its accuracy, but with its insufferably slow reload speed, it’s not the most ideal Sniper Rifle available to the discerning Tenno.
The Snipetron Vandal variant makes up for some of this shortfall, with better stats overall and much improved reload speed. While the Snipetron is not a bad sniper in reality, the Vandal variant is the better option.