diff -r d3a52e51efd4 -r cdd884397760 hedgewars/uGearsHandlersMess.pas
--- a/hedgewars/uGearsHandlersMess.pas	Sat Apr 22 22:23:49 2017 +0200
+++ b/hedgewars/uGearsHandlersMess.pas	Sat Apr 22 23:06:47 2017 +0200
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@
         or (hwRound(Gear^.X) and LAND_WIDTH_MASK <> 0)
         or (hwRound(Gear^.Y) and LAND_HEIGHT_MASK <> 0) then
             begin
-            if (Gear^.Kind = gtSniperRifleShot) and ((GameFlags and gfLaserSight) = 0) then
-                cLaserSighting := false;
+            if (Gear^.Kind = gtSniperRifleShot) then
+                cLaserSightingSniper := false;
             if (Ammoz[Gear^.AmmoType].Ammo.NumPerTurn <= CurrentHedgehog^.MultiShootAttacks) and ((GameFlags and gfArtillery) = 0) then
                 cArtillery := false;
 
@@ -1370,10 +1370,10 @@
 
     HHGear^.State := HHGear^.State or gstNotKickable;
     HedgehogChAngle(HHGear);
-    if not cLaserSighting then
-        // game does not have default laser sight. turn it on and give them a chance to aim
-        begin
-        cLaserSighting := true;
+    if cLaserSightingSniper = false then
+        // Turn sniper's laser sight on and give it a chance to aim
+        begin
+        cLaserSightingSniper := true;
         HHGear^.Message := 0;
         if (HHGear^.Angle >= 32) then
             dec(HHGear^.Angle,32)