Gears of War 3 tips

Gears of War 3 is a game of limited resources; you won’t have enough ammo to simply waste those bullets and get to your hotshots. To gain an edge with the active reload follow these rules:
 1. Hold off on reloading for as long as possible- Drain that clip as much as you can. When you do reload, you’ll get more hotshots and have less cool ones to burn through before they fire.
2. Don’t reload until you have a target- That way you can start firing those hotshots before they cool.
3. Ace that freaking reload- If you’re going to run around with your guns nearly empty, you have to be ready for an active reload at anytime. Reloading in Gears is quick, and the boosted damage from acing it will more than make up for your slight delay in firing. However, if you bungle the reload, you will be meat.

Gears of War 3 sniper rifle

Use the sniper is easier than you think in Gears of War 3Once you get the hang of popping heads without looking through the magnifying scope, a newly awakened desire to use the gun will appear.Don't strafe while firing the sniper. for consistant head shots you'll want to be standing completely still in Gears of War 3. of course, you don't want to be standing still for long periods, so practice stopping, letting the gun settle, hit LT and aim up the shot. when it's centered on the head and glowing red, let it go. 3 seconds...tops, or you're a liability to yourself and your own head.
The sniper active is the longest and is sometimes trouble. since it's a longer duration before the active mark, you've got some time to get to cover or at least concern yourself with your characters well being before you need to reload. don't bother looking up at the reload area, just concern yourself first with getting into cover, since you're in no great state to close range battle with your equipped gun.