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One-Shot, one kill sniper types will almost always use the vital strike line of feats and you will want to pick up Shot on the Run to round out your lineup. In general, ranged is pretty feat hungry so it's always a fight to get the feats you want. This particular version uses the Slayer and relies on abusing his access to the Ranger bonus feats to bypass the Dodge/Mobility requirement, and is a stalker-killer.
Human Slayer w/ Sniper Archetype
1: Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot
2: Deadly Range (Obligated)
3: Deadly Aim
4: Ranger Combat Style: Focused Shot
5: Skill Focus: Stealth
6: Ranger Combat Style: Parting Shot
7: Vital Strike
8: Combat Trick: Bullseye Shot or Poison Use
9: Devastating Strike
10: Ranger Combat Style: Shot on the Run
11: Improved Vital Strike
This particular class only hits its stride after Level 7, where the aforementioned Vital Strike kicks in, and until then you won't have the benefit of Rapid Shot. In exchange, once you hit 7 you can already move around the battlefield very well with Parting Shot and it gets better with Shot on the Run at level 10. This is pretty much the only alternative to the standard rapid shot archer variant. This particular build uses a bow as well, and would require some tweaking if a crossbow were used instead, namely because Rapid Reload becomes a requirement. Look to pick up talents like Stealthy Sniper where you find the room.