Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds has 25 weapons at the moment obtainable, every with its personal set of scopes and attachments to connect on, which suggests it’s truthful to say that preserving observe of all of them is usually a little tough.
This Battlegrounds weapons information will make that simpler. The random nature of the shrinking circle means you solely have restricted management over what conditions you’ll get into – in different phrases, you at all times wish to ensure you have a short-range and a long-range weapon. We’ll run you thru the professionals and cons of every gun, then end with some recommendation on attachments.
Written by Matt Cox and Dave Irwin
PUBG greatest weapons information
Remember, deciding which gun to select up isn’t merely a case of going by which one has the most effective stats, and even by this checklist and choosing your favorite. You’ll wish to think about elements akin to what terrain the ultimate circle appears prefer it may shut round, how a lot ammo you have got, what your teammates are utilizing and which gun you have got in your different slot. What level within the game you’re at issues too – sniper rifles, as an illustration, are much less helpful as soon as the circle has shrunk all the way down to a small space. If you’re searching for extra normal ideas, check out our PUBG Battlegrounds guide. With that in thoughts, let’s get to it!
PUBG’s brief vary weapons
Shotguns
- S12Okay – The S12Okay is a semi-automatic gauge shotgun, and is my close-range gun of alternative. It has slots for AR barrel, journal, and sight attachments – equipping a red-dot will imply much less of your display screen will get obscured by the gun itself. The giant journal and high-firing price means there’s much less stress to land each shot, and likewise makes it extra suited to taking out teams when in comparison with the opposite shotguns.
- S686 – If you’re enjoying solo, a viable different to the S12ok is the double barrel S686 gauge shotgun. Although it could possibly solely hearth 2 shells earlier than it must be reloaded, these shells do extra injury – at level clean vary it could possibly one shot somebody even when they’re sporting the best tier armour. You may double faucet to fireside each shells in very fast succession. In my expertise nonetheless, enemies go down shortly sufficient if you’re shut up, that the S12Okay or the Vector can nonetheless get the job executed and have rounds left over.
- S1897 – The S1897 is a pump motion shotgun with 5 shells in every clip, which makes it a greater choice than the S686 in duo or squad games – although the time between every shot continues to be a lot increased than the S12Okay. If you do find yourself utilizing the S1897 or the S686, do your greatest to discover a choke attachment as it is going to dramatically enhance its vary. Both weapons even have a slot for bullet loops, which lower their reload occasions by 30%.
- Sawed-off – The Sawed-off shotgun is a two barrelled shotgun that may solely have the Choke SG attachment utilized to its muzzle. It makes use of 12 Gauge ammunition and has very shot vary and solely fires twice earlier than reloading. It’s okay in a pinch, however prioritise different weapons as quickly as you may.
Sub-machine weapons
- Vector – The Vector SMG takes .45 ACP rounds, has a 13 bullet sized clip by default and might hearth in single, burst or full-auto. It’s bought a full suite of 5 attachment choices, and turns into a way more enticing choice with an prolonged magazine that takes the clip measurement as much as 25. It actually struggles at longer distances although, and might’t match the injury potential of an S12Okay at shut vary.
- Micro Uzi – The Uzi makes use of 9mm ammo, and has area for a barrel, journal and inventory attachment. It can do plenty of injury up shut, however has the worst vary of any weapon within the game – I’d a lot fairly have a shotgun or a special SMG.
- UMP9 – Many folks favor to pack the UMP submachine gun as their short-range choice, and never with out good motive. It’s extra versatile than the opposite weapons right here, with a single shot and burst hearth mode that make it viable at longer ranges, along with a full-auto mode for shut engagements. It takes 9mm ammo, which must be in plentiful provide. I’m normally extra inclined to take the S12Okay when I’ve the selection, seen as I prefer to camp inside buildings and it’s a greater instrument for ambushes. If I’m utilizing a sniper rifle fairly than an assault rifle, I’ll take the UMP in order that I can higher deal with mid-range engagements.
- Tommy Gun – The Tommy Gun is an SMG that fires .45 ACP rounds, and its quick firing price provides it higher injury than the UMP at shut vary. It can take a barrel, journal and grip attachment, although the dearth of a sight attachment and poor injury at something aside from shut vary stop it from being a super alternative.
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PUBG’s medium and lengthy vary weapons
Assault Rifles
- AKM – The AKM makes use of 7.62 mm ammo, and does probably the most injury per hit of all of the assault rifles: 2 headshots must be sufficient to take out anybody who isn’t sporting a stage three helmet. However, it has extra recoil and bullet drop, and might solely take a barrel, journal and sight attachment. The excessive injury probably makes it the most effective assault rifle for taking single pictures at an extended vary, however provided that you’re ok to land them.
- Aug A3 – Can solely be present in air drops, however packs a punch and has glorious dealing with. Its solely downside is that it takes a very long time to reload in comparison with a few of its contemporaries. If you one way or the other handle to select one up, stick a compensator and foregrip on it to spice up its potential even additional.
- Beryl M762 – On par with the SCAR-L in some ways, its base injury is considerably low. It greater than makes up for it with a extremely elevated firing price. Just ensure you stick some foregrips on it to scale back the ridiculous recoil this weapon has.
- Groza – Another assault rifle that may solely be present in air drops, however it’s highly effective and has the second highest price of fireside of all of the assault rifles. Its main downside although is the reload time of three seconds when reloading an empty journal. Make positive you don’t run out and at all times have a bullet within the chamber earlier than reloading.
- M416 – The M416 takes 5.56mm ammo, and is the one assault rifle with 5 attachment slots. This provides it the most effective general stats as soon as it’s totally kitted out, although don’t anticipate that to occur in each game. If you have already got these attachments, choosing this up is a no brainer – the one occasion the place I wouldn’t swap to it’s if a match is sort of over and I don’t assume I’m going to search out any extra.
- M16A4 – The M16A4 does barely much less injury than the AKM because it makes use of 5.56mm ammo, however has the next bullet pace that makes taking lengthy vary pictures simpler. It’s bought area for a scope, barrel and journal attachment, and has a burst-fire mode fairly than full-auto. Spamming burst-fire really does extra injury at shut vary than the full-auto of different assault rifles, which additionally makes this your best option on this class for short-range engagements.
- MK47 Mutant – Has the identical injury output because the AKM however has a decrease price of fireside because it fires in single and two spherical bursts. You’ll wish to improve to increased high quality weapons because the game progresses, however it’s an excellent weapon to have within the early-to-mid game.
- QBZ95 – Exclusive to the Sanhok map and replaces the SCAR-L on that map. It has {a magazine} measurement of 30m taking the identical 5.56mm bullets, nonetheless it’s just about the worst assault rifle at the moment in PUBG by way of stats.
- SCAR-L – The SCAR-L shoots 5.56mm bullets, takes each attachment aside from a inventory, however has the worst stats of any assault rifle on the maps it’s on. It’s one saving grace is that the recoil is a bit of simpler to manage than with different weapons, however you need to nonetheless solely use it when you can’t discover something higher.
Light Machine weapons
- DP-28 – It hits laborious, however the DP-28 is sluggish to fireside. That mentioned, this makes compensating for the recoil surprisingly straightforward to handle. It does lack attachments with solely sure sights being appropriate, however it does have a bipod for lowering the recoil when crouched or standing nonetheless.
- M249 – Featuring 100 5.56mm rounds per journal, the M249 can hurl a rain of bullets at an alarming pace. It does have a diminished recoil, although the speed of fireside makes it laborious to be all that exact. You may go susceptible to activate the bipod for much more diminished recoil. Just ensure no one’s round if you’re reloading because it takes the longest time within the game: Seven seconds!
DMRs
- VSS Vintorez – The VSS Vintorez is a DMR, although the massive quantity of bullet drop on every 9mm projectile makes it tough to make use of at something aside from shut vary. The benefit it has over different weapons is that it comes with an inbuilt suppressor and a scope, which you should utilize to take pictures at an extended vary once you’ve learnt how. The VSS is best suited to shut vary engagements, and any assault rifle with an 8X scope shall be greater than able to taking enemies out at a distance – particularly the M16. It might be surprisingly helpful within the late game, when the circle has shrunk down and never giving your place away is much more essential than common.
- Mini-14 – The Mini-14 DMR makes use of 5.56mm rounds. It fires in semi-auto with 20 rounds in every clip, and the minimal quantity of bullet drop on every shot signifies that it could possibly compete with the M16 and SKS at lengthy distances. It’s bought area for a muzzle, journal and sight attachment. It does extra injury than the M16, and is best at medium vary than the SKS – making it my most popular alternative over these two.
- SKS – The SKS is a semi-auto carbine rifle that makes use of 7.62mm bullets, and has area for all 5 attachments. While every shot can do a substantial quantity of harm, the gun is held again by excessive recoil and the low spawn price of sniper rifle attachments.
- MK14 EBR – Found solely in air drops, it is a superb long-ranged rifle for taking out enemies at a distance. It’s primarily a much bigger model of the SKS, however offers extra injury at the price of elevated recoil. It additionally has an automated firing mode, making it fairly versatile. Well price equipping must you be fortunate to come across it.
- QBU – Found solely on the Sanhok map, the QBU replaces the Mini-14. It has a barely elevated injury capability at the price of journal measurement, which is half of the Mini-14, however continues to be a reasonably first rate choice for these trying to have long-ranged battles.
Sniper Rifles
- AWM – A bolt-action sniper rifle that’s present in air drops. It’s phenomenal for killing gamers in a single shot to the top, even on the ridiculous vary of past 500 metres. It does have an extended length between pictures, however the greater downside is the .300 ammunition that’s considerably uncommon and distinctive to this gun.
- M24 – Another bolt-action rifle, however this one spawns usually and is only a good bit higher than the Kar98Okay. It reloads by way of magazines fairly than single bullets, and likewise has the next muzzle velocity and injury functionality. You ought to positively prioritise this over the Kar98Okay.
- Kar98Okay – The Kar98Okay is a bolt-action sniper rifle that fires 7.62mm rounds, and does probably the most injury of any non-crate weapon: it could possibly kill anybody with a stage 2 helmet in a single head shot. As you’d anticipate from a bolt-action rifle, nonetheless, it’s bought an extremely sluggish firing price. It’s okay, however vastly outclassed by the opposite sniper rifles aside from the classic rifle.
- Winchester Model 1894 – Not a very good weapon in all honesty, given its classic nature. It makes use of .45 ACP rounds that has few attachment choices, however can hearth at medium to lengthy vary. That mentioned, it’s fairly good within the early game, however must be upgraded with a greater rifle when attainable.
Miscellaneous weapons
- Crossbow – The Crossbow has good injury and is of course stealthy, however the downsides far outweigh the positives. It’s bought an extended reload time between every shot and there’s a considerable amount of drop on every bolt, making it too unwieldy for use successfully.
- Ballistic Shield – The service can wield a pistol when utilizing the protect, so it’s actually good for workforce battles indoors. At lengthy vary or out within the open, its use is much more restricted, so use solely in applicable conditions.
PUBG’s pistols
Pistols turn out to be just about irrelevant when you’re previous the opening couple of minutes of a game, with one or two exceptions. The first of these is the P18C, which has an automated firing mode which means its injury can start to compete with that of a much bigger gun – although there aren’t many conditions the place it wouldn’t be higher to only, you understand, use a much bigger gun.
One state of affairs the place a pistol might be helpful is when you’ve discovered a pistol suppressor and have the drop on somebody. If you’re assured you may take them out with it, then doing so will make it a lot much less seemingly that you just’ll get killed whereas looting their physique. If you’re enjoying a customized game or occasion mode, the flare gun can name for merchandise drops.
PUBG attachments
Before we go, I’ll provide you with a fast rundown on which attachments to equip. For the barrel modification, suppressors are almost at all times the most suitable choice. They don’t fully remove noise, however they do make it a lot tougher for anybody you shoot at to work out the place you might be. If you may’t discover one, it comes down to private desire between a flash hider and a compensator, however keep in mind that the flash hider really reduces some recoil in addition to hiding your muzzle flash. Also keep in mind that there’s no level in equipping a compensator on a bolt-action rifle.
The angled grip barely reduces each horizontal and vertical recoil, whereas the vertical grip reduces vertical recoil considerably. Again it comes down to private desire, although I favor the angled grip as pictures that go broad attributable to horizontal recoil usually tend to miss the goal fully.
For the journal attachment, the prolonged magazine wins out over the quickdraw magazine: it places these further bullets instantly into your clip, making it extra seemingly that you just’ll really get an opportunity to make use of them. The prolonged quickdraw magazine is outright higher although, because it combines the consequences of these two attachments.
In regards to scopes, an 8x on any assault rifle can successfully flip it right into a sniper rifle. If you’re enjoying in third individual, don’t fear about being caught out if somebody seems at close-range – good click on to goal your weapon with out trying by means of the scope. Another underused trick is to shortly swap out your optics to greatest go well with the present state of affairs.
That’s all the details about the weapons at the moment in PUBG. If you’d prefer to study extra about the place to loot, hop on over to any of our map guides. We have one for Erangel, one other one for Miramar, and one for the tiny Sanhok.
