But it holds 5 rounds of 7.62x54mmR and throws them hard enough to crack top tier armor. It’s long, unwieldy, difficult to customize, and holds only 5 rounds in an integral magazine. The Mosin is a tried and true veteran of over a hundred years of conflict. The Mosin bolt-action infantry rifle ( and the SV-98) Often cheaper than the Vepr, but without modification you’re stuck with a 10 round mag top-loaded one round at a time. The SKS (and OPSKS)īoth variants of this rifle offer semi-auto delivery of 7.62×39, limited only in how difficult they are to modify. Requires the same considerations as the ADAR when compared to an AKM. There’s nothing different about this and an AKM save for the lack of full auto. Using the ADAR gives you access to 5.56x45mm NATO, but requires a decent trigger finger and reliably aiming discipline to put your shots where they need to be.Ī semi-automatic AK chambered in 7.62×39. That said, it’s still reliably accurate with decent handling and manageable recoil. The ADAR is a semi-automatic model AR-15 pattern rifle designed for civilian sale. They’re what you should really start with when comparing worthwhile weapons and not including outliers that require special circumstances or extra training.

I won’t call this “Low-tier” because none of these weapons are bad, but they certainly aren’t what you’d consider “high end”. The absolute definition of a “no frills” semi-auto, even without modifications the ability to throw any kind of 7.62x51mm NATO is something to value in the mid game of a wipe. The Vepr Hunter is infamous across Tarkov for its ability to pack a humbling punch in a package that is very humbled itself. The AKM gives you solid mid game penetration and stopping power at only the cost of recoil.

Not as preferred as the 5.45 of the AK-74, 7.62×39 is still a solid cartridge.

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