How does SKS compare to the M4/Mosin

[StayAlive (DayZ) 169]

Semi auto, under 100 meters it's mostly 1 shot 1 kill. Recoil isn't bad at all. Lovin it so far. I'll take it over mosin and m4

 

Looking forward to trying it out.:)

[soarra 2]

After days and days of not finding any, I've found five in the past week. Only one pristine, not that it seems to matter.

 

I feel slightly evil for always making sure to grab them and dump them in the woods. Don't snipe me bro!

only ones i have found recently have been from killing server hoppers.. this and the acog have been non existent for me

[ploulaf 89]

Tried it: felt good but really on 2h gameplay I could only find around 15 bullets. Compared to the M4 where I almost stacked 200 on the same gameplay.

I carried the 2 rifles for a moment, thinking I'd replace my M4 when I have enough ammo but ended up leaving the SKS on the floor.

It's a cool rifle (probably the best of the 3 because it's polyvalent) but the ammo is so rare it's almost making you regret every bullet you shoot. But I only looted military in balota, zeleno, MB and green mountain.

Edited February 5, 2014 by ploulaf

[crazyandlazy 376]

Anyone know whether it pulls to the left like the mosin or hits dead on.

[Good Greef 29]

I take it you've had a chance to use it then? What's the damage and recoil like compared to the Mosin? How quickly can you make follow up shots? We need the juicy details!

 

My first experience was 16 shots to kill a bambi trying to kill me from behind. Maybe missed 2-3 shots.

 

Next experience was in Guba. Took some shots at someone with a Mosin from the 5 story Tec building. He went into a garage, I followed. Opened door, took 3 shots (upper body/head) to kill.

 

In my experience thus far, the SKS is the weakest gun in the game. I've been killed with single M4 shots.

 

Its like DayZ's Red Rider BB Gun.

 

Don't shoot your eye out!

Edited February 5, 2014 by Good Greef

[dvsilverwing 241]

Just imagine if they add an AKM, SKS will more or less be a throwaway weapon at that point unless they make AKM strictly a military spawn and the SKS strictly a civillian spawn.

[infiltrator 275]

So there's conflicting reports.. does it 1-shot a player or not?

[dricht1 28]

So there's conflicting reports.. does it 1-shot a player or not?

It does. Unless you lag, then it doesn't.

 

Don't lag!

 

[ValterZz 8]

So only PU scope atm can be attached?

 

I have SKS...pretty low on ammo, 20 rounds, swaped for full m4 with all the attachements.

 

SKS looks more........ survival type of weapon i guess so i like it, while m4 is more official.

 

But i would say m4 is still m4 when it comes to killing.

 

This SKS is like someone earlier said in between mosin and m4. Untill it gets bipod and long range scope that is :D

[BCKane 5]

After days and days of not finding any, I've found five in the past week. Only one pristine, not that it seems to matter.

 

I feel slightly evil for always making sure to grab them and dump them in the woods. Don't snipe me bro!

 

Ain't this the truth!  I had to run a PU for a week and a half because i couldn't find a LRS anywhere.  Then suddenly i found 3 LRS in a day and a half (damaged, worn, and pristine) ... and like any good story in DayZ, i proceeded to die in a horribly frustrating and stupid way soon after.    >:(

[Thaurus 38]

Found plenty ammo for the SKS, check the supermarket, office and school buildings. Also the jails seem to have some.

[louist 163]

I nabbed one off a guy who was sniping on the NWAF fire station when I logged in next to him. Thankfully, all his shots hit the floor in front of him, and the buckshot from my sawn off IZH did not :lol: fully pristine with a PU scope and a good 30-40 rounds of ammo.

It felt great to test fire, but alas, wrong place wrong time and as I ran past the jail/command centre 10 minutes later, a server logger ran out and put me down with his own SKS. No kills just yet.

I have a stock Mosin and another SKS now on my second life, but no ammo for it. It seems that whenever I find the rifle, they're always on the bodies of people I manage to kill, and the ammo on people running around coastal towns.

Gonna head to NWAF and look for a victim on the experimental servers. Will report back what happens.

How do you know he was a server hopper?

I mean, by your own admission, you logged into the fire station tower, which seems more like server hopping than a guy who fires at you from the jail :p

[ButthurtPenguin 2]

I have had a chance to combat test it now that i have 4 hours of game play with it. The ammo is somewhat less common than m4 but on around the same as mosin, the key is searching residential areas. I have killed three people with it so far; the first i shot in the leg from 50 meters, he yelped in pain and face-planted a quick follow up to center mass and he was down. The next two were together and i got the jump on them the first died instantly from a headshot and the second died from two center mass shots. The main problems i see with it is that you can only put a PU scope on and the accuracy past 400 meters while better than the m4 is not up to par with the mosin.

 

over all, good gun. :)

[antonioajc 500]

Managed to find an SKS, sorry, but the stock sound used for the gun made me lose my shit. XD

[Proper Gander 45]

How do you know he was a server hopper?

I mean, by your own admission, you logged into the fire station tower, which seems more like server hopping than a guy who fires at you from the jail :P

Everyone knows that sever hoppers know each other; they are like the sheepdog (Sam) and the wolf (Ralph) in the old Looney Tunes cartoons!

 

[Highlander007 249]

It's awesome. If you miss you get 9 more chances

[Luminaryleoso 0]

Well, It's not like you ever find long-range scopes anymore anyway :rolleyes:

 

It seems to me Long-range scopes are most common in Hangers now, that goes for any other scope as well besides the pu,in my experience lately.

[infiltrator 275]

It seems to me Long-range scopes are most common in Hangers now, that goes for any other scope as well besides the pu,in my experience lately.

 

Yep found 2 in one hangar, both damaged though.

 

In all honesty sks should be able to mount them, its not like you can bipod it.

Edited February 7, 2014 by Infiltrator

[DMentMan 707]

i found it, i used it, i like it, prefer m4 the most though 

[zaphodity (DayZ) 41]

I'm curious to see if it drops a person with one shot. Far as I know it's only good with the PU scope. Effective to 300 meters I think. Also boots like a mule.

Edited February 7, 2014 by zaphodity

[Hrki 94]

I am quite disapointed with SKS. He is so hard to aim on mid - high range. Not stable when shooting (no bipod to reduce strafe), it easier to shoot somone with m4 with acog and bipod on same range then with SKS. And m4 gives you advantage in close combat you can burst you can single bullet or you can spray 60bullets... So still my choice is Mosin + fnx

[frosti 2165]

It's awesome. If you miss you get 9 more chances

 

Nah I'll take m4. If I miss I got 59 more chances :P

[Play Pretend 6]

I would like to find an SKS, at the moment I am rocking a M4.

[Highlander007 249]

Nah I'll take m4. If I miss I got 59 more chances :P

One bullet is enough in most cases tho. 2 out of 3 guys I dropped after the update were a single shot to the chest. M4 cant do that. Put it this way. Due to the m4's recoil and weaker caliber of ammo, a player that you're shooting at has some chance to turn around and fire back. With SKS, your opponents chances are slim to none.

[comikz 218]

I really like it a lot, since it's the middle ground between the M4A1 and the Mosin, I find it to be really good.

I would like it even more if you could say a compensator/bipod on it just for a boost in accuracy or recoil reduction.

But as it is, I enjoy using it, it feels nice when firing it, but NEVER spray with it or your going to be disappointed.