main weapons

[grumphie 0]

so, i recently picked up dayz. love the game, got staying alive and fighting zombies down, got shot an few times, and am now looting balotta(as it seems you only spawn east now, and everyone rushes off to the northeast airfield now, and lumbermill and area's around it are camped with snipers.)

 

now, however, i am in need of an weapon. i picked up an m4 and small magazine, but it and its attachments are pretty damaged, and have only about 40 bullets for it. i already ahve an magnum with the speedloader and fnx with magazine to keep people like me(decently fed and geared with backpacks ect. but mean no real harm) off my back, but really cant do anything against the well geared bandits that hunt players and are pretty much completly geared.

 

so, im now wondering about what i should get as my main weapon should i have an choice. im really not sure what would be best in my case. im not planning on sniping fresh spawns and people gearing up, but also dont want to be an sitting duck should someone try and snipe me. an m4 seems pretty strong for fighting in cities and large towns, but would leave me defenceless out in the open(and considering im going to link up with an friend at devil's castle or stary zobor to loot the northwestern airfield and search the north for helicopter crash sites thats going to be an issue). the SKS seems an good alternative(decent range for all but very long range snipers, semi automatic for midrange battles in cities, while in close combat i use my magnum or fireaxe, and to top it off i found a few hundred ammo for it in balotta and cherno).

 

so, considering my sitiuation, what would you people advice me for weapon and possible attachments? i have truly no clue in how well i value these guns, especially since i havent got the faintest idea how it works with bullet drop ect.

[louist 163]

I prefer the mosin. It's easy to find, ammo is plentiful without resorting to server hopping (I'm looking at you, guy I killed who had 200 odd spare rounds in addition to 3 fully loaded double clips), and is usually in pristine condition. It also incapacitated or kills in one shot, is very accurate, and it's attachments spawn in residential areas.

I also don't like my enemies getting within a few hundred meters.

[jaginun 87]

M4's accuracy is completely off the rails, it's almost purely CQC without the best attachments. Mosin or SKS is always nice. Mosin uses 7.62x51r which is common to the blaze, so you can mix and match if you want. It's shots would stop a horse and it doesn't need any clips or speed loaders like other guns. Only problem is the ammo can only be loaded manually in lots of 5, but most of the time that's good enough.

 

SKS is also nice, more accurate than the M4 but not as accurate as the Mosin. Uses slightly shorter 7.62x39r rounds, which means less stopping power, but with a pristine PU scope on it, you can hit most targets accurately. Plus, it loads in sets of 10. It spawns in residential/agricultural like the Mosin, but remember to double tap your targets to make sure they're down.

[deus_drone 98]

B95 for life with speed loaders

[Jezza93 44]

Last night I finished off equipping my M4 with Magpul attachments and an Acog so I'm going to hope we get a slight buff for the M4,but it should do me reasonably well until then. I am still hoping for an M16 eventually.

 

I like the SKS but I find it hard keeping track of how many bullets I have in it which makes for food heartstoppers when the trigger clicks empty and it is horrendously loud.

I haven't used the Mosin much so I can't comment.

Edited February 13, 2014 by Jezza93

[irishroy 1347]

Blaze 96 / Blaser K95.

 

Really good gun.

Look good.

Reloads cool.

Is pretty quiet.

Does same dmg. as Mosin.

 

With some speedloaders you can lay down some serious & deadly fire.

 

 

Use a cowboyhat with it, so you receive extra "Yeehaw!" and +50 accuracy and style.

Edited February 13, 2014 by irishroy

[TheWanderingMan 170]

I personally prefer the m4, it's accurate in prone with the bipod deployed and it's great for CQB. Snap shooting when out of breath in pretty unreliable though but it depends on how far you are shooting imo. 60 round mags seal the deal for me.

 

5.56 isn't that rare and it's fun to take those risky trips into an airfield to get more.

[Grimey Rick 3417]

I prefer the mosin. It's easy to find, ammo is plentiful without resorting to server hopping (I'm looking at you, guy I killed who had 200 odd spare rounds in addition to 3 fully loaded double clips), and is usually in pristine condition. It also incapacitated or kills in one shot, is very accurate, and it's attachments spawn in residential areas.

I also don't like my enemies getting within a few hundred meters.

 

Haven't played since last patch, I take it.

[jaginun 87]

Haven't played since last patch, I take it.

 

Really depends what they're wearing. If they have things stuffed full in their chest pockets, then it might be a 2 SK, but I think he's assuming without 'armour', which would make it still a 1SK.

[louist 163]

Haven't played since last patch, I take it.

That depends when the latest patch was. Last time I played was Sunday. Managed to down two players with single center-mass hits.