Making The CR-527 A More Viable Rifle

[atempleton 123]

Currently, I very rarely see someone use the CR-527 rifle, simply because the magazines are near impossible to find and the weapon is inferior to the SKS, having half the magazine capacity, the lack of the ability to fire semi automatically and the fact that the SKS has a built in rifle magazine. This is a sad reality, because the feeling of a bush rifle would be nice to have in game and it would be nice to see more usage to the gun, rather than just everyone using SKS rifles.

 

So to make the weapon more viable and common to use over the SKS (and the IZH-18 when it comes out) I'd like to suggest that the 5 round magazines be made more common, that the 10 round magazines that are also available for the real life counterpart be implemented into the game and possibly even have a chance to find an empty magazine loaded into the rifle when you find it.

 

Also, would there be any chance of optics being introduced for the rifle such as the Leupold VX3 or something along similar lines?

[Helix2000 128]

Also, would there be any chance of optics being introduced for the rifle such as the Leupold VX3 or something along similar lines?

the hunting scope should be implemented onto the cr527, or at least this was inferred in the latest dev blog, and i agree with you on this being a very nice rifle.

Edited May 1, 2015 by Helix2000

[IkaikaKekai 1957]

the hunting scope should be implemented onto the cr527, or at least this was inferred in the latest dev blog, and i agree with you on this being a very nice rifle.

I thought it was one of the rifles that was getting the new hunting scope?  SKS and mosin are stuck with just the PU for now.

[Chaingunfighter 917]

SKS and mosin are stuck with just the PU for now.

SKS has always been stuck with just the PU scope, unless you count the brief period after it was first implemented and could use the LRS, albeit one that clipped with the gun and didn't line up with the sights. I honestly can't imagine it getting any further optics, especially because PU scopes being used on the SKS were a pretty big rarity themselves. It's fine where it's at anyway; the SKS is a very good rifle and even though the PU isn't the greatest scope you can still use the SKS as a de facto DMR as it stands.

 

 

 

As for OP; 10 round magazines sound like a good idea, and as the loot systems become more rounded out I'd expect the magazine to rifle ratio will be improved upon. It's also one of the four rifles (alongside the Sporter, Blaze, and currently unimplemented Winchester M70) that are confirmed to be using the hunting scope that'll be in 0.56.

 

However, I don't think that the CR-527 should be spawning with magazines if other guns cannot. It's not meant to be a high tier weapon and shouldn't just receive random buffs to compensate unless they're to make it more realistic. The best solution to get more people to use this over the SKS is to make it more common and the SKS less so. However, as far as I'm aware the devs did say that weapons spawning with a variety of attachments was confirmed.

[S3V3N 1402]

This pic in the post shows the CR rifle with hunting scope, as it will appear in 0.56. I agree about the mags, though this will have a better range (scoped) and different abilities (zoom) than the SKS. So the SKS stays more on the assault rifle side, wheras the CR 527 leans to be a sniper rifle. It's probably something I'd keep at camp until I get it fully assembled. And even then I would probably not take it out every day. You might argue that that's why the mags are so rare, however it's truly just an inconvenience. So often I passed the 527, simply because I knew I'd hardly find a mag. It's like wasting a good gun and good model right now. 

 

http://www.dayztv.com/pic/dayz-new-hunting-scope-w-i-p-preview-dayz-standalone/

Edited May 1, 2015 by S3V3N

[☣BioHaze☣ 7337]

All weapons that require magazines will have a chance to spawn with an empty or loaded magazine in the future.

 

Below is the tweet from 3 days ago RE: the scope changes forthcoming. Stuff like this often pops up on the dev tracker.

 

[Mjones (DayZ) 48]

finding the mag isnt the issue, find ammo is atm. Being a civilian gun, that calibre is hard to come by, unless you get lucky at a police station or go to military sites

[Senodog 96]

finding the mag isnt the issue, find ammo is atm. Being a civilian gun, that calibre is hard to come by, unless you get lucky at a police station or go to military sites

Try wrecked UAZs/Urals I find loads of 7.62x39mm ammo there

[Draco122 412]

Since 0.56 allows you to remove the Scope from the Longhorn, perhaps that could be attached to the CR527, it is afterall a Carbine and while a longer ranged Hunting Scope wouldn't be too bad either, it's something to consider.

 

Additionally I also like the idea of a slightly rarer 10 round magazine for the CR527 once the Rifle to magazine ratio is fixed. I do believe it has been said that the dev's are toying with the idea of weapons spawning with magazines pre-attached like how some Scopes are in 0.56 (but again from what I've read, it'll be limited to "basic" magazines with the majority being unloaded and only a handful carrying a partially loaded magazine)

 

In all, I think the CR527 would be fine with these set of items:

• Pistol/Longhorn Scope Compatibility
• Hunting Scope Compatibility
• 5 Round Magazine
• 10 Round Magazine
• Bottle Suppressor