Leto (DayZ) 72 Posted December 27, 2015 I found the rifle, but no magazines yet. I guess they only spawn on heli crashes? I have never seen one so far in a dozen crash site visit, so is it worth it to carry this gun around? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColdAtrophy 1850 Posted December 27, 2015 (edited) Once you find the mags (I found two in approximately 30-40 heli crashes), you then have to contend with a general lack of ammo availability. I suggest ditching it for an AKM. Edited December 27, 2015 by ColdAtrophy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emuthreat 2837 Posted December 27, 2015 Stuff it in a barrel and go look for some damned helicopters. A quick use of the search function should produce many well- drawn maps of popular helicopter crash-site search paths. One-hour resets, so you should do fine on-foot, or excellent in a Lada. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leto (DayZ) 72 Posted December 27, 2015 Ok, too complicated, I'll keep my fully loaded AKM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColdAtrophy 1850 Posted December 27, 2015 Ok, too complicated, I'll keep my fully loaded AKM. Good choice, imo. That's what I did. There aren't many problems that a bipodded, drum-fed AKM with a Kashtan can't fix. Ammo is now rarely available in civilian locations in addition to mil spawns too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
philippj 103 Posted December 27, 2015 (edited) 8 hours of looting. Have all of this for 3 weeks now. /edit: Found another crashsite. Mag count increased to 7 :D Edited December 27, 2015 by .freaK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leto (DayZ) 72 Posted December 27, 2015 (edited) And my AKM disappeared in the ground after I ate something.... :D Back to square 1 on my quest for a long gun and a matching magazine. Edited December 28, 2015 by Leto Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColdAtrophy 1850 Posted December 28, 2015 And my AKM disappeared in the ground after I ate something.... :D Back to square 1 on my quest for a long gun and a matching magazine. Super easy to replace. Another tick in the "Pro" column for AKM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S3V3N 1402 Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) And my AKM disappeared in the ground after I ate something.... :D Back to square 1 on my quest for a long gun and a matching magazine.No, it didn' disappear. It's a common problem with a stupidly simple solution - as long as you still have it on a hotkey/can see it there, you can draw the gun by tapping the hotkey; sometimes you have to try a couple of times. If you think you lost a gun, but still see it on your hotkey bar, it will magically re-appear ;) The AUG isn't good at the moment, because every other time the scope is glitched (as are all scopes, except the LRS and PU, it seems). My favorite choice is the AKS-U, because it fits in most backpacks and can always be carried as a secondary when you find an AKM/AK74 with mags for it. They are also pretty powerful, because you have the assault rifle caliber with the size of a weaker UMP or MP5; there is also plenty of ammo (FOX) for it in every police station. I've had a Steyr and a double-mag for it, but the double mag was pretty much the only good thing at that chopper crash and I found it about a week later than the rifle. Edited December 28, 2015 by S3V3N Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColdAtrophy 1850 Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) The AUG isn't good at the moment, because every other time the scope is glitched (as are all scopes, except the LRS and PU, it seems). I assumed this was fixed in the last hotfix. I've been using a Kashtan for a week with zero issues. Also, the RV1 and M68 both work perfectly fine (except on the MP5 which has misaligned sights no matter what sight you are using). weaker UMP or MP5 You know what's funny about that? Both of these guns have a higher DPS than the AKS-74u. The UMP-45 is second only to the Vintorez. Edited December 28, 2015 by ColdAtrophy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S3V3N 1402 Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) I assumed this was fixed in the last hotfix. I've been using a Kashtan for a week with zero issues. Also, the RV1 and M68 both work perfectly fine (except on the MP5 which has misaligned sights no matter what sight you are using). You know what's funny about that? Both of these guns have a higher DPS than the AKS-74u. The UMP-45 is second only to the Vintorez. Okay, I wasn't around for that hotfix, so I apologise if the scopes have been fixed, in the meantime. I only saw there was a final patch on the 21st, today. It still is a lot more difficult to procure ammo and magazines for the AUG, though. And I'm not a huge fan of the scoped weapons, but that is personal preference (I took the scope off my VSS). According to the Wiki, the DPS on UMP and MP5 are identical (which is weird, because in the description the UMP clearly takes the lead) and there is no info on the AKS-74U or the AKS74 DPS there. Logically, the bigger caliber should have a higher penetration than 9mm or 45 cal bullets. The UMP may be better in many ways, but I'm usually not finding a lot of magazines for it and prefer to keep the 45cal ammo for my sidearms. All I can say is I killed people with SKS, MP5, AKM and shotgun with an AKS-U, and I've come to trust the rifle. It absolutely obliterated everything I shot at close range. It tends to be somewhat less accurate than e.g. the MP5 and the magazines for AKs are harder to come by and only found on military sites. I used to scorn that rifle and never even picked it up in previous patches, but its versatility and the amount of ammo you can get in comparably low risk areas outweighs the negatives. I haven't even died (to players), since 0.59 was introduced on stable. So maybe I'm a bit biased, but for such a small rifle it sure packs a punch and has a great variety of attachments. It also looks cool in black, which of course is the main reason to get one ;) Edited December 28, 2015 by S3V3N Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColdAtrophy 1850 Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) t also looks cool in black, which of course is the main reason to get one ;) You CAN PAINT IT BLACK?!?!?! You win. (Not sarcasm) This changes everything. Side note: It still amazes me how much I learn about this game after 1200 hours. Edited December 28, 2015 by ColdAtrophy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S3V3N 1402 Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) You CAN PAINT IT BLACK?!?!?! You win. (Not sarcasm) This changes everything. Side note: It still amazes me how much I learn about this game after 1200 hours.Yeah, I was surprised, too. I'm not sure if I painted the magazine, too, I think it's just a black one I found. However, I got a little black pony gun by my side to complete my outfit ^^. This is not how I currently look, but it's the only screenshot I have with the weapon. It's stupidly difficult to show the weapon you're actually carrying, but I guess you know that, too. Here is a post from my inventory with the two AK-S side by side. It also says AKS-U black in the description, which is a nice touch: >>EDIT<<: I just tried and painted the other rifle and magzine and it worked on both. So I did paint that other magazine, originally. Edited December 28, 2015 by S3V3N 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tactical Nuke 47 Posted December 29, 2015 Always knew you could paint the Magazine, did not know you could paint the 74su. Looks a lot better to me and I had always had all black attachments on my AKs, next time I go sniper loadout I'll be rocking a black 74su with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
