tbh i don't think pubg is really about kd like there's 6 different kds to look at I've never been bothered. In my opinion the best all around gun is the m4 but if you have good control then 1000000% groza! Groza is the most deadly gun according to the tests of wackyjacky and i definitely agree.

Best gun = the one you comfortable with.

I could say UMP is the best for me but not necessarily good for you. My usual set are UMP and M4. I have bad reflects, those weapons fit me right away in close combat (panic mode) or sniping. I can't even use full rifle. All UMP and M4 attachments are the easiest to find too, including 9mm and 5.56mm ammo.

Honestly this depends on your personal preferences + what your trying to do. You can’t say the Vector is better than the SKS because they are 2 very different guns that serve a different purpose in the game.

Here are my favs for each category:

Pistols: P18C (Glock), since it’s the only fully automatic pistol, but don’t use pistols unless you wanna die

Shotguns: S12K, does less damage than the others but if you miss 2 shots with S686, you have to reload and S1897 has the pump-action. S12K is semi auto and can hold up to 8 shots

SMGs: UMP9 if you don’t have attachments, but when fully customized, Vector becomes better (the extended mag is vital when using the Vector, 13 bullets is not enough with such high rate of fire). SMGs are meant for close range and the vector absolutely deletes people at short distances

ARs: M416 is my favorite, it’s great at any distance. SCAR-L is very similar to the M4. I’m not a fan of the M16A4 because of the 3-shot burst, but that depends on your preference. Groza is the definitely the best 7.62 AR, however it’s only found in airdrops.

DMRs: Mini14 is my favorite DMR despite low damage. The low recoil + highest bullet velocity in the game means it’s super easy to control. Of course MK14 is also an amazing weapon, you can even put it on full auto mode, put on a red dot and extended mag, and use it as your main weapon

Bolt-Action Snipers: AWM, if you headshot someone, they are dead no matter what they are wearing and how much health they have. It only takes 2 shots to kill an enemy wearing a lvl. 3 vest

Melee: Pan. What else? Not only does it block bullets, but when you win, you can cook your chicken dinner ;)

It's all personal preference dude.

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MP5.

Cheap but not too cheap, versatile, reliable, dominator of Port with cheap T3 to boot. Looks nice, low recoil, very easily concealed and carried when you stumble across a better alternative.

Mine the m14 and m16

Not surprised that mosin gives huge margins, what do you think about the new mosin stuff coming in s8?

Sg550 I might get flamed for this but it's a good gun that you can max it out at a pretty cheap price and that recoil is manageable but the problem is the magazine capacity.

Understandable. It has power, a good scope and is reliable, the only Problem I have would be that the reload time is crap.

S8 give the mosin a new attachment, which is another modern polymer body. It is more expensive than the one we have now, gives more ergo, allows for the installation of some new attachments including a bipod.

All the crate weapons are good, I always loot them even if I am bringing a different type of ammunition.

Now for normal spawn weapons I really love the Mk12's ability to quickly shred someone from a distance because of the bipod and after that I like the VSS for the sneaky + confusion factor.

Crate weapons, but even among those MK/P90/MG3 stand at the pinnacle.

P90 first and mk14 second would be my choice.

Vector is good close combat. A bit distance and it is ass

Strongest without a doubt - MK14, then all crate weapons

My fav/strongest/what I’m best with (in that order):

1. Mk12
2. M4
3. Ak/MG3
4. P90
5. K9/Mosin
6. Ace/Baryl/SLR/Groza/Aug/Mini/VSS/QBZ/QBU

The best is what you can consistently hit your shots with and access enough decent ammo for.

My recommendation is to build whatever guns you can to see what you enjoy. As soon as I hit 15, I built a metal m4, rd 704, mutant, and Sr 25. Then I just used them all to see which I liked. Kept the ones I liked. Sold the ones I didnt. I'd recommend at least 1 build per caliber so you aren't stuck using shitty ammo in a good gun.

If you get a 7.62 MDR or Spear, just hold on to them. It's pve, so insurance always comes back.

Not to answer your question at all but I was just thinking about this today, I feel like I should’ve started with no Flea for my pve run as well

Seems like it would probably be more entertaining that way. Especially with hideout items being fir only

Is there a way to permanently turn the flea to traders only?

Ammo make the gun, but some guns can shoot good ammo fast.

MDR with 7.62 NATO is good, because it’s ammo is good (M80and up) and it can fit a 50 round mag. But those three things are not allowed on flea. Either one alone is not “the best.”

But by going by good rounds/min, we could include the AVT or any of the LMG’s shooting 7.62x39 or higher.

The best is totally up to what you are doing. A fully kitted 7.62 is better for bossing, but very expensive for the ammo alone. That 50 round mag is also incredibly expensive for a barter (iirc it might even be the one that is FiR only).

If you aren’t hunting bosses or cultists, anything 5.56 or even 5.35 will do .

A counter example is the SPEAR. You have to go far up the lightkeeper task tree to unlock it via trader, and its ammo is still only good up to level 5 armor. I wouldn’t use it against Gluhar for example. Stupid expensive and rare, but not as good as things more “readily available” like M80A1 and any automatic gun that uses it.

Honestly, I recommend checking what ammo is worthwhile and then seeing what guns run it that tickle your fancy.

X17 feels great. I’ve been trying to tell my discord this but they are all stuck in the past. MDR feels like doo doo in my hands.

Is the x17 worth it if your it gonna use the big mags? Or can I save some money and run the regular scar

At least it's not in the bottom of the pool like the FAL...

Currently the meta is AR+DMR, but keep in mind - every gun in PUBG can kill the fuck out of people, so if you find yourself enjoying or controlling something better than the rest, just use what feels good.

I, and most players I know, prefer not to be on "split ammo" - if I'm using an AUG or M416, I want to be on a Mini-14 or Mk.12; if I'm on a Beryl or ACE32, I want a Dragunov or SLR.

Bolt-action guns aren't considered to be as competitively viable as DMRs, but I really wouldn't call them bad or unusable. One advantage of SRs over DMRs is that you don't need to carry as many rounds of ammo for them. You can use an M4 or AUG alongside a bolt sniper without worrying much about your ammo quantities.

The guns that I think are strictly worse than the competition are the SKS, SCAR, Tommy Gun, DP-28, Win94, and All Pistol-slot weapons (the only one I pick up is the Smoke Gun - MAYBE the Sawed-Off).

Just like any other game, Shotguns are great at Shotgun-range, but don't have the versatility of ARs or even SMGs. SMGs have a better damage modifier than assault rifles when you're hitting mostly limb shots, but you will lose fights to assault rifle players who are hitting torso and headshots.

If you're struggling with recoil control of automatic weapons, I recommend the UMP45.

If you have questions about any specific weapons, feel free to ask. I wish my hands were as good at the game as my brain is at 7k hours played.

EDIT: Just kidding, got home from work and played a few hours on Rondo - Best gun is JS9, by a mile.

Best weapon is your mind. If you average player stop playing by meta, use your most loved gun

Having fun is #1 priority, people always forgetting that. Glock/scorpion are beast. That 14 round 45 pistol will 4-5 shot someone with full health, I like using the iron sights and just blasting while strafing slowly

Not really.

My favorite part of this game has been that almost any kit can win the game (what I'd call "viable") maybe years ago Bolties were MORE viable than they are today because people weren't as aware or skilled when it comes or 'passive' evasive movement.

Still, pump shotgun+mini14 is as threatening today as it has ever been, and scares me in December 2023.

Basically any loadout has a realistic chance to win the game.

The VSS is objectively powerful, if infuriating to play against sometimes.

In the earliest days of PUBG, a solid argument was that M4+red dot & M4+8X was the beat kit available

This is the answer, Scar might be the best one for you because of the recoil?. If you hit every shot or spray 9/10 bullets in the clouds make a huge difference.

Some people are absolutely filthy with the UMP.

DMR if the target is moving SR if they are standing still?

Go to the training ground and spray 20-50 mags with each gun and don't go with the flow.

I play M249, M4, AUG, Beryl and ACE, the first one I find is my go to that game. On a few occasions I feel like pissing people off and go for the pump shotgun.

This is the history of PUBG. Release a new weapon as completely OP than nerf it later. I mean who really thought it was a good idea to give a micro uzi the accuracy/range of a UMP?

Everyone enjoys playing that, me included. It just shreds to pieces the enemy.

Ace with comp, half grip, heavy stock, and 4x (don’t tell too many people I don’t want it nerfed)

I love my P18 fav secondary

Skorpion is better.

Flare Gun > Skorpion > Glock > 1911 > DEagle > Beretta > either Revolver > M79

Yea that's a pretty sweet pan you got

Hahahaha the ad below your pic said “great shine and value.”

I feel like Composite Gun does what Au Gun does but better, but as far as best gun overall I'd have to say Dark Marker (if you take synergies into account).

Imo Blackhole gun is the best gun due to how it has quite a good bit of ammo and it dragging bullets away from you just makes it broken and also hilarious to see what happens sometimes (Dragun especially is hilariously broken when you use Blackhole gun)

Au gun is one of the few to not have a DPS cap, I believe, which is why you’re finding it tears through bosses. The answer to your second question is less straightforward; the BEST gun? I don’t enjoy using Au because of the ammo constraint, and typically prefer Yari Launcher/Vulcan/BFG/Glass Cannon from a boss killing capacity and I prefer a LOT of guns to Au for a room clearing focus.

Honestly, I find it to be one of the worse weapons in the game, its usable but by no means a weapon I'd use over something more consistent

Makeshift cannon vs bosses

Really difficult to answer.

Best pistols = Revolver, Battle Ready G-18, Deagle and Deadeye. In some situations Revolver is better.

Best shotgun = Benelli and Exterminator. In some situations Benelli is better.

Best 5.56 = Phantasm (built in scope and silencer), XM250 (built in scope and silencer), Valkyrie and Colonel's Revenge.

Best 7.72 = Crusher, Survivor (built in scope and silencer), and Guardian.

Best 308 = CR308, Marksman's Legacy, and Cerberus. CR308 sometimes can roll better than Guardian.

Best Damage = Barret 50 Cal, Grenade Launcher, and Grenades.

Personal opinion: Best for 5.56 Colonels revenge Best for 7.62 Crusher Best for .308 Marksman kegacy Best for 50 cal should be the Barrett but i like the Lechie more Best for 9mm Battle ready glock

Pretty much any legendary gun. They all do similar damage, with the exception being the legendary bolt action guns. Those are the best damage per round in the game, with the Marksman Legacy arguably being the absolute best gun in the game due to its high damage and cheap ammo

My personal favorites, in no particular order:

1. Hunting rifle -- it's cheap, it's easy, and it's almost free to use.
2. FAL -- very close to legendaries in damage per round for an abundant ammo type. Reeealy should have used the .308 instead. Feels almost as cheese now.
3. M249 -- big ammo capacity, yeah the damage is lower, but that becomes less and less of an issue when you have lots of it, and zombies no longer drop after 1-2 headshots anyway. To me, realistically the only gun I use as a main one in auto mode.
4. Fireaxe -- to me, the GOAT of melee, because of range. Yes it's slow-ish, yes it isn't the most damaging one, but it's found everywhere, its power attack stuns for a long time, and the range + stun make it really easy to fight 5-6-7 zombies in a sequence or groups of up to 4-5, if you time the swings right to stun the whole bunch in front of you.

Some legendaries are, of course, better. The Marksman's Legacy is, no doubt, the best sniper rifle, the Colonel's Revenge is the best assault rifle, and the Exterminator is the best shotgun.

But those weapons I listed carried me through the most difficult part of the game, and, as such, are considered best by my standards.

It took me so long to work out you can convert ammo types, ie break it down and use gunpowder to make new ammo, so b4 when i mained the cr308, i had a bunch of 762 stockpile and so id use the guardian as it functions similarly to a dmr, but i have to say its nice to have the freedom to choose what platform you want to use thats given by the various crafting benches.

For me it's the cards. There's just so much potential with the weapon

I always try to fall into water/lav/acid and hit the pink ability the moment before I enter water for a cool ending.

Other option is first trap them with green and throw red in a 60° angle up. The green and red timigs perfectly line up

Boomerang before the buff was S tier already, and also circle saw

Gun is my favorite too

Cards are mid but bombs are peak

lots of people, check the tier lists and see how many of them have cards in F tier

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