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Paradox1126 Mar 20, 2020 @ 12:01pm
Mar10 or M320?
hey all. mostly playing koth and invade and annex. im going back and forth between the two. any insight?
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El Berl Mar 20, 2020 @ 12:40pm 
The M320 has significantly greater range and hits somewhat harder, but it's a bolt-action so you're going to be in some trouble if you're backed into close quarters with the thing - provided that you don't have a backup weapon. The range gap depends on skill, but the best recorded M320 snipes exceed 5,000 meters while it's mostly agreed that the MAR-10 is certainly out of gas by 3,000. This holds little meaning if you're sniping at closer ranges, but the M320 does let you get to the 2,200-2,600 "AI can't hear or see you" sweet spot more easily.
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Paradox1126 Mar 20, 2020 @ 12:43pm 
i just played with both for two matches. the versatility is what sells me on the mar-10. easier to move around with, more ammo, etc. i wanted a more traditional bolt action however i cant buy both in koth.

im going to mess around with the mar-10 a bit more before i decide which to purchase. thanks for the feedback
Last edited by Paradox1126; Mar 20, 2020 @ 12:43pm
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Sgt Smash Mar 20, 2020 @ 12:46pm 
Mar 10 was ten days ago :-P

Jokes aside Mar10 FTW
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El Berl Mar 20, 2020 @ 12:53pm 
The MAR-10 is most certainly the better all-purpose gun. The M320 weighs more and the extra punch isn't worth it unless everybody and their dog is using a Carrier Special and you feel the need to hit them hard at long range.
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Sgt Smash Mar 20, 2020 @ 12:55pm 
Mar 10 is certainly dated though
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El Berl Mar 20, 2020 @ 1:06pm 
I remember back when the DLC came out, a lot of people were die-hard fans of the Cyrus over the MAR-10. The rationale was that there's a range (800-1000, IIRC) at which the Carrier Special can eat a .338 hit but cannot reliably eat a hit from the 9.3x64mm cartridge of the Cyrus. This is a little odd, since .338 Lapua is vastly superior when it comes to piercing armor IRL, but it can likely be chalked up to game balance.
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Paradox1126 Mar 20, 2020 @ 1:21pm 
what sniper is 'the one' in your opinion smash? i'm just getting around to snipping thats why i'm behind the curve
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Sgt Smash Mar 20, 2020 @ 1:53pm 
Originally posted by Paradox1126:
what sniper is 'the one' in your opinion smash? i'm just getting around to snipping thats why i'm behind the curve
Vanilla: Mar 10 for me and my needs

Modded: either exile's or cup's M107's,They have a good fire rate for something so powerful that you can still use it at closer ranges like the Mar 10.
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El Berl Mar 20, 2020 @ 2:12pm 
If we're talking modded, then the M107s are hard to beat unless weight is a major concern.
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Paradox1126 Mar 20, 2020 @ 4:21pm 
noted.. and it would be for vanilla. so i guess the mar-10 is the clear winner for me.
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AshHill07 Mar 21, 2020 @ 4:21am 
Please tell me I'm not the only one who started reading though this and started getting incredibly confused as to why people would be sniping with a grenade launcher...
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Theo Hardmeier Mar 21, 2020 @ 6:02am 
Originally posted by AshHill07:
Please tell me I'm not the only one who started reading though this and started getting incredibly confused as to why people would be sniping with a grenade launcher...

Real men snipe with pistols.
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El Berl Mar 21, 2020 @ 2:55pm 
One benefit of the Lynx over the M320 is that the APDS 12.7x108mm is capable of defeating considerably hardier armor. Furthermore, it comes out the barrel at higher velocity and thus has considerably less travel time. This gets more pronounced with certain mods.
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El Berl Mar 21, 2020 @ 2:58pm 
Originally posted by Cuttlefish:
Lynx stinks.

Also all the Russian weapons suck ass.


Originally posted by V. Berlioz:
One benefit of the Lynx over the M320 is that the APDS 12.7x108mm is capable of defeating considerably hardier armor.

Use an AT weapon instead etc.

I can carry dozens of rounds of 12.7x108mm. I cannot do the same for proper AT.
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Paradox1126 Mar 21, 2020 @ 4:05pm 
Originally posted by Cuttlefish:
They're apples and oranges I thought. Maybe OP meant Lynx vs M320. In which case, M320 because Lynx is not a waste of weight and M320 has more and (I presume lighter) ammo. I never use the Lynx and it looks stupid I think.

But anyway, with MAR-10 vs Cyrus, MAR-10 wins. MAR-10 vs M320, makes no sense, they're for different things. MAR-10 with suppressor is quite useful and looks cooler too than the heavier and less accurate, Cyrus, last I checked.

Also any of them stink for close quarters, have a pistol with the MAR or Cyrus also.

Oh wait, the op mentions something about KoTH. Well I don't care about that mode, good thing it odesn't matter anyway and not specific to it. Oops typo bye.

i understand that the Mar-10 can be viewed as a DMR where as the M320 is a traditional sniper rifle.

i just got into snipping and i have to purchase a weapon and scope so that im not spending 1000k a respawn. so it made me want to choose between to two for a couple of reasons. im only level 34 and so most of the snipers arent available and so i thought those were my two best choices while a lot of snipers in the game at higher levels use the lynx.

i wont be doing any active long range snipping. i will be no further than 1000 meters away and i like to move and roleplay a lot. so i dont tend to play the game with traditional points and what have you. i play with the distinct desire to have a cool snipping experience or flying(whatever role im taking up for that playthrough)

playing with the mar-10 last time i stayed on the outskirts of the city and stayed calm and moved through cover. makes the games much more enjoyable then rushing points for kills and just playing the game for a game.
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