Am I just a ♥♥♥♥ shot or am I missing something here?

[Tin Can]

I find a dead body with a varmint rifle and a box of .223, neat. I decide, "♥♥♥♥ it why not.
and decide to shoot a few zombies with it. I hold right click, then left click on a zombie. **BANG** Big sound, my guy chambers a new round, zombie is unphased and starts to shamble at me, **BANG** **BANG** no effect. After some confusing moments and the realisation that every zombie within 4 blocks are now coming in my direction, I stow the gun away and make a quick getaway. Was I just a ♥♥♥♥ shot or is there something wrong with firearms at the moment?

[Meat Machine]

You pretty much require at least 2 points in Accuracy, and no panic, cold, or anxiety in order to be able to hit any zombie with any gun other than the Shotgun.

The Varmint Rifle is pretty much unusable until you hit 4 accuracy, and are within a narrow radius according to your weapon attachment. Iron Sight lets you hit zombies as close as across the street - any closer, and you'll miss every time. x4 and x8 scopes increase the distance accuracy, but makes it less accurate against closer targets.

Rifles are simply awful in single player, and are very niche options against players and NPCs in multiplayer / mods. Use a Shotgun against hordes, or if you have the skills for it, rely on a Pistol for picking off targets one by one.

EDIT: If panic is ruining your accuracy as a gunman, either build your character as a Veteran ("Desensitized" panic immunity and +2 Aiming and Reloading) or Police Officer (3 levels +125% xp gain in Aiming, 1 level + 75% xp gain in Nimble), and be sure to carry around a bottle of Beta Blockers with you. Alcohol also helps in nullifying panic, but drunkenness comes with its own accuracy penalty, making it redundant for fighting with guns. Veterans make the best overall gun specialists, but Police Officers level up their relevant skills faster.

[JXLVII]

download the ORGM gun mod then put the accuracy of all the guns to 100% chance to hit in the settings

[Ivan T.]

True

[Tin Can]

Originally posted by Meat Machine:

You pretty much require at least 2 points in Accuracy, and no panic, cold, or anxiety in order to be able to hit any zombie with any gun other than the Shotgun.

The Varmint Rifle is pretty much unusable until you hit 4 accuracy, and are within a narrow radius according to your weapon attachment. Iron Sight lets you hit zombies as close as across the street - any closer, and you'll miss every time. x4 and x8 scopes increase the distance accuracy, but makes it less accurate against closer targets.

Rifles are simply awful in single player, and are very niche options against players and NPCs in multiplayer / mods. Use a Shotgun against hordes, or if you have the skills for it, rely on a Pistol for picking off targets one by one.

EDIT: If panic is ruining your accuracy as a gunman, either build your character as a Veteran ("Desensitized" panic immunity and +2 Aiming and Reloading) or Police Officer (3 levels +125% xp gain in Aiming, 1 level + 75% xp gain in Nimble), and be sure to carry around a bottle of Beta Blockers with you. Alcohol also helps in nullifying panic, but drunkenness comes with its own accuracy penalty, making it redundant for fighting with guns. Veterans make the best overall gun specialists, but Police Officers level up their relevant skills faster.

Ah that makes a lot of sense. I have the cowardly perk and was a security guard. The rifle I was using had a 8x scope so that'd explain the near point blank misses. Thank you!

[Vzzdak]

Originally posted by 82DK Tin Can:

I find a dead body with a varmint rifle and a box of .223, neat. I decide, "♥♥♥♥ it why not.
and decide to shoot a few zombies with it. I hold right click, then left click on a zombie. **BANG** Big sound, my guy chambers a new round, zombie is unphased and starts to shamble at me, **BANG** **BANG** no effect. After some confusing moments and the realisation that every zombie within 4 blocks are now coming in my direction, I stow the gun away and make a quick getaway. Was I just a ♥♥♥♥ shot or is there something wrong with firearms at the moment?

Ya gotta aim for the head.