Scopes over 2x feel useless

[Songbird]

I think that scopes over 2x magnification aren't worth it. Except if you use a semi-automatic weapon or a sniper rifle.

I can easily burst fire 5-6 rounds with ironsights on my Gauß SAW and hit the target at >50m. If I use a 3.4x or 4x scope it feels like I am in the epicenter of an earthquake, the first shot hits but the screen shake gets out of control. With ironsights it feels like there is no screen shake at all.

This happens with any other automatic weapon I have aswell. The scopes completely destroy my ability to hit anything unless I fire single shots at them.

What is your experience using 3.4x and 4x scopes on automatic weapons?

[Mexiguy]

Actually, when you put an advanced foregrip and compensator the 3.4x becomes the best scope for the godsaw, the same applies for many other weapons, you also need to burst instead of holding the trigger down.

[gromthep]

You have to know the recoil characteristics of your weapon really well to get the best use out of a higher magnification scope on an automatic weapon. The SAW is an extreme case as well, but other weapons should be easier to handle. The new Tross AR or the Razor carbine have fairly good characteristics for long range combat, and far more manageable recoil.

I'll will just say though, that when you're firing a long burst like 5-6 shots with the SAW, you are most definitely not hitting a target at 50m with all of them, or even 40m. Regardless of how well you compensate for recoil, the cone of fire is much larger than a target would be at that range. The 3.4x or 4x scope is really just showing you the magnitude of the problem.

I've known people to use a 4x scope on the SAW, and generally they fire 2-round bursts at those sort of ranges. With most guns you really don't want to fire more than 3-rounds at a time, especially the NC weapons. CoF resets pretty quickly, so you can feather out rounds like that not very far off the gun's maximum rate of fire.

Personally, at the kind of range I'd want a 4x scope for, I use a Battle Rifle instead.

[gromthep]

Originally posted by Mr. Mexican:

Actually, when you put an advanced foregrip and compensator the 3.4x becomes the best scope for the godsaw, the same applies for many other weapons, you also need to burst instead of holding the trigger down.

I may have assumed that anyone still using the Gauss SAW at the point where they were experimenting with scopes on automatic weapons would already have those attachments.

But yes, if you're using the SAW and don't have the Advanced Forward Grip and Compensator installed, then you should probably do so. Do not, however, use High Velocity Ammo on the SAW. The extra recoil will just put you back to square one, and the SAW's muzzle velocity is already damn high anyway.